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GDPR Update

19 October 2017

The General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR") will have direct effect in the UK from 25 May…

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High Court legal disputes over family trusts jump 43% to record high

16 October 2017

There has been a 43% rise in the number of disputes over trusts coming before the High Court in the…

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Court fights over who children will live with after separation hits a 3-year high

30 September 2017

The number of court battles over who children will live with, after separation has increased for…

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Record IHT tax take breaks £5bn barrier for the first time

21 June 2017

A record-breaking £5.1bn has been collected by HMRC through Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts in the…

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Probate fee ‘Stealth Tax’ scrapped – but fear these may be resurrected post-election

21 April 2017

Bereaved families face will no longer be hit with increases of over 9,000% to probate fees, as…

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Probate fee ‘Stealth Tax’ confirmed as Ministry of Justice targets wealthy families

28 February 2017

Bereaved families face being hit with increases of over 9,000% to probate fees, as Government…

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Over 12,000 legal challenges to wills in the last year alone

20 February 2017

Legal action was taken to prevent a total of 12,287 wills from being enacted in 2016 – most often…

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Prospective parents deterred from adopting from overseas due to lack of clarity over the process

18 October 2016

There are only around 350 cases of UK families adopting from overseas on average per year, as a…

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Number of individuals worth over £1m more than doubles since 2001

7 October 2016

The number of individuals in the UK with assets worth over £1m has more than doubled since 2001,…

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