The Fifth Money Laundering Directive (MLD5) is now expanding the scope of trust registration requirements to bring more trusts under the TRS.
It is important that the concept of domicile, immovable property and movable property are clear to the consultant and to the testator.
A theme of Dying Matters Awareness Week, now seems a good time to think about what digital assets are in the context of estate planning.
If you have intellectual property of your own you should consider how you want to deal with and protect this after your death.
When considering claims made under ‘the 1975 Act’ the courts apply a two-stage test. Let's look at reasonable provision and life interests.
There are three ways that woodlands can escape IHT. This article will look at some points on IHT to consider when dealing with woodland.
In instalment of our 'In CASE you missed it' series, we are looking at Re Williams (Deceased) [2021] EWHC 586 (Ch).
the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is expected to announce later this week that the video witnessing of wills is soon to become legal.
We look at what you can do to make sure you can still have a professionally drafted will put in place even during these times of social distancing.
The construction of a will can alter the date from which it ‘speaks’. The rules differ depending on whether we are talking about subject matter or objects.
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