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How to increase the effectiveness of your lasting power of attorney

Private wealth
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Lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) are vitally important documents: they give someone power to make decisions about your financial affairs, or to make decisions in relation to your personal welfare, after you lose capacity.

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Personal injury compensation and divorce

Family law
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Find out how a nuptial agreement could protect a personal injury compensation from divorce or relationship breakdown. Call 0800 652 8025

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Making gifts under Power of Attorney: a guide for Attorneys and Deputies

Court of Protection
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If you’re an Attorney or Deputy acting on an incapable person’s behalf, find out what gifts you can make under Power of Attorney. Call 0800 652 8025.

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The advantages of discretionary Will trusts

Wills & probate
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We explain how discretionary Will trusts work and explore how one might have prevented a family dispute over a Scottish estate. Call 0800 652 8025 for a free initial consultation with a Wills specialist. Offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

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Siblings and inheritance tax planning

Wills & probate
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The vexed question of the position of siblings under UK Inheritance tax (IHT) law has again received some coverage in the media.

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Executors: beware of DWP claims against an estate

Wills & probate
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We explain how executors of an estate can protect themselves from personal liability to debtors – including overpayment recovery from the DWP. Need help managing an estate? Contact a specialist solicitor now on 0800 652 8025 for a free initial consultation.

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Executors: why you should advertise for creditors

Wills & probate
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We explain why advertising for creditors can help protect executors from personal liability to the deceased’s debt. For advice, call 0800 652 8025. Free initial consultation. Award winning national firm based in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

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Mutual Wills: should you have them?

Wills & probate
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We explore the pros and cons of Mutual Wills – Wills drawn up by at least two people, who agree not to alter their Will after the other dies. Call 0800 652 8025 for a free initial consultation. National firm – based in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

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Death, tax and ISAs

Wills & probate
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Our specialists explain when inheritance tax is payable on ISAs and when it can be avoided.

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Can someone with dementia make a Will?

Court of Protection
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Clarke Willmott explore whether people with dementia could have the mental capacity to make a valid Will. Call 0800 652 8025 today to speak to a Wills specialist. Offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

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Acting as an executor: how to protect yourself from personal liability

Court of Protection
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Executors of a Will, or administrators of an intestate estate have a number of different duties to discharge when administering an estate.

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