LawSkills Articles

In our last article, John Smith lost capacity and his Lasting Power of Attorney had been invoked. John had appointed his niece to manage his financial affairs, and his solicitor as his professional safeguarder to ensure that any transactions are [...]

The 2019 French Income Tax Act introduced some further changes to the way non-French tax residents are taxed on their French income and gains. These changes will affect UK tax residents who own and/or sell French property.

During our lifetimes we collect many chattels such as our breakfast bowl, jewellery, cars and, perhaps, works of art, also disposing of some as they wear out or cease to be of interest. Some items will have sentimental value and, when we die, [...]

Here comes the festive season hot on the heels of the general election. It is hard to feel particularly jolly this year with all the party manifestos falling short on some of the things lawyers hold dear such as supporting access to justice and [...]

Many farming families who trade in partnerships do not always agree on tax and legal treatment of various areas surrounding the farming partnership. There have been a number of disputes reaching the courts. There are some farming partnerships [...]

Slater & Gordon commissioned a survey of 2,000 people to find out what people knew about law and lawyers. The results are staggering. According to Legal Futures 44% of those surveyed did not know the difference between a solicitor, lawyer or [...]

British owners of Spanish properties await the Brexit conclusion, to know whether or not the Spanish Succession Tax (SST) reductions which are currently enjoyed by European citizens, are to be relinquished. But irrespective of the final Brexit [...]

Under the new dual code system arriving in November, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is clear that it expects law firm managers and their compliance officers to be introducing processes and systems to facilitate best practice and [...]

It’s increasingly likely that when administering estates there will be a foreign element to consider. This is due in part to an increase in private clients owning assets in foreign jurisdictions, or beneficiaries residing overseas. More [...]

With the rise of digital marketing, social media has become a new tool to help drive potential private client instructions, referrals, brand awareness and recruitment. Clients also like to see businesses on social media, as it shows that the [...]