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Private Client monthly highlights—August 2017

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Published on: 30 August 2017

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Table of contents

Contentious trusts and probate
Adult child claims financial provision under I(PFD)A 1975 (Nahajec v Fowle)
Mutual wills
Determining inheritance claims with a background of family abuse (Ball v Ball)
Probate (non-contentious)
Personal applicants can now apply for probate online
Trusts
HMRC updates guidance on IHT and trusts
Powers of attorney
Power of attorney abuses increasingly common

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Article summary

This month’s edition of Private Client highlights includes: the new online Probate service; the recent decisions in Nahajec v Fowle, and Ball v Ball involving claims under I(PFD)A 1975; the abuse of powers of attorney; and HMRC’s new and updated guidance on the residential nil-rate band

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