11/27/2025 9:57:28 AM When a loved one loses capacity: Applications to the Court of Protection By Carl Latham Having a loved one lose capacity, whether it’s through a disease such as dementia or following a brain injury, can be devastating for...
11/26/2025 5:18:48 PM Budget Day 2025: What this means for Inheritance Tax By Lucy Bluck Today’s Autumn Budget, delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, places renewed emphasis on balancing the books through a ‘stealth’ tax...
11/20/2025 5:26:26 PM Why the High Court just sealed a Will for 70 years - and why that’s a big deal By Lucy Bluck Most of us assume that when someone dies, their Will becomes public. It’s part of the process: transparency helps prevent fraud, makes...
11/11/2025 12:20:04 PM AIDA - a groundbreaking tool for anyone experiencing relationship breakdown By Elizabeth Wyatt If you had suggested to me 18 months ago that I would be launching a new AI tool for my family law clients, I would have laughed out...
11/3/2025 9:18:30 AM Ghosts, ghouls and…wills By Nikhil Handa As the winter nights draw in and with Halloween just in the rear-view mirror, everyone is thinking ghosts, ghouls and the world beyond....
10/9/2025 5:43:06 PM Tax Pitfalls in Estate Administration By Gail Saunders Administering an estate involves more than distributing assets; it requires careful attention to tax obligations, particularly Income Tax...
9/23/2025 11:57:30 AM Reflections on Downton Abbey (spoiler alert) By Elizabeth Wyatt I went to see the latest, and we now know, final Downton Abbey film at the weekend. It was fantastic. I hope I'm not ruining it for...
6/6/2025 3:15:16 PM Latest updates on Lasting Powers of Attorney – June 2025 By Lucy Bluck The landscape of Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) in England and Wales is undergoing significant reform, driven by the Powers of Attorney...
4/11/2025 2:58:49 PM Lasting Powers of Attorney and the importance of planning for the future By Douglas Houghton This recent BBC article tells the story of an elderly man, John Wilcox, who was cut off from his wife and family by his granddaughter,...
3/14/2025 9:59:57 AM How do we learn from clinical negligence? By Sarah Owen When clients approach me about a possible clinical negligence claim, a consistent question that they ask is ‘what will change?’ when it...
3/3/2025 4:10:26 PM Who is Mr Hyde? Explaining who your beneficiaries are when you make a will By Nikhil Handa This weekend I finally found the time to watch the BBC’s recent film of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and I was pleasantly surprised to learn...
10/16/2024 1:31:07 PM Providing for family and friends with disabilities after you are gone By Nikhil Handa This BBC article explains how a large proportion of adults with severe learning disabilities in Wales live with their families, meaning...