Ian Burton joins ‘one to watch’ Jurit LLP

Experienced corporate and commercial lawyer, Ian Burton, has joined virtual law firm Jurit LLP as a consultant solicitor.

Grants of probate now taking up to nine months

If you are dealing with the estate of someone who has died, you should now allow up to nine months – from start to finish – for a grant of probate, according to Jo Summers TEP, partner in our Private Wealth & Tax team.

What top legal issues should HR be thinking about in the workplace in 2024?

The past five years have seen somewhat of a zombie government in employment law terms.

Is it better to gift property or leave it as an inheritance?

We often get asked whether it is better, in tax terms, to gift a property to someone or to leave it to them as an inheritance.