Probate Blog

 

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You will be known as having died Intestate, if you die in England and Wales without leaving a valid Will. The ability to decide where your assets will go after your death will be lost. In all but exceptional circumstances (in limited and expensive legal...
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The fictional case of Jarndyce v Jarndyce in Charles Dickens’s Bleak House told a story of a disputed Will and the cost ravages of the legal system. The poor litigants endured years of delay fighting their claim to the Jarndyce estate through the...
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“We did not make a Will. A massive mistake, a massive mistake” were the words used by a young widow on the BBC’s One Show recently. The show recounted the circumstances where her fit and athletic husband died whilst playing football at...
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A perennial complaint against solicitors is their propensity to overcharge. The case of a Norfolk Solicitor who is being struck off takes overcharging to a new level. The Solicitor in question was charged with other irregularities, but one complaint...
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When someone dies, you will need to inform a number of people and organisations and complete certain documents needed by law. If you are a relative or friend you can do some of these things yourself. Others will need to be done by the executor or...
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The payment on death of Inheritance Tax has undergone significant changes in the last couple of years. Interestingly, Inheritance Tax becomes one of the main focuses of attention in Party Conference season. The Conservatives stole a march on the...