by Chris Strogen | Oct 30, 2018 | Wills
Inheritance Tax and Leaving Your Estate To Your Spouse The late national icon, Sir Bruce Forsyth, has received some criticism from some quarters about tax planning. I dreaded to think what sort of racy or cutting edge steps Bruce Forsyth had supposedly taken to reduce...
by Chris Strogen | Jul 17, 2018 | Family Law
Often people appoint a friend or family member as an executor in their will to manage their estate, sell assets and pay the debts and tax and to distribute legacies to beneficiaries. It feels like an honour to be asked to fulfil the role of executor (assuming you are...
by Chris Strogen | Jun 12, 2018 | Wills
Where there is a Will there is a way, well that is the old adage. It isn’t always true though as evidenced by a case reported in The Express. It is hard to believe that £500,000 was left in a Will, with a condition on the legacy that it was to be used to pay off the...
by Chris Strogen | May 8, 2018 | Estate Planning, Wills
As a specialist private client solicitor, advising families on Wills and estate planning, I am comfortable talking about death and the need to plan for it. I know that many families don’t feel able to talk about Wills or what might happen when a loved one dies. That...
by Chris Strogen | Apr 12, 2018 | Estate Planning, Family Law, Financial Claims, Financial Orders, Wills
Cohabitant claims and inheritance: Court rules that a man’s partner of 42 years is entitled to a share of his estate The High Court has decided that a woman who received nothing when her partner of 42 years died should receive a share of his estate. 79 year old Joan...
