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Firearms: what happens to someone's shotgun after their death?

When a firearm-owning individual dies, the responsibility for those weapons falls to their Executor. Given the strict gun control laws in the UK, failure to handle these firearms correctly can result in severe legal consequences and potential safety risks.

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Published on 31 October 2024
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Capacity and care home fees for farming partnerships

As is often quoted, farming is one of the few occupations where the finances of both the business and the family are intrinsically linked leading to serious implications if either element comes under significant financial pressure. Much has been written and said about how to manage the rising cost of care home fees and the need to liquidate assets to pay them – and nowhere does this resonate more than in the farming world where assets normally mean land – the very thing no farmer wants to lose.

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Published on 31 October 2024
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Inheritance Tax Planning: What lies ahead for the Autumn 2024 Budget?

There’s a lot of scepticism and concern about what the new Labour government might look to do in the upcoming October 2024 budget, whether they are going to reduce allowances for various taxes, introduce new ones, remove exemptions, or effectively rewrite the ‘rule book’. Richard Dundee takes a closer look...

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Published on 22 October 2024
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Proprietary estoppel - case law updates 2024

Charlotte Kahrman, a Solicitor in the Contentious Probate Team at Wright Hassall, examines three recent cases where proprietary estoppel was considered.

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Published on 20 October 2024

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Will successfully overturned on the grounds of undue influence: The Estate of Anna Rea Deceased

On 26 July 2023, Judgment was handed down by His Honour Judge Hodge KC on the re-trial of the case of Rea v Rea [2023] EWHC 1901 (Ch). This is an interesting case being a rare example of a successful validity claim on the grounds of undue influence. What can we learn from this decision?

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Published on 03 August 2023
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Trust assets maladministered

I acted for the beneficiary of a trust who was concerned that trust assets to which he was entitled had been maladministered.

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Published on 15 June 2022
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How mediation resolved dispute over alleged trustee breach of duty

The period following the death of a family member is understandably emotional and tensions can be stoked by perceptions of unfair treatment even when the instructions set out in a will are being followed to the letter.

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Published on 01 April 2022