I qualified as a Family Solicitor in October 2021 (nearly 2 years ago!). Since then, we have seen many notable developments in the...

I was recently asked to comment on the difficulties that parents can face when making choices about education for their children when...

A simple but often overlooked tool by which you can shelter assets from Inheritance Tax (IHT) on your death, maximise the pay-out...

I recently attended a funeral at which the priest spoke of administering the last rites to her dying parishioner. Musing further on this,...

Given the prevalence of the bank of Mum and Dad in property transactions, advice is increasingly sought as to how such purchases should...

Following a five-year court battle, a jury in Michigan, USA, ruled in July this year that a Will handwritten by Aretha Franklin in 2014,...

I was delighted that HL Safeguarding was able to be a contributor to the recent British Expertise International (BEI) report: Beyond...

In an ever-changing work environment, it's vital that employees and employers appreciate their legal obligations to one another. These...

Normally, when an individual (the donor) makes an outright gift to another individual this is known as a potentially exempt transfer...

What is a resealed grant of probate? A resealed grant of probate is a grant of probate from a foreign jurisdiction that has been...

Attorneys or families looking after people suffering with dementia or other mental illnesses may be unaware that there can be Council Tax...

In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Make UK, a prominent manufacturing organisation, shed light on the challenges faced by UK...