Giving land and property to charity need not be taxing
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Gifts of property or land to charities can burden people with a hefty tax bill if they are not administered properly, Jacqui Lazare, a senior associate lawyer has warned.
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Giving to charity in your Will can be a straightforward process involving an outright legacy. The good news is that the legacy should be exempt from inheritance tax due to the charity exemption.
Government funded scheme that compensates victims of violent crime to be reviewed
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Lee Hart, head of our Serious Injury team, comments on the announcement by the Ministry of Justice to review the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
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Representatives from Clarke Willmott were invited to Gravity just outside Bridgwater to meet the Gravity Programme Director, Paul Lowndes and find out more about the site.
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Housing Law Update – The Court of Appeal provide guidance on the penalties for breaching an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction
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In July 2020, the Civil Justice Council produced a report which highlighted several inconsistencies in the way the County Courts dealt with sentencing for breach of injunctions made under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014.
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How the death of a shareholder affects business succession planning
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The death of a shareholder in a private limited company has the potential to disrupt the running of the business, to create uncertainty and to raise concerns for the remaining shareholders and directors.
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Intestacy rules change but co-habiting partners still lose out
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The position of both co-habitants and surviving spouses can be protected, and unplanned for inheritance tax bills avoided, by drawing up a Will rather than relying on “the one size fits all” provisions laid down by the intestacy rules.
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