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Michelle Chapman

Plan or panic? Emerging trends in estate planning

By Michelle Chapman, solicitor and Edward Lord, paralegal In times of crisis, people are said to either ‘fight or flight’. It’s fair to...

30/10/20
Hannah Braisted

Declaration of parentage and assisted conception

By Charlotte Watson, paralegal and Kathryn Evans, senior associate The recent case of Z v X (Declaration of Parentage) [2020] EWFC 67...

30/10/20
Hannah Braisted

Protecting family money in the COVID-19 era

By Deborah Levy, consultant in the Family Law team There are probably very few people whose lives and relationships have not been...

27/10/20
Irwin Mitchell

For you and me, interest rates are already negative

By Jason Mountford, regulated financial planner at Irwin Mitchell There’s been quite a bit of coverage in recent days about the Bank of...

23/10/20
Yousafa Hazara

Cyprus suspends the "Golden Passport" after a media sting

By Ben Xu, Immigration team associate at Irwin Mitchell With increasing number of countries offering citizenship by investment schemes,...

16/10/20
Irwin Mitchell

Don't delay - making the most of pension tax relief

By George Uglow, financial planner at Irwin Mitchell The Treasury has recently scrapped plans for an Autumn Budget, but that does not...

12/10/20
Hannah Braisted

The ever-changing landscape of modern families - the need to plan is crucial!

By Jelena Korobkova, solicitor in the Family Law team In recent years the social norms and medical advances have made huge leaps to allow...

09/10/20
Hannah Braisted

Surrogacy and separation: what happens when relationships break down prior to the parental order being made?

The surrogacy journey is an exciting yet nerve-wracking and emotional one for all involved. Where a couple intend to be the legal parents...

09/10/20
Jodie Buck

Adult child denied claim for financial support from living parents - how does this differ to a claim against a deceased parent's estate?

FS v RS & JS [2020] EWFC 63 We are used to seeing adult children bring claims for financial provision from their parents’ estates on...

09/10/20
Irwin Mitchell

HMRC cracking down on individuals dodging tax for Airbnb lettings

By Chrissy Leach, associate accountant at Irwin Mitchell HMRC has been using its Connect computer system for several years now to receive...

07/10/20
Hannah Braisted

Should the time limit for ‘social’ egg freezing be extended?

By Hannah Braisted, solicitor in the Family Law team Egg freezing is one way to try to help preserve a woman’s fertility, by collecting...

05/10/20
Michelle Chapman

Is there still a place for Section 27 Notices?

Written by Marie Newton, a paralegal in the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team In this day of modern technology and digitalisation, it...

01/10/20
Hannah Braisted

For better or worse: Law Commission marriage consultation

By Vicki Rawlins, associate solicitor in the Family Law team A lot of couples' wedding plans for 2020 have needed to be reviewed in order...

01/10/20