Supermen 61 Webinar: Part Two – Sibling Trusts
Part Two – Sibling Trusts – Moving on to taxation and autonomous benefits – How can this be achieved? Why use Trusts? We all know that setting up a Trust can be the most flexible and protective method of gifting and bequeathing assets without passing them absolutely to Beneficiaries. When assets are passed to beneficiaries “absolutely” they […]
Probate Registries Limit Face To Face Communication For Probate Services
HM Courts and Tribunals Services are set to streamline and reduce their face to face probate services. Following the statement regarding a centralised call centre for all probate practitioners released at the start of December, an email has been sent informing clients and practitioners of the face to face services offered to consumers. HMCTS claim the changes […]
Solicitor ‘Borrowed’ Thousands Off Client
78-year-old dishonest solicitor, Phillip Charles York, has been struck off after he borrowed almost £88,000 from his client who suffered from dementia. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), heard how York, failed to complete an estate distribution for Mrs JW after her husband died intestate. Under the pretence of a loan, he transferred nearly £88,000 over […]