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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......>>
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......>>
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......>>
Is my will private?
Posted: 04/02/2022
On 16 September 2021, the High Court published its decision that Prince Philip's will would be sealed, and thus kept from public inspection for a period of 90 years, and that the value of the estate would be excluded from the grant of probate. It was also directed by the court that previous orders that sealed the wills of other members of the royal family......>>
How can I help a loved one who may lack capacity?
Posted: 17/11/2021
The appeal decision earlier in the year in the case of Clitheroe v Bond [2021] EWHC 1102 (Ch) provoked great interest amongst lawyers about the test for testamentary capacity. While most of the judgment revolved around complex legal issues regarding the correct legal test for testamentary capacity, there were plenty of practical points......>>
Can charities safeguard their legacy income from challenge?
Posted: 26/05/2021
Legacy income is a vital and desirable source of income for charities. Covid-19 has only served to heighten the reliance upon and need for legacy income as charities have struggled to generate income through other avenues due to the restrictions imposed by the Government...…>>
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