Inheritance Tax - Keeping it Simple and Minimised
Inheritance tax liability may be managed in a number of ways, including a discretionary trust so that tax on an estate under a will is minimised.

In Brief - Property & Wills - August 2005
New certification Scheme for Investors; Court Action to validate signiture; Business Property Relief.

Cutting Someone Out of a Will and the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act
When a will operates in a way which is unreasonable and thus fails to provide for a potential beneficiary who is thus unfairly excluded, a claim can be made by certain classes of dependant under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

Discretionary Trusts – Management of Personal Assets
Discretionary trusts are a useful way of passing assets out of an estate for the benefit of others, but in a way that allows the funds to be used flexibly, to cater for the individual needs and circumstances of the beneficiaries.

In Brief - Property & Investment - July 2005
In this publication, we update on dropping Annuity Rates, savings schemes and valuations by the Inland Revenue

The Validity of Wills
Case law over the centuries is littered with instances invalid wills. A recent case involving a home made will has provided another illustration of the point..