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This update summarises another Inheritance (Provisions for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 (IPFD 1975) case – Ubbi v Ubbi [2018] EWHC 1396. This was a case involving a man whose life was split between his legitimate family and his second family. [...]

We continue to see ‘best interests’ decisions being challenged around the withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH): Re RW [2018] EWCA 1067. In this case, before September 2017, RW had been cared for at home by PW, one of [...]

At last – a win for the tax payer on Furnished Holiday Letting (FHL) and IHT Business Property Relief (BPR) - PRs of Graham v HMRC [2018] UK FTT 306. Grace Graham ran a business from her home at Carnwethers on St Mary in the Scilly Isles which [...]

In December 2017, the Court of Appeal handed down the decision in Lewis v Warner [2018] 2 WLR 1205. Its importance cannot be overstated and not simply because it was the first decision in a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and [...]

I see the purpose of this book as a source of explanation of the digital world for the professional adviser acting as, or as agent for, personal representatives, trustees, attorneys and deputies in England and Wales. It provides a useful tool [...]

We all know that competition for legal services is getting hotter. Whether we like it or not the SRA is requiring price transparency in respect of certain legal services from December 2018. From the private client practitioner’s perspective [...]

In this case, one of the deceased’s sons, Rakesh, sought to pronounce against the Will of his mother for want of knowledge and approval of its contents. Mr Gupta had been born in India in 1924, and died in 2009. He was married to Urmila, born in [...]

This is a classic case of an attorney trying his best to look after his severely disabled father but having no regard for the proper management of money and resources. It examines the payments made to the attorney, his family, carers and his [...]

Here's a quick update on probate matters - Delay in implementation of Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017; Death notification service; Publication of probate fees by law firms and the new rules on insurance distribution

Here are a selection of items that appear in HM Treasury's draft Finance Bill, open for consultation until 31 August 2018.