Surrogacy And Rights Of Inheritance
More and more people these days are choosing the surrogacy route to have children but there are some important issues to consider both for the intended parents and the surrogate herself, in terms of their estate planning during the pregnancy and shortly after the birth before the legal parenthood passes over. The Laws of Intestacy […]
Co-op Sees Legacy Gifting Surge 56% In 12 Months
This week marks Remember a Charity week, and to coincide with the week, Co-Op Legal Services has released its business data which has demonstrated that in the last 12 months legacy gifting to charities has increased by 56%. Between mid-March and June, the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, the organisation saw an 81% increase in […]
Shop Around For Legal Services Urge LSB
The Legal Services Board (LSB), recently published its Prices of Individual Consumer Legal Services in England and Wales 2020: Wave 3 of a survey of prices for commonly used legal services report, in which it highlights regional price variations for “what is fundamentally the same service”, and encourages the public to shop around for their legal […]
TPR Seek £250,000 From Convicted Pension Fraudster
Last week, Patrick McLarry from Devon went to court as The Pensions Regulator (TPR) sought a confiscation order from the charity trustee for £250,000. Previously Mr McLarry was handed a five year custodial sentence after he admitted the transfer of £250,000 from the pension scheme of Yately Industries for the Disabled – where he was […]