Wills, trusts & probate news
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
28-07-10
Revised will leaves sisters' fortune to hairdresser
A legal battle has been sparked after sisters Ethel Wilson and Mabel Cook left the majority of their £400,000 fortune not to their family,...
26-07-10
'Use professional solicitors' to combat will fraud
The Lincolnshire Law Society has called for the will writing industry to be better-regulated, following a case in which two men were...
23-07-10
Conservatives criticised over 'death tax' plans
The coalition government has been accused of a u-turn on the £20,000 "death tax", which is designed to pay for the costs of caring for the...
21-07-10
Legal document reveals Sellers tried to change will
Peter Sellers, the comic actor known for his roles in Doctor Strangelove and The Pink Panther, may have tried to change his will just hours...
07-07-10
Ex-Wife Benefits from Family Trust
When a couple divorce and financial arrangements have to be sorted out, there are occasions when the court may decide that assets not owned...
01-07-10
Brother 'ordered to divide assets among siblings'
Three brothers have been told to evenly divide a significant sum of money received by their late mother, it has been reported. Edith...
22-06-10
Tax changes rife in Emergency Budget
The first Budget delivered by the coalition government will lead to a number of changes for taxation. Chancellor of the Exchequer George...
28-05-10
Lawrence's artful recipe for success
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England rugby World Cup winning legend and Wasps star Lawrence Dallaglio ensured local legal firm B P Collins had the...
13-05-10
Coalition government 'leads to tax uncertainties'
With the Conservative Party announcing it has joined forces with the Liberal Democrats to form a coalition government, many questions...
13-05-10
Wills fail to take financial assets into account
A growing number of people are failing to take note of their financial assets when they draw up a will, new research from YouGov has...
06-05-10
Court rules pensions are subject to inheritance tax
Individuals who have delayed making withdrawals from their pension funds have been warned that their money will be subject to inheritance...
05-05-10
Triple success for new partners at B P Collins
PRESS RELEASE
Leading Buckinghamshire law firm B P Collins has appointed three new partners and this month (May) welcomes two new faces...
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