News / 22.10.2018 When Should You Review Your Will? Congratulations, you have prepared your Will! However, the buck does not stop there. It is very important that you keep your Will at the back of your mind and review it on a regular basis to see if it... Read More

News / 03.09.2018 John McCain’s Funeral Raises Two Big Questions For us All At the end of August, the funeral service was held in Washington of the veteran US Senator John McCain. He certainly excited strong passions on both sides of Congress. He should, however, give us all... Read More

News / 06.08.2018 Cohabitee whose partner left her nothing in his Will is awarded a cottage and £204,000 by the Court in inheritance claim Earlier this year, the High Court in Cardiff made a substantial award to a woman who had made a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The case of Thompson v. Ragg... Read More

News / 03.08.2018 Lasting Powers of Attorney and Letters Containing Advance Decisions Now Much More Important Following Supreme Court Decision At the end of July 2018, the Supreme Court gave its judgment in a case concerning whether doctors need to obtain a Court order before withdrawing food and water from a patient who is in a persistent v... Read More

News / 17.07.2018 Act Now, Lasting Powers of Attorney The lawyers organisation Solicitors for the Elderly has recently published a report warning that the UK is heading for an incapacity crisis, with a widening gap between the rising number of people l... Read More

News / 13.06.2018 Can Anyone Successfully Challenge Your Will After You Die? If you sensibly go to the time and trouble of making a Will, do you need to worry that someone may challenge it after you die?   English Law values the freedom of individuals to dispose of their... Read More

News / 12.06.2018 Putting your House in Order with Wills and Powers of Attorney Ensuring you have up to date Wills and powers of attorney is essential for all farmers. The key to succession planning is working with your professional advisors to make sure that you can achieve your... Read More

News / 08.03.2018 Baby Boomers and Inheritance Tax Planning A recent report by the Resolution Foundation assessed the role that inter-generational family transfers, ie gifts and inheritances, will play in addressing the living standards challenge that Britain... Read More

News / 20.02.2018 Leaving a Legacy: Tax Benefits The philanthropy of give to charity aside, are you aware of the tax benefits of leaving money to Charity in your Will? In addition to the full exemption from inheritance tax on charitable gifts, if y... Read More

News / 05.02.2018 Keeping Control: Who Will Manage your Business if you Cannot? Whilst many people think about appointing others to manage their personal affairs in the event of changed circumstances, rather fewer make similar arrangements for a business. The way in which you can... Read More

News / 29.01.2018 Family Conflict Over Assets Left in a Contested Will Dorset Farm in a contested Will case A recent local contested Wills case has just concluded at court whereby a local farmer and businessman left his entire estate in his Will to his two daughters and... Read More

News / 26.01.2018 You Know You Need To Make A Will - What Do You Do Next? I like to write articles advising why you should make a Will and what happens when you don’t. I therefore read with surprise an article whereby a Court in Queensland, Australia upheld that wish... Read More