Intestacy rules change but co-habiting partners still lose out

Wills & probate

Insights

The position of both co-habitants and surviving spouses can be protected, and unplanned for inheritance tax bills avoided, by drawing up a Will rather than relying on “the one size fits all” provisions laid down by the intestacy rules.

10 March 2020

Written by

Emma Pope (née Wiscombe)

Is a landowner responsible for trees overhanging a public highway?

Insights

PLC has published its comments on landowners’ responsibilities for trees overhanging the public highway and particular care should be taken with Ash trees.

4 December 2012

Is the land a partnership asset? The all-too common question explored

Agriculture

Insights

In an ideal world, all business owners operating as a partnership will have a signed written agreement recording whether any land used by the partnership is intended to belong to the partnership or whether it will belong to one or more of the partners personally.

9 May 2024

Written by

Esther Woolford

and

Robert Mullen

Key Corporate Trends for 2025

Corporate and commercial law

Insights

As we enter 2025, the pace of change in the world of business and politics continues to quicken amid market turbulence and sluggish growth in the UK, a new and returning President in the US and a raft of other challenges both at home and abroad.

31 January 2025

Written by

Kim Klahn

Lift and shift: can you flex your easements?

Commercial property

Insights

We discuss what landowners should do when the property they wish to develop is subject to existing rights and easements

5 November 2021

Long COVID – should employers accept that it is a disability within the meaning of the Equality Act?

Employment

Insights

It is estimated that more than one million people in the UK are suffering with the prolonged side effects of Covid.

29 September 2021

Written by

Paula Squire

Making a lasting power of attorney – what to consider

Court of Protection

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Some important considerations when making a Lasting Power of Attorney. Contact a solicitor on 0800 652 8025 for a consultation. Award winning national firm based in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

4 June 2020

Written by

Anne Minihane

and

Rebecca Clarke

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.

1 November 2019

Written by

Anthony Fairweather

and

Anne Minihane

Married at first sight – but what if it doesn’t last?

Family law

Insights

Channel 4 and E4 are currently screening the seventh season of Married at First Sight (MAFS), in which couples meet for the first time when walking down the aisle, their future having been determined by a group of relationship experts.

3 November 2022

Written by

Rayner Grice

and

Chris Longbottom

Martyn’s Law and the protection of premises

Crime & regulatory

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Nearly 8 years after the Manchester Arena Bombing, the long-awaited Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024 (“Martyn’s Law”) received royal assent on 3 April 2025.

19 May 2025

Written by

Tim Williamson

and

Sam Harkness

Midlands a hot spot for serious workplace accidents

Serious injury

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The Clarke Willmott personal injury team acts for severely injured victims of accidents at work to help secure the best treatment, care, rehabilitation and compensation.

1 August 2024

Written by

Philip Edwards

Intestacy rules change but co-habiting partners still lose out

Is a landowner responsible for trees overhanging a public highway?

Is the land a partnership asset? The all-too common question explored

Key Corporate Trends for 2025

Lift and shift: can you flex your easements?

Long COVID – should employers accept that it is a disability within the meaning of the Equality Act?

Making a lasting power of attorney – what to consider

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

Married at first sight – but what if it doesn’t last?

Martyn’s Law and the protection of premises

Midlands a hot spot for serious workplace accidents

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