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About Private Client Law

When Private Clients ask questions, they expect answers - right away. But when you’re working across so many different areas of the subject day to day, it’s impossible to hold it all in your head. In addition finding the answer often means cross-referencing several different sources – from the latest legislation to the Law Society’s most up-to-date guidance.

Will Precedents

Precedents covering the most common scenarios in this area. Drafting notes accompany each clause - incorporating the latest developments like Will drafting considerations for inheritance tax residence nil rate band.

Court of Protection

Our Court of Protection topic covers both property and finance, and health and welfare Court of Protection applications. It’s geared at both the Court of Protection specialist practitioner and the occasional user.

Trust compliance

Topics include beneficial ownership transparency, the Money Laundering Regulations, the Trust Registration Service, obligations relating to data protection and GDPR and offences under the Bribery Act 2010.

Cross-referencing sources

When private clients ask questions, they expect answers quickly. But, working across lots of areas day to day, it’s impossible to hold it all in your head. We’ll help you cross-referencing several different sources.

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Latest Private Client News

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Penalties upheld against pension scheme administrators for non-compliance with HMRC Information Notices (Hill and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioners)

Pensions analysis: The First-tier Tribunal dismissed the appeals of two pension scheme administrators against penalties imposed by HMRC for failing to...

25 October 2024
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Expansive Data (Use and Access) Bill introduced to Parliament

The Data (Use and Access) Bill was introduced to Parliament in the House of Lords on 23 October 2024. Sponsored by the Department for Science,...

24 October 2024
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Private Client weekly highlights—24 October 2024

This week’s edition of Private Client highlights includes: (1) Lumb v NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB, which concerned an application to discharge...

24 October 2024
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Question of the week: A deceased individual owned agricultural land in their sole name, which was used for sheep and cattle farming as a sole trader. The deceased was also a partner in a partnership with their spouse, which operated a poultry farming business. The business did not own any land, but its assets included a poultry house situated on part of the agricultural land. The majority of the land was used for the deceased’s sole trader sheep and cattle farming business. There was no formal agreement for the use of the land by the poultry house. Can agricultural property relief be claimed on all the land (including the land with the poultry house) and business property relief on the partnership (including the poultry house)?

This Q&A considers whether agricultural property relief and/or business property relief from inheritance tax applies to land, including a poultry...

23 October 2024
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HMRC updates forms IHT100b, IHT100h and IHT100e

HMRC has published new versions of forms IHT100b (ending of a qualifying interest in possession), IHT100h (assets ceasing to be held in an age 18 to...

22 October 2024

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