Modernisation now in the hands of the profession – Law Commission
The modernisation of wills law is in the hands of the profession who should build on the momentum of the Law Commission’s report to ensure the proposals make their way into statute. In a presentation at TWP Festival the Law Commission’s Elizabeth Welch said that, if the profession agreed with the Law Commission’s bill and […]
Supreme Court rules tax planning asset transfer was not a matrimonial asset
The Supreme Court has ruled on a case concerning the transfer of assets for the purposes of estate planning in a landmark divorce case. Standish v Standish has been through the courts system with a decision this week at the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the husband who contended a transfer of assets pre-divorce, […]
Final week for British Wills and Probate Awards 2025 Entries
The deadline for entering the British Wills and Probate Awards 2025 is nearly upon us with just a week to go until entry closes on Friday 14th July. Firm then have a further week to curate and perfect their entry before the submission deadline the following Friday, 21st July 2025. Returning on 9th October 2025, […]
Glastonbury IHT plan ‘not to be viewed negatively’ say professionals
With Glastonbury Festival well underway, there are reports of founder Sir Michael Eavis’s plans to pass on the multi-million pound event and the wealth it has personally generated to his daughter and avoid a sizeable inheritance tax bill. With ‘wildly speculative’ valuations of Glastonbury flying around the reality is changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) mean […]
Trusts on the increase as sector awaits influx of estate planning enquiries
Trusts are playing a larger role in future estate planning in the wake of reforms which will bring pensions into scope for inheritance tax (IHT) from 2027… and the sector must be prepared for the ‘influx’ of enquiries for estate planning services expected. A survey conducted by Scottish law firm Brodies LLP of UK adults […]
Exclusive: Innovators join forces to leverage technology in estate planning
Two of estate planning’s best known personalities have joined forces in a move they hope will ‘redefine the landscape’ of estate planning and asset protection. Strategic Asset Protection, launched by Mike Hiner, has appointed Jonathan Maskew as a Director, bringing their combined decades of experience across legal innovation, technology and estate planning together. Hiner is […]