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.

19 February 2020

How to manage the costs of your family law matter

Family law

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Sarah Wood-Heath shares what you can do to help keep the legal costs of your family law matter as low as possible.

10 November 2021

How to safeguard business assets, including employees, clients and contracts

Commercial litigation and disputes

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As a business leader, your clients, relationships, and confidential business secrets are your crown jewels. You must handle them with the utmost care or risk your business’s success. If you don’t you might end up gifting your hard work and talent to your nearest competitor.

3 October 2024

Written by

John Flint

I’m getting divorced – now what?

Family law

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Divorce lawyer Adam Maguire looks at what divorcing couples should take into account at the outset.

26 May 2022

Written by

Adam Maguire

Intestacy and unexpected Inheritance tax bills

Wills & probate

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Our inheritance tax specialists examine the inheritance tax bills some families may face if their loved one died without a Will. Contact an IHT solicitor on 0800 652 8025 for an initial consultation. Offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

8 June 2020

It’s not just a load of ‘Wagatha’ – What directors can learn from celebrity defamation cases

Civil dispute resolution

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If the ‘Wagatha’ carousel has any lessons for directors in particular, it’s that protecting commercial reputations requires skilled litigators to navigate high-profile cases.

28 May 2024

Written by

John Flint

Limb loss litigation: Life after amputation

Personal injury and medical negligence

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With over twenty years of experience acting on behalf of survivors of life changing injuries, partner Phil Edwards specialises in amputation and loss of limb compensation claims.

22 August 2024

Written by

Philip Edwards

Minor children and 1975 Inheritance Act Claims

Wills & probate

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This article explains the law around the 1975 Inheritance Act and minor children.

28 March 2023

Professional firms warn of wave of Covid loan-linked insolvencies

Commercial litigation and disputes

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Interest rate and inflation “double whammy” could spell the end for indebted businesses, say Evelyn Partners and Clarke Willmott.

23 September 2023

Written by

Ken MacLennan

Protecting inheritance from divorce

Family law

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Many consider that inheritances ought to be ring-fenced on divorce for the party to whom it has been left but the law is not that straightforward. However, there are steps which can be taken to minimise the risk of inherited assets being “invaded” in the event of a divorce.

14 May 2023

Written by

Adam Maguire

Quick facts on living with brain tumour : Navigating everyday life

Medical negligence

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Being diagnosed with a brain tumour can feel like your world has changed from all recognition. We deal with some of the issues which arise in this article.

15 June 2020

How to increase the effectiveness of your lasting power of attorney

How to manage the costs of your family law matter

How to safeguard business assets, including employees, clients and contracts

I’m getting divorced – now what?

Intestacy and unexpected Inheritance tax bills

It’s not just a load of ‘Wagatha’ – What directors can learn from celebrity defamation cases

Limb loss litigation: Life after amputation

Minor children and 1975 Inheritance Act Claims

Professional firms warn of wave of Covid loan-linked insolvencies

Protecting inheritance from divorce

Quick facts on living with brain tumour : Navigating everyday life

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