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Mike Bell, Trusts, Estates and Tax Partner at National Law firm Freeths LLP, has been advising a wealthy Cypriot family in relation to a significant potential Inheritance tax liability that resulted from UK situs residential and commercial property through a Jersey registered Company. Sadly the patriarch of the family passed away in 2019 and having […]

Since we can’t meet up in person at present, on behalf of the Contested Trusts and Estates Team at Freeths, we would like to invite you to join us for a fun evening when we will be running a Virtual Globe Trotting Event! The event will allow teams to travel across the globe and unlock different […]

Since we can’t meet up in person at present, on behalf of the Nottingham Contested Trusts and Estates Team at Freeths, we would like to invite you to join us for a fun evening when we will be running a Virtual Escape Room! Date: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Time: 7pm – 8pm Register your place […]

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 confirms how we should approach assessing capacity to make decisions. Capacity is decision specific and can fluctuate and change over time. For example, a client may have capacity to sign their Will may not be able to manage their property and affairs more generally. I recently worked on a case […]

Today (2nd November 2020) marks the first day of a new system of mandatory online applications for grants of probates by professional users, which the Government promises will be “simpler, quicker and more reliable”. Under the new rules, legal professionals in England and Wales must now use the online system in the majority of grant […]