by Carolina Soares | Aug 26, 2025 | Legal Updates, News, SFE, Wills
Subject to parliamentary approval, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed plans to increase the application fee for registering a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) later this year. The cost of an LPA application will rise from the current £82 to £92. The revised fee will...
by Mila Rnjak | Mar 26, 2024 | Legal Updates
LPA is a legal document that allows individuals to appoint trusted representatives to manage their affairs if they become incapacitated. The reforms introduced in this Act aim to modernize and streamline the LPA process, primarily by digitizing it to make it faster,...
by Marc White | Jul 26, 2023 | Legal Updates, Wills
The Statutory Legacy is increasing to £322k, up from £270k so it’s quite significant. The money automatically passes to the surviving spouse or civil partner of a person who leaves children and dies without leaving a valid Will. The spouse or civil partner also...
by Pilar Cerrutti | Jan 20, 2023 | Legal Updates, Spanish Law
Since 1 January 2023, the Start-up Law has been in force. Many of the measures that we discussed in previous posts have been approved and in December 2022 Law 28/2022, of 21 December, on the promotion of the start-up ecosystem, more commonly known as the...
by Mila Rnjak | Jan 4, 2023 | Legal Updates
On January 1, 2023, Croatia became the 27th country of the Schengen area. Border and customs checks are abolished at the borders between Croatia and other Schengen members. Furthermore, Croatia is now able to use the Schengen information system (SIS) and is able to...
by Yolanda Perez | Oct 18, 2022 | Legal Updates
When do you need an Apostille? In order for a document from one country to be recognised by law in another country, it must be legalised in some way. Legalisation is an administrative act through which a foreign public document is validated, verifying the authenticity...
