11/13/2023 10:13:12 AM Common Will Pitfalls & Myths By HKOne In the absence of sound legal advice, those planning how to pass on their wealth on their death may fall prey to popular myths about the...
11/6/2023 4:53:12 PM Succession and the Next Generation: Challenges and opportunities of the great wealth transfer and how to manage them By Brendan Udokoro The great wealth transfer to the next generations (millennials and Gen Z) has become a hotly discussed and debated issue amongst private...
5/4/2022 8:19:57 AM "A word or two on undue influence" By Monika Byrska Some refer to 4th May as "Star Wars Day" ("May the Fourth/Force Be with You"). While I am not particularly a fan of Star Wars, I really...
9/19/2019 8:16:15 AM Prorogation halts probate fee changes, for now By HKOne The proposed changes to the probate fees have been on hold since February this year. With the delay has come uncertainty for both...
6/17/2019 12:00:00 AM Cyber criminals & fraudsters targeting the probate and tax sectors By HKOne On 11 June 2019, the Solicitors Regulation Authority issued a warning about emails that have been sent from a "Lloyd Chance" in relation...
3/17/2019 12:00:00 AM What happens when a sole shareholder/director dies? By HKOne When a person dies the personal representatives (PRs) of their estate have the task of administering the estate. If the deceased made a...
2/7/2019 12:00:00 AM Probate fees update By HKOne The new probate fees moved a step closer today following the narrow vote in favour of introducing the new fee structure by the House of...
1/30/2019 12:00:00 AM Executors rush to avoid increased probate fees By HKOne On 23 January 2019, NFU Mutual released an analysis of HM Revenue and Customs tax receipts indicating that IHT receipts had reached...
1/14/2019 12:00:00 AM Loyalty points - every little helps! By HKOne Following a death one of the main tasks for executors is to establish the assets of the deceased’s estate and value those assets. Most...
11/6/2018 12:00:00 AM Probate "tax" is back By John Annetts The government has resurrected their misguided increase in the probate fee structure which they initially shelved 18 months ago. However,...