Explore the intricate legal landscape of rights and obligations for spouses, civil partners, and cohabitants. This topic offers expert guidance tailored to the specifics of marital, civil partnership, and cohabitation law, grounding your practice in up-to-date legislation and case law. Skillfully navigate asset division, inheritance claims, and other crucial matters to deliver comprehensive legal solutions for clients across various relationship statuses.
This week’s edition of Private Client highlights includes: (1) analysis of the government’s Tax Update 2026 announced on 23 June 2026, which contains...
This Q&A refers to a situation where a grant ad colligenda bona has been issued and addresses whether the subsequent application for a full grant must...
Private Client analysis: on 23 June 2026, the government announced a package of tax and customs measures aimed at simplifying and modernising the tax...
Private Client analysis: Anticipatory declarations are a mechanism by which the Court of Protection can give care providers the legal authority to...
Nature and classification of trusts—the three certaintiesCertaintyIn order for a settlor to create a private express trust the three certainties must...
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 administrationFORTHCOMING CHANGE: The postal application forms PA1P and PA1A for...
Administration actions—personal representatives and the deceased's liabilitiesAn individual may assume obligations, for example in respect of...
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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