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Tara McInnes, Partner within the Contentious Wills and Estates Team at The Burnside Partnership 25/10/2023 Tara McInnes, Partner within the Contentious Wills and Estates Team at The Burnside Partnership 25/10/2023

Protecting estate property from sale by joint owners

Charlotte Macdonald, Senior Associate Solicitor in the International and Cross-Border Team at Stone King LLP 11/09/2023 Charlotte Macdonald, Senior Associate Solicitor in the International and Cross-Border Team at Stone King LLP 11/09/2023

UK/French blended families: Succession and Inheritance Tax issues

Title Research 02/08/2023 Title Research 02/08/2023

The types and costs of Missing Beneficiary Indemnity Insurance

Title Research 23/07/2023 Title Research 23/07/2023

Rules of intestacy flowchart

Title Research 05/04/2023 Title Research 05/04/2023

Modern families and intestacy: The importance of verifying a family tree

Title Research 14/02/2023 Title Research 14/02/2023

Understanding Bona Vacantia in England & Wales vs. Scotland

Anthony O'Hanlon, Head of Customer Development at CLS Property Insight 09/11/2022 Anthony O'Hanlon, Head of Customer Development at CLS Property Insight 09/11/2022

Distribute early, lower costs, and reduce liability: Section 27 Indemnity Insurance

Title Research 02/08/2022 Title Research 02/08/2022

How historical events can affect genealogical research

Title Research 21/07/2022 Title Research 21/07/2022

What can be outsourced in estate administration?

Title Research 23/06/2022 Title Research 23/06/2022

The estate administration process: Risks, challenges, and solutions

Title Research 25/05/2022 Title Research 25/05/2022

Applying for a Statutory Will: When should I instruct a genealogist?

Lorraine Jeffery, Partner at Michelmores LLP 18/05/2022 Lorraine Jeffery, Partner at Michelmores LLP 18/05/2022

Dealing with difficult Executors

Title Research 20/04/2022 Title Research 20/04/2022

Why verification matters: How shareholdings change over time

Title Research 17/03/2022 Title Research 17/03/2022

Mitigating risk on intestacy: Distribution examples and complex case studies

Holly Miéville-Hawkins, Partner at Anthony Gold Solicitors 03/02/2022 Holly Miéville-Hawkins, Partner at Anthony Gold Solicitors 03/02/2022

Acting beyond their powers: Removal of attorneys and deputies

Title Research 21/11/2021 Title Research 21/11/2021

No Will nor next of kin – what are my options?

Title Research 21/10/2021 Title Research 21/10/2021

Cross-border estates: Working with overseas assets

Jade Gani, Head of Wills and Probate at Aston Bond 14/10/2021 Jade Gani, Head of Wills and Probate at Aston Bond 14/10/2021

Estate planning in the digital age: Inheriting cryptocurrency

Title Research 15/07/2021 Title Research 15/07/2021

The pitfalls of amateur genealogy

Emma Baddaley, Director of Strategic Relationships at Inheritance Data 06/04/2021 Emma Baddaley, Director of Strategic Relationships at Inheritance Data 06/04/2021

The importance of asset searching when £billions are going unclaimed