About Private Client Law
When Private Clients ask questions, they expect answers - right away. But when you’re working across so many different areas of the subject day to day, it’s impossible to hold it all in your head. In addition finding the answer often means cross-referencing several different sources – from the latest legislation to the Law Society’s most up-to-date guidance.
Will Precedents
Precedents covering the most common scenarios in this area. Drafting notes accompany each clause - incorporating the latest developments like Will drafting considerations for inheritance tax residence nil rate band.
Court of Protection
Our Court of Protection topic covers both property and finance, and health and welfare Court of Protection applications. It’s geared at both the Court of Protection specialist practitioner and the occasional user.
Trust compliance
Topics include beneficial ownership transparency, the Money Laundering Regulations, the Trust Registration Service, obligations relating to data protection and GDPR and offences under the Bribery Act 2010.
Cross-referencing sources
When private clients ask questions, they expect answers quickly. But, working across lots of areas day to day, it’s impossible to hold it all in your head. We’ll help you cross-referencing several different sources.
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Latest Private Client News
This week’s edition of Private Client highlights includes: (1) West (as Trustees of the F.R. Kerry Family 1962 Trust) v Bullivant, in which the court...
The Charity Commission has published updated guidance for charity trustees on managing conflicts of interest, responding to evidence that many...
This Q&A considers whether section 11 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 exempt gifts made by a divorced parent for the maintenance, education, or...
HM Treasury has published draft statutory instrument provisions to amend the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026,...
Private Client analysis: In C v D and others, the High Court of the Isle of Man confirmed that a trustee’s decision to retain funds against a...
Latest Private Client Practice Notes
This Practice Note provides guidance on the execution of documents by personal representatives (PRs). It covers the execution of simple contracts and...
This Practice Note considers the application of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations...
IntroductionShari'ah (also Sharia, Shariah or Shari’a) (literally, in Arabic, 'the path towards the watering place') or Islamic law is the legal...
Estates—inheritance taxInheritance tax (IHT) is applicable across the UK and is not a devolved tax. Therefore liability to IHT arises in the same way...
Charity proceedings relate, broadly speaking, to the internal administration of a charity or its domestic affairs.Charity Proceedings may only be...
Latest Private Client Precedents
Subscribed by [insert name of individual] as [General Partner OR Authorised...
Subscribed for and on behalf of [insert name of limited partnership]by________________________[Director...
Subscribed by [insert name of individual] as [General Partner OR Authorised...
FAO: Company Secretary[enter company name][enter address]Dear Company SecretaryThe late [name of deceased]Address: [enter address of...
1I appoint:1.1[full name of first executor] of [full address of first executor]; and1.2[full name of second executor] of [full address of second...
Latest Private Client Q&As
Featured Private Client content
Nature and classification of trusts—the three certainties
Nature and classification of trusts—the three certaintiesCertaintyIn order for a settlor to create a private express trust the three certainties must...
Protectors
ProtectorsWhat is a protector?A protector is a person who holds powers under a trust but who is not a trustee. A protector is a person who is...
Preparing the application form PA1P/PA1A for probate or letters of administration
Preparing the application form PA1P/PA1A for probate or letters of administrationFORTHCOMING CHANGE: The postal application forms PA1P and PA1A for...
Administration actions—personal representatives and the deceased's liabilities
Administration actions—personal representatives and the deceased's liabilitiesAn individual may assume obligations, for example in respect of...
Loan agreement—individuals
Loan agreement—individualsDATE:Parties1[[name] of [address] [and [name] of [address]] OR [name] and [name] both of [address]] (Lender[s])2[[name] of...
The Cy-près doctrine
The Cy-près doctrineFORTHCOMING CHANGE: The Charities Act 2022 (CA 2022) received Royal Assent on 24 February 2022 and will be implemented on a...
Trustees—appointment of trustees
Trustees—appointment of trusteesOriginal trusteesTrustees will usually be appointed by the instrument that brings the trust into existence. The trust...
Death in service benefits
Death in service benefitsOverview of the types of death in service benefits and their tax treatmentThere are three types of death in service...
Assent of assets by personal representatives
Assent of assets by personal representativesPersonal representatives (PRs) can transfer assets to beneficiaries in any way that would also be...
A trust holds the beneficial ownership of shares in a company of which one trustee is a director. Of the three beneficiaries, two are adults and there is a declaration of trust in respect of the shares held for them. The other is a minor and there is a separate declaration of trust for him. What would or should happen to the company shares on the death of a beneficiary? Neither declaration of trust deals with this issue.
Intermeddling in an estate
Intermeddling in an estateWhat is intermeddling?An individual who performs certain duties which a personal representative (PR) would perform to...
Termination of trusts—methods of termination
Termination of trusts—methods of terminationDuration of a trustThe duration of an express trust is subject to the restrictions imposed by the rules...
Trusts as a vehicle for holding company shares
Trusts as a vehicle for holding company sharesIntroductionMany trusts own shares as part of a portfolio of investments. This Practice Note looks at...
Benevolent funds
Benevolent fundsFORTHCOMING CHANGE: The Charities Act 2022 (CA 2022) received Royal Assent on 24 February 2022 and will be implemented on a staggered...
Creation of trusts—life insurance trusts
Creation of trusts—life insurance trustsDefining life insurance trustsA life insurance trust usually involves either:•an assignment of an insurance...
Lifetime gifts
Lifetime giftsA lifetime gift is a gratuitous transfer of ownership of any property between living persons and not made in expectation of death. In...
Source of income (and private client)
Source of income (and private client)When advising an individual on cross-border or offshore tax planning, it is important to establish the 'source'...
Liferent trusts—Scotland
Liferent trusts—ScotlandLiferent trustsA liferent trust (or trust liferent) is a trust which, when settled, confers a use and income benefit, or both,...
Associated legal terms
Non-resident landlords scheme (NRLS)
Requires income tax at the basic rate to be deducted from rental payments due to non-resident landlords in respect of a UK property business and accounted for to HMRC.
PRPA
Person responsible for a pension arrangement.
Statutory residence test (SRT)
Statutory rules contained in Schedule 45 to the Finance Act 2013 which determine an individual's residence for UK tax purposes.
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