How Training With English Speaking Board Has Helped My Career in Law
A vital skill for anyone working in the legal sector is the ability to communicate well.This extends not only to communication with clients, but also prospective clients, business contacts and...
View ArticleBBC2 Takes on Wills with 'Can't Take it With You'
They do say that today will be the most depressing day of 2011. Apparently, the lack of sunlight, amount of post-Christmas debt and the length of time until January pay day all combine to make this...
View ArticleBudget Key Points - March 2011
The following summarises today's budget: Personal: Personal tax allowance to rise by 630 to 8,105 in April 2012 Direct tax to be indexed by Consumer Prices Index (CPI), which excludes mortgage costs,...
View ArticleElizabeth Taylor's Will Dispute
I hear that a dispute has arisen over a share of the multi million pound estate left by the late silver screen legend Elizabeth Taylor. Apparently, the Hollywood icon left 50,000 of her estate to a...
View ArticleNew Year, New Will - Is It At The Top Of Your Resolution List?
New Year new plans, and with them, the best of intentions, which do not always come to fruition. However, certain resolutions are worth sticking to, and for those people who have not yet made a Will,...
View ArticlePossible Clampdown on Inheritance Tax Reduction Planning Involving Trusts
The eagle-eyed may have spotted a short article in the Telegraph Money section on 2 November 2013. This reported the possibility of a clamp-down by HMRC on Inheritance Tax (IHT) reduction planning...
View ArticleiPhone Will Found to be Valid
This is an unusual story from Australia that is, when we think about the potential ramifications, sending a tiny panicky shiver up our probate lawyer spines.Apparently, in what is believed to be a...
View ArticleRemembering to Include Digital Assets in your Will
Lately I have been struck by how often I use my iPad. During the recent bout of storms we have experienced here in the UK I found myself in the midst of a rather long power cut and life sort of came...
View ArticleLet's Talk About Death
We are very happy to blog and Tweet about most aspects of our lives. So why, when we are sharing such intimate details, is talk of death still such a taboo subject? Take the example of Richard Madeley...
View ArticleThe New Intestacy Rules from 1 October 2014
Q: What do Picasso, Jimi Hendrix and Abraham Lincoln all have in common?A: They all died Intestate. A copy of one of Picasso's classic pieces hangs in a meeting room at our Shrewsbury office...
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