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When "I Do" Changes Everything

When "I Do" Changes Everything For most people the term “wedding”...

Lasting Power of Attorney: When it is too late to register your LPA

Lasting Power of Attorney: When it is too late to register your LPA A Lasting Power of Attorney...

Reforming Inheritance Tax, Institute for Fiscal Studies Report

The Institute for Fiscal Studies recently published a paper titled Reforming Inheritance Tax (the...

Information Disclosure to HMRC - are your efforts adequate?

HMRC can acquire information from taxpayers in a number of ways. Some requests for information can...

Can co-workers be certificate providers and attorneys to a Lasting Power of Attorney?

This article reviews the role of certificate providers in signing Lasting Powers of Attorney...

Making Provision for your Pets by In-House Legal dog

Internal Email To: RagnarthePugDog@LBMW.com From: Catherine.Pugsley@LBMW.com Date: Friday...

No Time to Die - Financial Advice from 007

“Get rid of it or give it away before you go”: A public display of virtuousness or...

"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" but I'm "Overprotected"

In September 2021, Jamie Spears, the father of Britney Spears, was suspended as Britney’s...

Demystifying the situs of Crypto Assets for the Crypto Curious

by Elizabeth Nicholls and Catherine Pugsley Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire, has been...

The Hunted and the Hunting - claims to deceased estates

by Rebecca Harridge It was widely reported in the press this week that heir hunters had...

A Cautionary Tale for Cohabiting Couples

A Cautionary Tale for Cohabiting Couples By Elizabeth Nicholls As multiple UK lockdowns were...

Did your family lockdown largesse create a tax charge?

Did your family lockdown largesse create a tax charge? As the last lockdown is slowly eased and...

EU Settlement Scheme

EU Settlement Scheme If you're an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, you and your family may be...

An introduction from a new partner in our Private Client team, Catherine Pugsley

An introduction from a new partner in our Private Client team, Catherine Pugsley I am...

Posted2024-04-29 09:59

Martyn's Law - Places of Worship

Martyn’s Law is also known as the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill [1] . This draft Bill would impose a requirement on those responsible for certain venues to consider the threat from terrorism and implement appropriate and proportionate...

Posted2024-04-23 09:28

When you need to close the chapter on your marriage and apply for a Divorce

When one of you wanted one life, and the other wanted something completely different, there was a technical term for that: irreconcilable” (Anna Quindlen from her novel the Alternate Side) We have spent much of our youth believing the idea that...

Posted2024-04-17 14:41

How long does divorce take in the UK?

Getting a divorce in the UK typically takes a minimum of 26 weeks, which is about 6 months, from when you start the application process until the divorce is finalised. This timeframe serves as a sort of 'cooling-off' period, allowing both parties...