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Faye Lawrence
Planning for the future - what is a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)?
By Fiona Bushell - expert Will, Trust and Estates Solicitor. Losing the mental capacity to make sound decisions about aspects of our own...
22/03/22
Irwin Mitchell
Can Rishi Sunak Slow Rising Household Costs? A Spring Statement Preview
With cost of living rising rapidly, the Bank of England increasing interest rates and National Insurance going up, more eyes than usual...
22/03/22
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
Yousafa Hazara
Beneficial ownership register for Overseas Entities owning UK property
In light of Russia’s actions in Ukraine in recent days, the UK government has brought forward the implementation of the Economic Crime...
07/03/22
Yousafa Hazara
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): what next for 2021’s word of the year?
By Alex Ruffel and Daniel Shutt In a year that saw the original photo behind the 2005 Disaster Girl meme sell for over £350,000, Collins...
04/03/22
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
Emma Hopton
Being a Parent: The Rights and Hurdles for the LGBTQIA+ Community - Taler Kelly, Family Law Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell
Following the end of LGBT+ History Month, I’ve been examining how family law has progressed in relation to LGBTQIA+ families and what...
02/03/22
Spencer Bailey
New Tier 1 (Investor) Immigration Rules
By Mandeep Khroud, Senior Associate Solicitor, Tax, Trusts and Estates Immigration rules have been changed at very short notice. The Tier...
25/02/22
Irwin Mitchell
Having a Will is always Important but Why is it so Much More Important When a Child is Vulnerable or has a Disability?
Written by Christine Thornley, Manchester Head of Tax, Trusts and Estates Making a Will often gets put on the ‘to do’ list and, although...
22/02/22
Joanne Moseley
LGBTQIA+ history month: do you know your rights under the Equality Act?
By Sacha Sokhi, Solicitor in the London Employment & Professional Discipline Team February marks LGBT History Month, which aims to...
21/02/22
Irwin Mitchell
Are you Happy to Give your Closest Relative Automatic Access to your Phone?
Written by Jessica Fazzone, Associate Solicitor, Tax, Trusts and Estates On 18 January, The Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin)...
21/02/22
Irwin Mitchell
Wills, Your Why and Rainbows
Written by Elizabeth Gibbison, Associate Solicitor, Tax, Trusts and Estates We do a happy dance when our clients come to us to discuss...
17/02/22
Emma Hopton
Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation: The Rights and Hurdles for the LGBTQIA+ Community.
Taler Kelly, Family Law Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell February is LGBT History Month. I’m sure many family lawyers recognise that their...
14/02/22
Yousafa Hazara
HMRC - Key Target Areas for 2022
Article written by Joshua Fowler, Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell Gary Ashford, a partner at Harbottle & Lewis, and Morag Ofili, a senior...
10/02/22
Irwin Mitchell
Personal Taxation of Cryptoassets - Income Tax and Capital Gain Tax
Written by Alex Ruffel, Tax, Trusts and Estates Our last article considered the basics of cryptocurrency and the jargon that surrounds...
09/02/22
Suzi Denton
Surrogacy first as serving MP welcomes baby via surrogate
By Samantha Downes, Family Law solicitor at Irwin Mitchell MP Liz Kendall has this weekend shared her news that she has welcomed a baby...
26/01/22
Irwin Mitchell
Probate Court Fee Increase
Written by Thomas Pape, Associate Paralegal, Tax, Trust and Estates For many years the Court Service have been considering an increase to...
26/01/22
Irwin Mitchell
Mediation – A Great Alternative to Court
Written by Caoimhe Skyes, Solicitor, Family Law and Grace Armstrong, Associate Solicitor, Court of Protection Earlier this month during...
26/01/22
Spencer Bailey
Netflix’s Marriage Story : Divorce isn’t a war without choice
By Grace Mullis and Caoimhe Sykes, Family solicitor’s at Irwin Mitchell Marriage Story (2019 film) portrays divorce as a war without...
21/01/22
David Shirt
Revisiting conveyancing fraud
By Hayley Bruce and Katherine Thorpe A recent news article highlighted the horrific effects of fraud in residential property and...
20/01/22
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
Irwin Mitchell
New Year, new divorce? Some tips on how to put children first during a separation
Written by Emily Hugo, Family Law Solicitor. With the Festive period officially over, many use the opportunity to reflect on the year...
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/Passle/55fad68c3d94740998208cb3/MediaLibrary/Images/5ad8bf04cbb11702e03a9447/2021-01-08-13-36-37-038-5ff85fe5e5416b06382246c0.jpg)
Irwin Mitchell
Famous Gary Osborne in 'War of the Worlds' dispute with sister over transfer of deceased’s mother’s £3m property
Gary Osborne and Jan Jones argue over their deceased’s mother’s £3m property. Gary is famously known for his song writing with legends...
15/12/21
Irwin Mitchell
Home for Christmas? Succession planning and the typical family protection trust
By Elizabeth Gibbison, Tax, Trusts and Estates associate at Irwin Mitchell We have a number of clients who seek our review of existing...
15/12/21
Irwin Mitchell
The Treasury's responses to the OTS recommendations are in - but what made the cut?
By Helen Clarke, Tax, Trusts and Estates partner at Irwin Mitchell No major changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) and Capital Gains Tax (CGT)...
15/12/21
Hannah Braisted
New ONS stats show civil partnerships growing in popularity for opposite-sex couples
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) released their annual statistics for 2020 on civil partnerships in England and Wales earlier this...
15/12/21
Irwin Mitchell
The holidays are here - but are your finances ready?
Christmas time is fast approaching and although it can be the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be a time of year that can put...
14/12/21