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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 [...]

When I first started out in practice it was common for High Street firms to expect practitioners to turn their hand to many different areas of law – I did residential and commercial conveyancing as well as Wills, probate, trusts and tax. To a [...]

The purpose of this article is to give you an idea of what you can expect from a reputable genealogist with a track record and a relationship with insurers. If a genealogist prepares you a report lacking in documentation, or in which the family [...]

In our last article, we introduced you to John Smith. John had a complex estate and had decided to put a Lasting Power of Attorney in place so that someone he trusted could look after his finances and act in his best interests if he lost [...]

It is an appropriate time to announce that after 20 years on the road it is time to call a halt to the many miles I travel in the course of a year to see you all. I am sure the climate will appreciate my decision to stop travelling from the end [...]

Generally, PRs distribute the estate once they have paid all the IHT due, or set aside sufficient assets to satisfy any such liability.  If values have not been agreed, the PRs should be generous in assessing the amount to set aside, to make [...]