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 Ieuan Hicks | Jun 24, 2025 | Spanish Law, Wills
Owning property or holding assets in Spain brings with it a responsibility to understand how Spanish inheritance law works. Unlike in the UK, Spain applies a civil law system, which includes fixed rules about who inherits what, and in what proportion. If your estate...
by Léa Maynard | Jun 13, 2025 | French Law, Wills
When advising clients who own assets in France on their cross-border estate planning, one of the most frequent questions we encounter (along with “How can I avoid the restrictive French forced heirship rules?” which we will explore separately) is “Do I really need a...
by Madeleine Carin | Jun 13, 2025 | French Law, Wills
When it comes to estate planning in France, understanding French law can be important, as the law is strict about how a will must be draughted and executed. Unlike in England and Wales, under French law only four specific types of wills are recognised as legally valid...
by Marc White | May 21, 2024 | Wills
The Central London County Court has given the judgement in the alleged predatory marriage case of Langley v Qin. This is one of the earliest cases of undue influence, after the England and Wales Court made its call In Rea v Rea (2024 EWCA Cib 169) Robert Harrington...
by Mila Rnjak | Mar 8, 2024 | Wills
In the Spring Budget of 2023, the government restricted charitable tax reliefs. The definitions of a charity and a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) for tax purposes have been changed so that only UK charities are eligible for charitable tax reliefs. This change...
