17th October 2018
Married couples often want to ensure that if one of them dies, the survivor isn’t able to change their will and leave everything to a new spouse or family. But it isn’t that straightforward and often the concepts of mirror wills and mutual wills get confused. “It’s most common for couples to make mirror wills,…
6th March 2018
Most of us merrily go about our lives in the vague belief that we’re generally protected in law when it comes to things like inheriting what our parents always promised us and getting back our fair share in joint transactions. But, as illustrated by some recent cases, life can spring surprises and sometimes the law…
27th February 2018
The potential legal tangle left behind by rock star Johnny Hallyday highlights a problem facing many ‘financial globetrotters’ who spread their lives and assets across different countries. A sure-fire headache for his lawyers, Hallyday’s will, effectively leaving everything to his fourth wife, was composed and held in California but impacts his children living in France,…
6th February 2018
If you applied to register your Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2017, you will be entitled to apply for a refund of part of the registration fee you paid to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) from 1 February 2018. During this time, the operating costs…
29th November 2017
In the lead up to Christmas and the season of goodwill, private client lawyer Nicola Waldman explains why bequeathing money to charity in your will can actually increase what you leave behind. Last year in the UK, we donated £9.7 billion to charity and we appear to be getting more generous. Money left in wills makes…
