Monthly Update on Wills Probate Trusts Tax and Elderly Client October 2020
Recorded on: 30/10/2020
Aim
These monthly webinars provide the busy practitioner with a round-up of new developments in wills, probate, trusts, tax and elderly client matters. This webinar will focus on developments during the month of September 2020.
Learning Outcomes – By taking part in these sessions practitioners should be able to:
- Keep up to date in their professional competence
- Add additional practical tips to their repertoire
- Take the opportunity to discuss developments
- Test their knowledge
Agenda
Wills
- Cryptoassets — Law Commission investigates whether they can be ‘possessed’
Probate
- Online Probate Applications compulsory from 2 November 2020
- Probate Registry Update
- Release of funds by Banks without a Grant
- Accessing digital bank accounts
Trusts
- More on the Trust Register
- The Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 — came into effect 6 October 2020
- New reporting requirements for trusts with connection to France
Tax
- Surge in IHT investigations Form IHT 421 — further comment
- TRS and complex estates
- HMRC compliance campaign regarding disposals of second homes
Elderly Client
- Professional deputies – hourly rates increase
- Modernisation of England & Wales LPAs
- Refund of care home fees — Care UK
- Fraud — medical records — P v Griffith [20201 EWCOP 46
- Variation or discharge of DoLs order — DP v LB of Hillingdon [20201 EWCOP 45
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