LEGAL PODCASTS
The Validity of Wills
26 November 2011
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured Legal CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of Law CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aims: This legal podcast will provide a topical selection of recent cases relating to validity of Wills
Outcomes: Participants will have updated their knowledge after listening to this law podcast.
Please provide your feedback on completion of the course.
Tax impact of claims under inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975
11 October 2011
Aim: The aim of this legal podcast is to provide probate practitioners with a reminder of the tax treatment of changes to estates as a result of reaching a compromise or gaining an order under the Inheritance (Provisions for Family & Dependants) Act 1975
Outcome: Listeners to this law podcast will have raised their awareness
Drafting English Wills & foreign assets
24th August 2011
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured Legal CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of Law CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aims: This legal podcast addresses some of the issues associated with the international dimension of Will drafting and provide a practical approach
Outcomes: Participants will avoid the traps and know when to refer matters after listening to this law podcast.
Please provide your feedback on completion of the course.
DOTAS & IHT
1st July 2011
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of Law CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aim: This law podcast discusses the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes as it now relates to IHT
Outcome: Listeners will be aware of the application of the rules and where disclosure may be necessary after listening to this legal podcast.
Please provide your feedback on completion of the course
Hastings-Bass - the principle updated
6th May 2011
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of Law CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aim: This legal podcast provides practitioners with a review of the Hastings-Bass principle in the light of the appeals in Pitt v Holt and Re Futter.
Outcome: Listeners will be aware of the current issues for trustees who make a mistake and the impact on beneficiaries after listening to this legal podcast.
Please feedback after you have listened
Compliance & Penalties
30th April 2010
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of Law CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aim: This law podcast is designed to bring practitioners up to date with the changes to HMRC compliance powers and penalty regime for IHT
Outcome: Participants will be aware of the changes to the procedures and practice relating to IHT arising from the merger of the different compliance and penalty regimes after listening to this legal podcast.
Please feedback after you have listened
Collapsing Unwanted NRB
16th April 2009
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of Law CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aim: This law podcasts aims to provide practitioners with the know-how and means to collapse an unwanted Nil Rate Band discretionary trust in the light of the introduction of the transferable nil rate band.
Outcome: Listeners will be aware of the tips and traps involved in the process of collapsing the unwanted discretionary trust after listening to this legal podcast.
Please feedback after you have listened
Gifts for Children - Post FA 2006
8th April 2009
This is an updating course which will count as 30 minutes of unstructured CPD but this can be enhanced to one hour of Law CPD by completion of the test questionnaire.
Aims: This law podcasts reviews the options for gifts to children in Wills post FA 2006 and to enable you to discuss effectively the options and their IHT treatment with your clients
Outcome: You will be able to explain the IHT effect of the clauses used in a Will and suggest alternatives to meet your client’s objectives after listening to this legal podcast.
Please feedback after you have listened
Law Podcasts
If you are a solicitor in England & Wales listening to one of our legal podcasts or audio files, this can count to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD). It is a form of distance learning and you can do up to 75% of your Law CPD in this way. The beauty of using our legal podcasts is that you can listen to them at any time via any computer or download it to your computer and listen to it over and over again if you want. It is rather like listening to a radio programme. There is no need to be in the office or have to travel to a lecture to gain your Law CPD.
If you just listen to a podcast each one counts for 30 minutes of unstructured CPD. If you wish to enhance the experience and test your understanding of the subject matter you can complete the accompanying test questionnaire for each of our law podcasts. This is a really good way of improving your learning. You will automatically be provided with the results on-line and if you achieve or exceed the pass mark of 75% you will be entitled to treat the legal podcast experience as one hour of structured CPD.
To be able to listen to our law podcasts you need to subscribe to our site. If you subscribe to the LawSkills site you accept the Terms of Website Use and the Terms of Sale. Our legal podcasts are regularly reviewed. If they become out of date they will be removed from the site.
We appreciate feedback on our law podcasts so do please complete the feedback form whether or not you choose to do the test questionnaire. If you have any requests for new podcast topics why not let us know by e-mail at admin@lawskills.co.uk
LawSkills Limited, as part of our accreditation, is required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to retain user download records, the test results and feedback form data for review by the Authority at any time. Our accreditation reference for your records is BMP/LASK.
How does it work
To listen to a law podcast from your computer, log on as a subscriber and make sure your sound system is on; then simply click on the legal podcast you want to hear.
There is a pencil icon to click on to access the test questionnaire after you have listened to the legal podcast. Complete the questionnaire on-line and you will be told instantly whether you have passed. Keep the results for your CPD records.
If you have appropriate software on your computer you can download our law podcasts and save them to your MP3 player. This enables you to listen to the law podcast anywhere. Click on the words ‘Download the podcast’ below your chosen law podcast to instigate the download.
If you click on "Provide feedback on this podcast" you will access the feedback form. Please do complete it after you have listened to a podcast.
