A new rising star in Tax and Trust advice
News article published on: 5th September 2019
Suzanna Baker, solicitor in our private client department, has been nominated and recognised by Spear’s as a rising star in the field of Tax and Trust advice. Spear’s provides an independent index of leading and rising lawyers, with particular focus on high net worth clients. Suzanna’s private client work includes Court of Protection matters where […]
Professional befrienders: What to do if your relative is targeted
News article published on: 9th August 2019
Much has been written about protecting older or vulnerable people from online scams – according to Age UK, an older person in England and Wales becomes a victim of fraud every 40 seconds – but even more dangerous can be those scams carried out in person over a long period of time to cash in […]
Government plans to increase Probate Fees
News article published on: 19th February 2019
The government is to press ahead with plans to substantially increase probate fees. Currently there is a flat fee of £215 if making a personal application or £155 if applying for a grant of probate through a solicitor. However, this will be replaced by a sliding scale of fees depending upon the value of the […]
ContrA Trusts in Litigation Conference
News article published on: 14th February 2019
Jan Atkinson, Head of Private Client at Osbornes, and Claire Andrews, Solicitor in Osbornes’ Family Department, attended the 2019 ContrA Trusts in Litigation Conference held in Athens on Valentine’s Day at the Hilton Hotel. 150 delegates from across the international Trusts and Family legal worlds were in attendance. This conference followed on from the very […]
Online Probate – When are Solicitors required?
News article published on: 31st January 2019
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has announced its expansion of the online probate application system, which is said to offer the public a simpler way of ‘doing probate’. However, a number of professionals have warned of their concerns of the system and reminded the public of situations of when it will still be necessary to […]
