22 December 2011 | Iain Donaldson |
In a report published on 14 December 2011, the Law Commission has put forward its recommendations to reform the intestacy rules and the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
When...
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12 December 2011 | Iain Donaldson
A parliamentary commencement order will bring sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011 into force on 1 February 2012. These sections incorporate...
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6 December 2011 | Iain Donaldson
There have been a couple of interesting developments concerning two blogs I posted a few weeks ago, concerning plans for the integration of UK income tax and national insurance, and possible EU legal action...
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23 November 2011 | Iain Donaldson
On 4 July 2011, the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support published its report on the adult social care system.
In its coalition agreement, published in July 2010, the Government stated that...
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15 November 2011 | Iain Donaldson |
In a move that will be of interest to people who have assets or property in Spain, the European Commission has referred Spain to the European Court of Justice because its inheritance and gift tax provisions...
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19 July 2011 | Iain Donaldson
On 14 July 2011, the Legal Services Board (LSB) - the independent body that oversees the regulation of lawyers in England and Wales – launched a statutory investigation into improving the protection...
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19 July 2011 | Iain Donaldson
On 12 July 2011, the Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Act 2011 received Royal Assent.
The Bill was introduced into Parliament as a Private Members' Bill, so its passage...
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11 February 2011 | Iain Donaldson
Following a consultation in December 2009, the Government has decided not to proceed with the draft Civil Law Reform Bill, which, amongst other things, included changes to the law of succession where an...
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21 January 2011 | Iain Donaldson
Back in October 2010, I wrote that the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) had asked members of the public, lawyers and other interested parties to give their opinions on the will-writing industry.
The...
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7 January 2011 | Richard John
The Government has announced that it wants to bring in new legislation to restrict the use of Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs).
EDMOs were introduced in 2006 by the previous Government in...
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