Hugh James | November 2018 Eleanor Goodridge considers a case of extreme gift-making under an LPA
Guest editorial: Unfinished business
Bircham Dyson Bell | November 2018 The government should ratify the Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults and ease the complexity of LPAs and foreign property. Judith Morris explains the benefits
Probate fees: An aid or a hindrance?
RadcliffesLeBrasseur | November 2018 Law firms must now publish probate fees. Jonathan Shankland and Tom Frankel outline the position
Estate planning: Timing is everything
Slater and Gordon | November 2018 John Davies and Danielle Lewis-James review an ombudsman decision on whether a gift amounted to the deprivation of capital to avoid care home fees
Charities: Take heed
IBB Solicitors | November 2018 The Charity Commission is using its power to issue official warnings to trustees. Paul Ridout and Jelena Serbic analyse a high-profile case with tips for best practice
Disclosure: Considering entitlement
Radcliffe Chambers | November 2018 William Moffett examines when trust information should be disclosed to beneficiaries and the importance of holding trustees to account
Assisted suicide: The last word
Barlow Robbins LLP | November 2018 Recent case law sets out the position of the courts and the expected role of Parliament on assisted suicide. David Foster discusses
Business property relief: No holiday
Field Court Tax Chambers | October 2018 The bar for a holiday lettings business to qualify for BPR is set increasingly high. Katherine Bullock outlines how to best advise clients
Guest editorial: Is your BO A-OK?
Bircham Dyson Bell | October 2018 Helen Ratcliffe highlights the explosion of acronyms in private client practice, which can confuse the practitioner and the client
Trustees: Relief from flawed decisions
Serle Court | October 2018 The Privy Council has clarified the operation of the rule in Hastings-Bass and how the beneficial ownership of gratuitously transferred assets should be determined. Alan Boyle QC, Richard Wilson QC and Zahler Bryan discuss