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What Not to Do When Estate Planning

on 16-Jul-2015 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |
With new Inheritance Tax (IHT) rules having been announced as part of the Government’s summer Budget, estate planning and the way in which assets are managed are in the news once again. IHT should be a prime consideration when planning how your estate is distributed and the recent rule changes are likely to lead to a number of people re-thinking their Wills should their estates be effected.
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What do our Wills say about us?

on 18-Jun-2015 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |
We appreciate that Wills are a personal and highly delicate matter, and not something to become subject to tabloid gossip. However, the Wills of numerous people – from the rich and famous to ordinary members of the public – are now available via the public record and have been subject to public scrutiny and intense interest. The Wills of the rich and famous, including Diana, Princess of Wales, Alan Turing and Winston Churchill, as well as the complicated Wills of ordinary members of the public can all be viewed by the general public.
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When William Herd died he left £300,000 but his only son never saw a penny: Why you must write a Will

on 25-Feb-2015 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |
We’re sure you were as equally shocked as we were to hear about this case today. Stuart Herd’s widowed father, William, remarried at 67. His son Stuart was delighted as he’d feared his father would live out the rest of his days alone, after the death of his wife, Freda, in 1986.
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Case Study: 'Wills on Fire!'

on 20-Jan-2015 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |
Sometimes we get some really unusual cases here at Kings Court Trust; the outcome is sometimes a complete surprise to us. For example, what happens in the event of a will being destroyed?
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Increased Competition To See Probate Cost Fall By 33%

on 18-Sep-2014 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |
Recent changes to the legal profession have meant that certain activities in the industry are currently being reviewed for deregulation, the Solicitors Journal notes – something we are very interested in keeping up-to-date with. Probate has since become the latest activity to be deregulated; according to a statutory instrument issued in parliament this August, chartered accountants are now allowed to undertake probate if they have passed the required exams, are properly licensed and it is not a contentious case.
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Charity Income From Gifts In Wills Increase By Nearly 10%

on 28-Aug-2014 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |
We were very happy to discover recently that Legacy Foresight figures showed its members received a combined income of £1.16 billion in the 12 months leading to June of this year, Third Sector reports. Legacy Foresight are analysts of the legacy and in-memoriam sectors and gather data from 67 charities.
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Will Disputes - Why Are The Number of Cases Rising?

on 14-Aug-2014 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |
We recently came across an article on Money Observer which discussed the possible reasons behind why the number of will disputes has been steadily rising over the past few years – information we at Kings Court Trust are of course very interested in.
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Internet Overtakes Friends and Family As Main Way to Find a Solicitor

on 31-Jul-2014 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |
Clients are significantly more likely to find a solicitor through the internet than by asking friends or family, a major study of over 2,000 people has found.
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Do Your Loved Ones Know Your Dying Wishes?

on 16-May-2014 09:00:00 By | Kings Court Trust |
Almost two thirds of Britons have not made a Will and so risk leaving a financial nightmare for family members when they die.
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