11/28/2022 4:14:11 PM Be our Guest: The Supreme Court decision in Guest v Guest By Brendan Udokoro Nicole Aubin-Parvu The recent, highly anticipated, 108-page Supreme Court judgment in Guest v Guest [2022] UKSC 387 has considered the correct remedy in...
11/28/2022 4:09:51 PM Never make a Guest a promise you won't deliver! By Brendan Udokoro Family inheritance disputes, particularly those in the farming and agricultural sector, continue to draw wide public interest. This may...
11/24/2022 5:56:00 PM 1975 Act claims: who can claim from a deceased's estate and what might they receive? By Alexandra Giles The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the 1975 Act) allows specified classes of people to make claims against a...
11/24/2022 5:27:18 PM Who are your children for succession law purposes? By Monika Byrska In the current climate, the role of a trusted advisor, trustee or a personal representative can prove tricky for many reasons. Societal...
11/24/2022 4:54:59 PM Preventing financial abuse: a few practical options By Emily Mailer It is a sad fact that a combination of age, disability, cognitive impairment or poor mental health can make the elderly an easy target...
11/24/2022 4:38:55 PM Predatory marriage: an update By Naomi O'Higgins In the last few years, there has been a growth in predatory marriage. This is thought to be due to a combination of factors including...
10/24/2022 4:06:23 PM Beyond the Reach of Creditors. The Best Laid Plans for Wealth Protection : Insolvency Act Section 423 By Vernon Dennis There are numerous reasons as to why a family may want to ensure that accumulated wealth is safeguarded from unexpected misfortune; and a...
10/14/2022 8:44:57 AM Bringing back the trust: inter-generational misunderstanding and how to prevent it affecting inheritance planning By Liz Palmer Articles and media discussions about inter-generational wealth transfer and succession planning tend to focus on ultra-wealthy...
9/27/2022 8:39:22 AM A new class of property? The Law Commission consultation on Digital Assets By Nicole Aubin-Parvu The Law Commission published proposals in July to reform the law relating to digital assets, and specifically to create a place for them...
9/13/2022 12:00:00 AM STEP's Campaign on Digital Assets - "Protecting your Memories for Future Generations" By John Annetts Nicole Aubin-Parvu What are digital assets? Investopedia defines a digital asset broadly as anything that is created and stored digitally, is identifiable...
7/27/2022 3:37:01 PM Tax reliefs on art and cultural property – everyone's a winner! By Simon Malkiel Nicole Aubin-Parvu People who collect art and other items of cultural value generally do so for one of two reasons - their own pleasure or to realise its...
6/29/2022 9:08:39 PM Primogeniture and inheritance - the transgender angle By Nicole Aubin-Parvu In June, as Pride month, LGBTQ+ rights are prominent in the media and elsewhere in the public domain. Compared to some of the issues...