Private client

Jonathan Wheeler highlights how recent developments reflect issues h';s pondered here through the year

Despite some high-profile naysaying early on, the introduction of freelance solicitors may yet re-shape the legal landscape

Christmas will see the end of the probate delays, HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) reportedly said at a meeting with the Law Society.

Elliot Elsey explains the tax treatment of compensation and the need for practitioners to secure expert advice from tax specialists

Recommendations by the Office of Tax Simplification to streamline inheritance tax are not fundamental reform but are welcome, says Matthew Duncan

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed that plans to raise fees charged for a grant of probate have been scrapped.

Court action against people acting with power of attorney on behalf of vulnerable people leapt by 55 per cent in the last year – a record high.

A national pilot allowing legal professionals to access an online probate service is being rolled out by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).

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