Explorer’s daughter in High Court bid to remove step-mother as executor of £10m estate
The daughter of an explorer killed in a mountain avalanche eight years ago has taken a dispute over his £10m estate to the High Court in a bid to remove his wife as executor and co-trustee. Paul Samuel, 55, a mountaineer and entrepreneur, was killed along with two other climbers in June 2018, during an […]
Pensions ‘triple lock’ to end in 2030, reverting to a ‘double lock’
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has used his speech at the Labour party conference to tell delegates his government will end the existing pensions “triple lock” from 2030 to help fund adult social care reforms in England. Under the current “triple lock” increases to pensions either match the rate of inflation, average earnings or 2.5%, whichever […]
Over half of UK adults don’t have wills, new research suggests
Over half of UK adults (56%) don’t have a will, 76% have no plan for digital assets, and 47% believe legal protection that doesn’t exist will look after them. The research, a combination of government and industry data, alongside in-house surveys, comes from chartered independent financial advice firm The Private Office. TPO survey of 2,126 […]