IPW Easing The Inheritance Tax Burden
Do you feel confident advising clients on how to best combat inheritance tax? Are you up to date with the myriad of multifaceted and complex issues pertaining to estate taxation? In the year when inheritance tax reached record figures of £5.2 billion, an increase of 8% when compared with figures from 2015-2016, it is clear […]
Solicitor Struck Off For Exploiting Vulnerable Client
Solicitors have been consistently warned about how they should approach situations where they handle client funds in recent months. The SRA issued a Warning Notice at the start of August of the expectations of a solicitor and the dangers for the solicitor in handling client funds. Additionally, a solicitor should know their role, responsibility and […]
Why A Lay Executor Should Seek Professional Advice To Administer An Estate?
A common reason for seeking professional help is to allow the family to grieve rather than be burdened with the responsibility of administering the financial affairs of a deceased loved one. Some of us are not natural organisers and don’t cope well in crisis. It can be a great comfort to families struggling with loss […]
Heterosexual Couples Can Finally Enter Civil Partnerships
Theresa May has announced that heterosexual couples in England and Wales can now legally enter into a civil partnership rather than marriage. For many, the institution of marriage represents gender inequality. For years the idea of dowries involved in marriage portrayed women as property being handed from father to husband. The thought of entering an […]