Spring Budget 2024 – Tax Takeaways
Takeaway 1: Abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief The government has announced that from 1 June 2024, stamp duty land tax Multiple Dwelling Relief (“MDR”) will be abolished. What is MDR? MDR has been available to
Takeaway 1: Abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief The government has announced that from 1 June 2024, stamp duty land tax Multiple Dwelling Relief (“MDR”) will be abolished. What is MDR? MDR has been available to
The Contentious Probate Team at Druces recently successfully represented the son of an elderly man, who died following a predatory marriage to his carer, in a contested estate dispute with the spouse. Our client and
Rishi Sunak has intimated in recent weeks that he may scrap inheritance tax in its entirety. By no means the only divisive policy change he has presented at this week’s Conservative Party Conference, but certainly
Obtaining professional advice is essential when preparing a Will. Apart from anything else, a poorly drafted Will may open the door to claims against your estate, as well as leaving disappointed beneficiaries and unfulfilled succession
Following recent conflicting decisions of the England and Wales Court of Protection, Paul Levy and James Mckean discuss varying a Will under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 RE LMS The England and Wales Court
Last year Druces’ lawyers were in court to protect the financial position of a widow who was at risk of being partially disinherited. In that case, Eade v Hogg [2021] EWHC 1057 (Ch), careless drafting
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