04 Mar 2024
This week is Update Your Will Week (4th - 10th March), an annual campaign hosted by The Association of Lifetime Lawyers . It aims to raise awareness around the risks of not having an up to date Will and encourages people to update their Will to ensure their wishes are carried out when they…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
28 Nov 2023
Admittedly, planning for your ultimate demise is not the most festive of activities, and indeed it won't feel like the top of your priority list amongst the present wrapping, tree decorating and mulled wine quaffing. The Christmas season is, however, the time of year when we perhaps give…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
28 Sep 2023
It is never too early to plan for the future, to ease the potential burden on loved ones and to give you and your family peace of mind. More people have been prompted to make a Will since the pandemic but having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is just as important, if not more important, than…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
24 Jul 2023
The truth is that there is no way to extinguish the risk that an argument about your estate will arise after your death. However, there are some sensible steps that can be taken to minimise as far as possible the risk of a dispute arising. Discussing Wills and probate with loved ones Managing…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
03 May 2023
Forbes Solicitors has announced 11 new promotions across a range of its specialisms including employment, insurance, contentious trusts & probate, commercial property, crime, housing & regeneration, and commercial litigation. The promotions, which are effective from 1 May, will create two…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
03 Jan 2023
It is a commonly held misconception that if something should happen to you which affects your mental capacity, your next of kin would automatically be allowed to deal with your affairs on your behalf. Unfortunately, there is no automatic right for them to do this. It is therefore important to consider…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
11 Oct 2022
A Will is a legal document which records how an individual would like to dispose of their estate after they have died. Solicitors who prepare a Will owe a duty of confidentiality to their clients not to disclose its contents without their client's permission. Once a person has died, the easiest…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
25 Oct 2021
In an interview before the opening of his last outing as James Bond in No Time to Die, Daniel Craig revealed he plans on giving a lot of his money away rather than passing all of his money to his children - his philosophy being to "get rid of it or give it away before you go." Not a bad…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
22 Oct 2021
When a person dies as a result of clinical negligence there can be uncertainty as to how that claim for compensation/damages is continued. There remains an entitlement to a claim for the pain and suffering caused as a result of the negligence, and also any financial loss. In this article we explore…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
03 Jun 2021
Inheritance tax (IHT) is a tax on the estate (property, money and possessions) of someone who has died, it can also be payable when making certain lifetime gifts. Most people who think their estate would be liable to IHT want to pay the least amount of tax possible when they die and want to look at…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
