Deathbed Planning: A guide for advising the terminally ill

Mills & Reeve | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | March 2013 #144
Julia Rangecroft concludes her two-part series on the best approach to deathbed planning Simply leaving all to the surviving spouse or civil partner without further thought as to what might be done to improve the ultimate IHT position on the death of the spouse, can lead to missed opportunities. The first article in this series, …

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Wills: Has the golden rule lost its lustre?

New Square Chambers | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | April 2012 #135
Charles Holbech reviews the importance of a medical opinion for the aged or infirm testator ‘Even though the golden rule may not, on close examination, be a golden rule, it does not follow that solicitors would be to safe to disregard it: they should be aware of the risk of a negligence claim should they …

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