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Understanding the Trust Registration Service (TRS): What Trustees Need to Know

The Trust Registration Service (TRS) has undergone significant expansion in recent years, placing new obligations on Trustees across the UK….
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Fiduciary duty and profits – Rukhadze and others (Appellants) v Recovery Partners GP Ltd and another (Respondents) [2025] UKSC 10 – What has changed?

The short answer appears resolutely nothing has changed, but the restatement of the position is really important and helpful….
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Estate Planning for Blended Families: Challenges and Solutions

Valentine’s day is upon us; love is in the air, and so what better time than to commit to the…
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Domicile vs Residence: Understanding the Current Rules and the Upcoming Changes in 2025

As expected the Government has followed through with their plans to abolish the current tax rules for non-domiciled individuals and…
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Removing a Trustee or an Executor

There are circumstances where a trustee simply no longer wishes to act and wishes to step down. Equally a trustee…
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Benefits of vesting charity land in the Official Custodian

There are multiple ways for a charity to own a property, depending on how the charity is constituted, such as…
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I am going to inherit some money…what do I do?

Charitable Trustees should seek to maximise the return on their investments; except where the investment is in explicit conflict with…
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New High Court Ruling on Trustee Investment Decisions

Charitable Trustees should seek to maximise the return on their investments; except where the investment is in explicit conflict with…
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Are we going to see changes to Inheritance tax or Capital Gains Tax?

There were no announcements in this year’s Budget about tightening up Capital Gains tax (CGT) and Inheritance tax (IHT)….
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Update: Registering a Trust with HMRC’s Online TRS

Almost all Trusts are now required to be registered with HMRC using the Online Trust Registration Service (TRS)….
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Welfare Deputyships: are they now easier to obtain?

It is possible to apply for a Welfare Deputyship but for many years it has been very difficult to be…
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What is a Trust

We explain how trusts work from a legal standpoint, the purpose of trusts, and how you can benefit from using…