Trusts & Succession

Logan Roy’s sudden stroke on HBO’s hit show Succession led his business, Waystar Royco, to fall into disarray. With no clear succession plan in place, the struggle for power spilt over into the public domain, denting the image of the company, and bringing its share price spiralling down with it

The UK government has announced that foreign companies who have not registered their beneficial owners with Companies House by the 31 January deadline could now face severe sanctions, such as restrictions and financial penalties

Gateley Legal's Mark Pearce explains how calculating prospective liabilities to tax, particularly inheritance tax, is a vital part of any advice given to clients

The ‘one lawyer, one couple’ model is the newest offering to help couples amicably resolve differences arising from a divorce or separation. Couples often fear the polarisation and entrenchment that can occur when each instructs their own lawyer

Charitable gift giving in wills reach its highest on record, figures from legacy information provider Smee & Ford showed

Jersey-based wealth management services provider Affinity Private Wealth has appointed Elizabeth Shaw as an associate director within its trust team

Almost three quarters of parents in the UK have no legal plans in place to make sure their children are looked after should the parents die, according to research from Solicitor for the Elderly (SFE)

One of the more profound changes in society over the last 50 years or so is that ‘living in sin’ is widely acceptable, across the generations. Indeed, statistics confirm that over five million couples do so and, further, that in 2021 for the first time, more children were born to unmarried than to married parents

UK law firm Hunters Law has launched Resolve, a new “one couple, one lawyer” service designed for separating couples who wish to "separate amicably and with dignity"

An investigation into homeless charity - the Ashley Foundation - found evidence of serious financial mismanagement