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Featured news 21 Mar 2023 Boodle Hatfield Property Insights – March edition

In our Property Insights newsletter, the Real Estate team shine a spotlight on new legal developments and offer some insights on issues that are currently shaping the property market.

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31 Mar 2022 Trusts in Litigation Conference 2022

Private Wealth Partner, Mark Lindley is attending and speaking at the Trusts in Litigation Conference 2022.

14 Mar 2022 Trusts and Estates Litigation Forum 2022

Private Wealth Partner, Mark Lindley is attending and speaking at the Trusts and Estates Litigation Forum.

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06 Dec 2021 The tricky politics of inheritance – who should you leave your money to?

In a recent article in The Telegraph, Private Wealth Partner, Mark Lindley provides some commentary on how leaving very little paperwork upon death, can open up a whole quagmire of unknowns.

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04 Oct 2021 Where there’s a will and a couple of marriages, things get complicated

Private Wealth Dispute Partner, Mark Lindley comments on the importance of legal guidance in The Sunday Times as ‘blended families’ are on the rise, so are inheritance rows and while the stereotype may be archaic, valid complications remain.

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18 Dec 2020 What can be done where trustees or personal representatives have made a mistake?

In a recent STEP article Private Wealth Partner, Mark Lindley outlines what can be done when a trustee or personal representative makes a mistake and the possible legal remedies.

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23 Sep 2020 Remote witnessing of Wills—pros and cons from a disputes’ perspective

Private Client analysis: Mark Lindley, partner at Boodle Hatfield, discusses the new rules in the Wills Act 1837

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17 Jul 2020 Inheritance disputes rise as families go to war over estates

Number of contested wills at an all-time high as rising house prices and complex family structures drive competing claims.

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06 Jul 2020 Court battles over inheritance hit all-time high as claimants seek a bigger share of estates

The number of High Court disputes over inheritance hit an all-time high last year.

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19 Mar 2020 Law Firm Disclosure Ruling On Trustee Docs Has Limits

A recent Court of Appeal ruling that a trustee can’t use privilege to withhold documents requested by a beneficiary will have a limited impact due to a 2018 update to the U.K.’s data protection law.

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30 Nov 2017 Transgender equality in wills and inheritance

Mark Lindley, partner at the Firm, discusses how using gender-neutral pronouns in wills and the introduction of Gender Recognition Certificates improve clarity regarding inheritance issues

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