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Two new appointments strengthen contentious private client team’s international offering
Posted: 12/09/2024
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s contentious private client team in London has welcomed two new additions, senior associates Sarah Sussman and Charlotte Finley, in a move that expands its capability for handling international and cross-border matters. The contentious private client team currently acts on a wide variety of international......>>
‘A Rolls-Royce service’ – Penningtons Manches Cooper’s private wealth lawyers recognised in Chambers High Net Worth 2024
Posted: 19/07/2024
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s private wealth sector group has been recognised in the latest edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Legal Guide, in a reflection of the strength and depth of its offering. In total, 19 individual lawyers have been ranked, with collective recognition for five teams. The Chambers High Net Worth Legal Guide is a leading......>>
Spring Budget 2024 and the impact on charities
Posted: 09/04/2024
The announcements made on 6 March in the Spring Budget 2024 have left the charity sector, according to Civil Society.co.uk, with ‘very few measures to help’. Of course, much of it is speculative as we are in an election year, but what is disappointing to see is the lack of recognition of the way in which the charity sector is propping up......>>
Lifetime gifting: how can you protect gifts from being reclaimed by third parties?
Posted: 19/12/2023
The festive season is traditionally a time when family and friends exchange gifts with one another, and it is not uncommon for the opportunity to be taken for sizeable gifts to be made from one generation to the next. For the reasons explained below, if anyone is considering making gifts either of assets of substantial value or sizable......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s private wealth lawyers recognised for ‘quality service’ in Chambers High Net Worth 2023
Posted: 26/07/2023
Following a series of outstanding rankings for Penningtons Manches Cooper in the 2023 edition of Chambers UK, a number of members of the firm’s private wealth sector group have now been recognised in the latest edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Legal Guide. In total, 18 individual lawyers have been ranked......>>
What to do when your loved one dies abroad?
Posted: 27/03/2023
A common trend for high net worth individual (HNWI) clients in an increasingly global world is the tendency for both themselves and their families to have business and personal interests located overseas. This usually means they have an extensive travel schedule, spending significant periods of time outside of England and Wales......>>
Priscilla Presley contests validity of Lisa Marie's will
Posted: 02/02/2023
In January 2023, Lisa Marie Presley, only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, died aged just 54. The family now faces a legal dispute. Priscilla is disputing the validity of Lisa Marie’s will, and a petition was filed in a Los Angeles court just two weeks after her daughter’s death. Priscilla is challenging a 2016 amendment to Lisa Marie’s will......>>
Guest v Guest proprietary estoppel test case: Supreme Court allows appeal in part
Posted: 19/10/2022
The Supreme Court this morning allowed an appeal in part in a long running dispute between two parents and their son about promises made by the parents that their son would inherit a significant share of the family farm and farm business which they later reneged on......>>
Promises, promises, promises… Guest v Guest and proprietary estoppel
Posted: 04/07/2022
The issue of proprietary estoppel has come to the fore again in the case of Guest v Guest which was heard in the Supreme Court in December 2021 and on which judgment is eagerly anticipated. Proprietary estoppel may arise where a promise is made to someone who relies upon it to their detriment, and where failure to keep that promise results in an unacceptable or unconscionable outcome......>>
Predatory marriage: what is it and what you can do
Posted: 04/03/2022
A predatory marriage can be both emotionally and financially damaging to both the victim and their family. While work to create a new Bill to prevent such cases continues, the current situation can leave people powerless. In this article, we explore the current situation and the measures that can be taken to prevent such predatory marriages taking place......>>

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