by alternative resolution to conflict | Mar 21, 2016 | business inheritance, executors, human resources, Uncategorized, Wills and Probate
Following the death of a business owner, an executor will be nominated (in the will) to manage the administration of their estate (probate). People will often ask friends or relatives to act as executors for their will, but for business owners the implications of...
by alternative resolution to conflict | Feb 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Businesses spend a great deal of time analysing risk, but when it comes to the potential for people who lead companies to unexpected die, business owners will often prefer to avoid a discussion about their own mortality. This is a particular issue for small...
by alternative resolution to conflict | Feb 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Continuing from our last blog, which identified why giving your home to your children (in order to avoid the cost of care and tax) may not be such a good idea, we’ll spend a little more time on two solutions to the problem – writing a will and setting up a trust....
by alternative resolution to conflict | Sep 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s very natural for parents to pass on all their worldly goods to their children, and for those who die without a will the probate rules will ensure that they are the first in line (along with any spouse) for the assets from your estate. But although the...
by alternative resolution to conflict | Aug 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wills are an extremely efficient way of passing on your estate, after death, to those who you loved and cared for in your lifetime. Gifts (as the law calls them) can be money, personal property, land or businesses. However, there are a number of traps for the unwary...
by alternative resolution to conflict | Aug 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
When a friend or family member dies, the beneficiaries of a will are the last in line to receive any share of the estate. The current publicity concerning the estate of the late Boris Berezovsky, the billionaire Russian oligarch who died in Ascot in 2013, highlights...
Recent Comments