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Carers Rights Day: know your rights

By solicitor Nicola Hawkins (pictured), and associate Nicola Turner at Irwin Mitchell Today is Carers Rights Day and this year’s theme is...

26/11/20
Nicola Hawkins

What are the first steps to take when someone dies?

By paralegal Laura Williams and solicitor Nicola Hawkins in the Tax, Trusts and Estates team at Irwin Mitchell Losing a loved one can be...

14/07/21
Nicola Hawkins

Communication, capacity and estate planning

By Elizabeth Potter, trainee Solicitor and Nicola Hawkins, Solicitor, Tax, Trusts and Estates Team. Bruce Willis has millions of fans...

04/04/22
Nicola Hawkins

The Importance Of Discussing Funeral Wishes

This week is Dying Matter Awareness Week.  The campaign is to raise awareness of the need to talk about death. This year's theme is the...

10/05/24
Nicola Hawkins

Saying 'I do' for a tax allowance - the tax advantages of being married

There is no escaping that today is valentine's day and I am sure there will be proposals today.  There are still huge tax advantages for...

14/02/24
Nicola Hawkins

The need for an attorney - your own Counsellor of State

Earlier this month Buckingham Palace announced King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer.  There has been much discussion in the news...

08/02/24
Nicola Hawkins

Should I Gift My Home To My Children To Avoid Inheritance Tax?

A surprisingly frequent question we hear from clients is: “Can’t I just give my home to my children now to avoid paying inheritance tax...

21/11/23
Nicola Hawkins

Legal Authority To Act For A Loved One Living With Dementia

Today is World Alzheimer's Day. It is estimated there are nearly one million people living in the UK with dementia.  The purpose of World...

21/09/23
Nicola Hawkins

Internet Scams and Fluctuating Capacity, A Personal Perspective

Lawyers rarely like to disclose details of their personal lives.  However, I wanted to take the opportunity to advise, following some...

19/09/23
Nicola Hawkins

An Inheritance Tax Lesson From Dot Cotton

It is many years since I have watched Eastenders but I understand this week, the character Sonia Fowler received a £196,000 inheritance...

07/02/23
Nicola Hawkins

Consent To End Of Life Care

The BBC reported last week that Mr Stowell is suing his late mother's care home in Hull for placing his mother on end of life care...

18/01/23
Nicola Hawkins

I Have Been Appointed As An Executor – What Expenses Can I Claim?

By Laura Williams, Paralegal and Elizabeth Potter, Trainee Solicitor. If you have been appointed as an Executor (or Administrator of an...

09/05/22
Nicola Hawkins

Trust Registration – guidance update by John Bunker, Consultant Solicitor and Chartered Tax Adviser and Naomi Neville, Senior Associate

What is the trust register? The TRS was introduced in June 2017 to register trusts where there was a UK tax liability arising. In October...

17/03/22
Nicola Hawkins

Guidance for transfer of nil-rate Inheritance Tax allowance by Laura Colville, Senior Associate

It has been a long-established position that couples who are married or in a civil partnership (together known as ‘registered legal...

02/03/22
Nicola Hawkins

Fraudulent Lasting Powers of Attorney

The BBC You and Yours programme has recently reported on a case where fraudsters targeted a victim as her house had been reported as...

06/01/22
Nicola Hawkins

When equality doesn’t lead to fairness?

By Naomi Neville, Tax, Trusts and Estates senior associate at Irwin Mitchell A recent survey of 2,000 people by wealth management company...

04/01/22
Nicola Hawkins

“Millennials and Gen-Z leading the way” - Why you should get your estate planning in order

By Simon Mackie, Senior Associate, Will, Trust and Estates Team We all know that we should have one in place – it is, after all, arguably...

22/12/21
Nicola Hawkins

"Just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor." - The issue of funeral arrangements

The late Duke of Edinburgh is alleged to have said "just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor."  Although it was...

22/12/21
Nicola Hawkins

Aw, you shouldn't have! The issue of unwanted inherited personal items

By Laura Colville, Tax, Trusts and Estates senior associate at Irwin Mitchell It’s a joy to receive a gift but we’ve all had an...

14/12/21
Nicola Hawkins

HMRC's guidance of lifetime gifts

By Emily Wentworth, Tax, Trusts and Estates solicitor at Irwin Mitchell HMRC’s new guidance on lifetime gifts helpfully sets out the...

07/12/21
Nicola Hawkins

The inheritance tax-free art of holiday gifting

By Emily Wentworth, Tax, Trusts and Estates solicitor at Irwin Mitchell As the festive season rolls around and the Christmas songs hit...

30/11/21
Nicola Hawkins

Leaving your estate to children who are vulnerable due to an addiction

The newspapers regularly report the details of celebrities wills once their grant of probate has been issued and the will becomes a...

25/10/21
Nicola Hawkins

Administering an estate: Where do I start?

By paralegal Laura Williams and solicitor Emily Wentworth in the Tax, Trusts and Estates team at Irwin Mitchell Losing a loved one can be...

23/08/21
Nicola Hawkins

The case of Britney Spears: Conservatorship and deputyship

Last week conservatorship in the US once again made headlines news, with details of how Britney Spears’s conservators have managed all of...

02/07/21
Nicola Hawkins

Carers Week: Legal authority to act for others

This week is Carers Week, which is an annual campaign dedicated to raise awareness of the role carers provide.  It’s important that a...

09/06/21
Nicola Hawkins

Legacies in wills

It was reported earlier this week that Stirling Moss, who died last April, had left a 16 page will.  Though the bulk of his reported...

04/03/21
Nicola Hawkins

Talk Money Week: The pension contribution gap

FT Adviser today published details of Scottish Widow’s latest Women and Retirement report. While it's welcomed that nearly the same...

11/11/20
Nicola Hawkins

International Bereavement: Navigating the Legal Requirements Following a Death Abroad

The untimely and tragic death of Dr Michael Mosley on the Greek Island of Symi has highlighted the practical complexities involved when a...

19/06/24
Nicola Hawkins

Barbie owns the Dream House, so what happens to Ken? - Examining the estate planning and probate issues at stake

By now, you will have likely seen or heard about the new Barbie film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.  In the film, the Dream...

24/08/23
Nicola Hawkins

High Risk Half-Term Activities: Considering the issue of Capacity, Wills and LPAs

With half-term week approaching, we can expect to see many people attempting to banish those January blues by taking a well-earned...

09/02/23