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Carers Rights Day: know your rights
By solicitor Nicola Hawkins (pictured), and associate Nicola Turner at Irwin Mitchell Today is Carers Rights Day and this year’s theme is...
26/11/20Communication, capacity and estate planning
By Elizabeth Potter, trainee Solicitor and Nicola Hawkins, Solicitor, Tax, Trusts and Estates Team. Bruce Willis has millions of fans...
04/04/22What are the first steps to take when someone dies?
By paralegal Laura Williams and solicitor Nicola Hawkins in the Tax, Trusts and Estates team at Irwin Mitchell Losing a loved one can be...
14/07/21Dementia Action Week – Capacity and Private Wealth
By Nicola Bushby, Partner, and Katherine Reed, Solicitor in our Will, Trust & Estate Disputes team at Irwin Mitchell Dementia Action Week...
20/05/21Courts uphold first-time trustee's £1.6m tax bill - how can you avoid the same fate?
Trusts are a popular estate planning tool used to hold and protect all kinds of possessions, from property to life insurance and even...
26/05/20Aquamation - What Is It and What Are the Key Legal Considerations?
This article has been co authored with Nicola Philipson TEP (Parklane Plowden Chambers). Dealing with the death of a loved one is an...
12/04/23Budget 2023 - Rural IHT
There are well publicised changes to personal taxation due from the start of the new tax year in April, many of them are Stealth Taxes...
16/03/23Gentle "nudge" letters for non-UK domiciliaries to reconsider their tax affairs
By Nicola Midgley and Yousafa Hazara in the Tax, Trusts and Estates team at Irwin Mitchell HMRC have recently issued a round of "nudge"...
11/10/21Saying 'I do' for a tax allowance - the tax advantages of being married
There is no escaping that today is valentine's day and I am sure there will be proposals today. There are still huge tax advantages for...
14/02/24The need for an attorney - your own Counsellor of State
Earlier this month Buckingham Palace announced King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer. There has been much discussion in the news...
08/02/24Should I Gift My Home To My Children To Avoid Inheritance Tax?
A surprisingly frequent question we hear from clients is: “Can’t I just give my home to my children now to avoid paying inheritance tax...
21/11/23Legal Authority To Act For A Loved One Living With Dementia
Today is World Alzheimer's Day. It is estimated there are nearly one million people living in the UK with dementia. The purpose of World...
21/09/23Internet Scams and Fluctuating Capacity, A Personal Perspective
Lawyers rarely like to disclose details of their personal lives. However, I wanted to take the opportunity to advise, following some...
19/09/23Barbie owns the Dream House, so what happens to Ken? - Examining the estate planning and probate issues at stake
By now, you will have likely seen or heard about the new Barbie film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. In the film, the Dream...
24/08/23High Risk Half-Term Activities: Considering the issue of Capacity, Wills and LPAs
With half-term week approaching, we can expect to see many people attempting to banish those January blues by taking a well-earned...
09/02/23An Inheritance Tax Lesson From Dot Cotton
It is many years since I have watched Eastenders but I understand this week, the character Sonia Fowler received a £196,000 inheritance...
07/02/23Consent To End Of Life Care
The BBC reported last week that Mr Stowell is suing his late mother's care home in Hull for placing his mother on end of life care...
18/01/23Properties and Probate: What To Do During The Winter Months
With the winter period upon us and temperatures beginning to cool down, now is the time to consider what to do if you are dealing with an...
14/11/22What Happens To My Timeshare After I Die?
What is a timeshare? Timeshares are a popular way to holiday; offering owners the opportunity to return to their favourite resort or...
24/10/22I Have Been Appointed As An Executor – What Expenses Can I Claim?
By Laura Williams, Paralegal and Elizabeth Potter, Trainee Solicitor. If you have been appointed as an Executor (or Administrator of an...
09/05/22Trust Registration – guidance update by John Bunker, Consultant Solicitor and Chartered Tax Adviser and Naomi Neville, Senior Associate
What is the trust register? The TRS was introduced in June 2017 to register trusts where there was a UK tax liability arising. In October...
17/03/22Guidance for transfer of nil-rate Inheritance Tax allowance by Laura Colville, Senior Associate
It has been a long-established position that couples who are married or in a civil partnership (together known as ‘registered legal...
02/03/22Fraudulent Lasting Powers of Attorney
The BBC You and Yours programme has recently reported on a case where fraudsters targeted a victim as her house had been reported as...
06/01/22When equality doesn’t lead to fairness?
By Naomi Neville, Tax, Trusts and Estates senior associate at Irwin Mitchell A recent survey of 2,000 people by wealth management company...
04/01/22“Millennials and Gen-Z leading the way” - Why you should get your estate planning in order
By Simon Mackie, Senior Associate, Will, Trust and Estates Team We all know that we should have one in place – it is, after all, arguably...
22/12/21"Just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor." - The issue of funeral arrangements
The late Duke of Edinburgh is alleged to have said "just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor." Although it was...
22/12/21Aw, you shouldn't have! The issue of unwanted inherited personal items
By Laura Colville, Tax, Trusts and Estates senior associate at Irwin Mitchell It’s a joy to receive a gift but we’ve all had an...
14/12/21HMRC's guidance of lifetime gifts
By Emily Wentworth, Tax, Trusts and Estates solicitor at Irwin Mitchell HMRC’s new guidance on lifetime gifts helpfully sets out the...
07/12/21The inheritance tax-free art of holiday gifting
By Emily Wentworth, Tax, Trusts and Estates solicitor at Irwin Mitchell As the festive season rolls around and the Christmas songs hit...
30/11/21Leaving your estate to children who are vulnerable due to an addiction
The newspapers regularly report the details of celebrities wills once their grant of probate has been issued and the will becomes a...
25/10/21