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OPG decides on Test Cases for wording of LPA’s regarding gifts...

The Office of the Public Guardian (“OPG”) recently submitted to Court a group of test cases which were 11 Lasting Powers of Attorney’s...

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Stamp duty land tax rates and their application to garden land

The stamp duty regime was overhauled in 2003 and stamp duty land tax (‘SDLT’) was introduced. Successive governments have tinkered with ...

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How long do I have to make a claim following an accident?

If you have been involved in a road traffic accident, an accident at work, a slip/trip accident, have been injured by a faulty product or ha...

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The truth about the Will reading...

Thanks mainly to television drama’s there is a myth that after someone dies, a sombre looking solicitor (normally puffing on a pipe) calls...

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Following separation, is it necessary to formalise an informal agreement regarding child arrangements?

Where parents separate, it is often the case that they will reach an agreement regarding the arrangements of their child(ren). Informal agre...

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Does the Queen have to pay Inheritance Tax?

Being a highly wealthy individual, you can only imagine that upon the Queen’s death, her estate would be left liable to pay a substantial ...

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Practical steps - when someone dies...

When someone dies, there are many practical issues that need to be sorted out. This can be very overwhelming, especially when you will be de...

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What is a Letter of Wishes?

In planning for your future, it is normal to consider and think about what you would like to leave to loved ones in your Will. There may be ...

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St Luke’s Hospice, Make a Will Month campaign

Fisher Jones Greenwood's Billericay office took part in St Luke’s Hospice Make a Will month campaign. This time, as the name suggests, ins...

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What is an insolvent estate?

At the end of the financial year ending March 2019, the UK general government gross debt was £1,821.3 billion. That is equivalent to 85.2% ...

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Top 10 Weirdest Wills...

The Rose : Jack Benny was a US comedian and when he died in 1974 he left an instruction in his Will that every day a florist was to...

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Can a person with no capacity have a Paternity test?

A recent decision of the Court of Protection is that of Bagguley v E [2019] EWCOP 49.  The Court of Protection is a Court which specialises...