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Private Client Legal Research resources

Private Client Legal Research resources The following key Private Client resources are available in Lexis+® UK and linked to throughout Private Client content, providing useful practical commentary, legislation, rules and guidance for Private Client lawyers working in private practice or in-house. Please note the titles listed can only be accessed with the relevant Lexis+® UK subscription(s). Wills, probate and trusts Title Summary Who should use this resource? Williams on Wills The leading commentary on all aspects of the law of Wills. Lawyers or other professionals involved in the drafting or interpretation of Wills. Tristram and Coote's Probate Practice The leading commentary on probate, providing up-to-date, expert guidance on all aspects of probate procedure and including precedents recommended by Probate Registrars. Lawyers or other professionals involved in probate or estate administration work, including contentious probate. Butterworths Wills Probate and Administration Service A comprehensive service containing clear, step-by-step guidance on all areas of the law and practice of probate and estate administration, from...

Trust Registration Service (TRS)—table of registration requirements and deadlines

Trust Registration Service (TRS)—table of registration requirements and deadlines This Practice Note sets out when there is an obligation to register a trust with the Trust Registration Service (TRS). The information in this table is taken from the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017), SI 2017/692, as amended by the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (MLR 2020), SI 2020/991 and the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (MLR 2022), SI 2022/137. On 15 March 2021, HMRC announced that the original deadline of 10 March 2022 for registering trusts with the TRS which are required to be registered as a result of the EU’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU) 2018/843 (5MLD) and MLR 2020, SI 2020/991, would be extended for approximately 12 months from the date on which the expanded TRS was delivered. The expanded TRS became available to all customers on 1 September 2021. It was announced that the deadline for...

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Privacy notice for trustees—UK GDPR compliant

Privacy notice for trustees—UK GDPR compliant We take your privacy very seriously. Please read this privacy notice carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how and why we collect, store, use and share your personal data. It also explains your rights in relation to your personal data and how to contact us or supervisory authorities in the event you have a complaint. We collect, use and are responsible for certain personal data about you. When we do so we are subject to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). [We are also subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) in relation to individuals [and our wider operations ]in the European Economic Area (EEA)]. Key terms It would be helpful to start by explaining some key terms used in this notice: We, us, our [Insert full legal name of all the trustees or, if the trustees are a professional firm, insert the firm’s name (if acting...

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AI in the legal system—feasible in the UK?

TMT analysis: With Estonia looking to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) system to adjudicate on some of the country’s small claims disputes, various ethical and practical questions arise from the creation of so-called ‘AI judges’. Dr Christopher Markou, Leverhulme early career fellow & affiliated lecturer at the University of Cambridge—specialising in AI and legal evolution—discusses the possible future ramifications of AI becoming widespread within legal systems. He argues that AI cannot imitate the subtleties of human argumentation, and that the widespread use of AI in legal systems could lead to a radical simplification of law to the detriment of justice.