Trusts can be a mystery to many people, often with a notion that they promise unlimited benefits for estate planning and asset protection purposes.
Our Managing Partner Melinda Giles helps younger listeners understand the law around someone passing away in her appearance on the Kids Law podcast.
Capital Gains tax does not just apply to properties, but also to shares not held in ISAs, parcels of land, holiday homes, works of art, jewellery and digital assets (ie cryptocurrency etc).
In the second episode of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles talks to Giles Wilson Partner and Commercial Law specialist Roy Daby to explore the ways private client law and commercial law complement each other.
On 26 July 2023, there were some changes to the intestacy rules in England and Wales. These changes will affect everyone who dies intestate (without a valid Will) after 26 July 2023.
Facing serious illness, and a potentially shortened life expectancy, can bring your priorities into focus. For many, providing for loved ones is high on that priority list, as is mitigating the amount of inheritance tax payable when passing on your assets to those you care about. But, without the luxury of time, tax planning opportunities are more limited.
If you already have or are considering a Discretionary Trust within your Will, it is vital that you understand the impact this can have.
The expertise of our solicitors is regularly recognised by some of the profession’s most distinguished organisations. As well as being a member of a number of Law Society schemes, we have won awards at the Law Society Excellence Awards, the Halsbury Legal Awards and the Modern Law Awards.
We have also received recognition in the form of the Lexcel mark of quality, a Legal 500 listing and a place on the shortlist of The Lawyer’s Boutique Firm of the Year.
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