News & Events: Inheritance, Wills & Probate
Inheritance – Winchester
Pump Court Chambers Inheritance, Wills and Probate Team in association with Solicitors for the Elderly – South Central is pleased to announce our annual round of seminars providing valuable and in-depth afternoon sessions for practitioners. The group will review notable decisions and provide practical analysis and advise designed to give an up to date overview […]
Wilson v Lassman (Executor of the Estate of Wilson)[2017] EWHC 85 (Ch)
This case illustrates the need for care when approaching probate claims. Facts C sought an order, pronouncing, against his late father’s will, and revoking the grant of probate obtained by D as executor and sole beneficiary under the will. C contended that the will was not validly executed contrary to S.9 Wills Act 1837. The […]
Inheritance Seminar – Winchester
Pump Court Chambers Inheritance, Wills and Probate team in association with Solicitors For The Elderly – South Central are pleased to announce their annual round of seminars, providing a valuable and in-depth update seminar for all practitioners at intensive afternoon sessions. The Group will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed […]
Inheritance Seminar – London
Pump Court Chambers Inheritance, Wills and Probate team are pleased to announce their annual round of seminars, providing a valuable and in-depth update seminar for all practitioners at intensive afternoon sessions. The Group will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key […]
Inheritance Seminar – Cardiff
Pump Court Chambers is pleased to announce our inaugural Cardiff Inheritance seminar, providing a valuable and in-depth for all practitioners at intensive aftrenoon sessions. The Group will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key issues and update delegates on law, practice […]
Key tax changes announced in the Finance Acts 2015
Since April 2015 the sale of residential property in the United Kingdom owned by non-UK domiciled individuals can generate a tax charge. In the summer the government published the Summer Finance Bill 2015 which also proposes key changes to the inheritance tax regime applicable to many non-UK residents. These changes, together with forthcoming changes to the […]
Cohabiting Divorcees: to bar or not to bar?
Any practitioners in the field of inheritance or family finance will be familiar with the standard term that forms part of a clean break in a divorce financial settlement; namely that the parties cannot claim against the estate of the other. However a recent case has challenged the widespread belief that such a bar is […]
Inheritance – London
Pump Court Chambers Inheritance, Wills and Probate team are pleased to announce their annual round of seminars, providing a valuable and in-depth update seminar for all practitioners at intensive afternoon sessions. The Group will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key […]
Inheritance – Bath
Pump Court Chambers Inheritance, Wills and Probate team are pleased to announce their annual round of seminars, providing a valuable and in-depth update seminar for all practitioners at intensive afternoon sessions. The Group will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed to give an up to date overview of all key […]
Inheritance – Winchester
Pump Court Chambers Inheritance, Wills and Probate team in association with Solicitors For The Elderly – South Central are pleased to announce their annual round of seminars, providing a valuable and in-depth update seminar for all practitioners at intensive afternoon sessions. The Group will review notable recent decisions and provide practical analysis and advice designed […]
Revisiting a Final Order
Barder v Caluori [1988] remains ever the response to the often posed question as to how final is a final order. Even where there are events or discoveries post order, they of course do not always amount to a Barder event. A recent consideration of this now 27 year old authority demonstrates the accessibility of […]