Tag Archives: probate

Those Two Certain Things – Death and Taxes

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

In this podcast series from Collyer Bristow, Senior Associate Aidan Grant, from our Tax and Estate Planning team, welcomes a variety of guest speakers to discuss UK tax matters and more, all with a US flavour. In this latest episode …

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Clitheroe v Bond case: providing clarity for practitioners

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

Background The recent case of Clitheroe v Bond raised important issues relating to the relevant test to be applied when assessing testamentary capacity. Are the principles established in the 1870 case of Banks v Goodfellow still good law, or should …

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Why you will no longer need to swear when visiting your solicitor

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Alice Heathfield

The Government has announced that, from the end of November, executors will no longer need to formally swear an oath before receiving the grant of probate – instead they will be able to make a ‘digital’ statement of truth. This …

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