Private Client Issues – June 2024

Welcome to this month’s edition of Private Client Issues, Blake Morgan’s monthly round-up of the topics you may find of interest. It features insight and advice on developments affecting private individuals.

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How to find assets your spouse has hidden, or lost

Can you trust that your spouse is telling you everything about their finances during a break-up? We look at how to find hidden assets in a divorce.

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Does my Final Order in the divorce mean I am protected financially?

When getting divorced there are two strands of the legal process that must be considered. One is the division of the matrimonial finances but what does a final order in a divorce mean for your finances?

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How do Part 36 Offers work? Exploring Hugh Grant’s starring role

We take a look at how the practical operation of Part 36 has deterred Hugh Grant from pursuing News Group Newspapers and what role public interest could have played in it being tested in open Court.

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What is the Residence Nil Rate Band?

The “Residence Nil Rate Band”, known as the RNRB, is an inheritance tax free allowance, which is beneficial for all who have descendants and who own, or have owned, their own property.

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‘How to Rent: the checklist for renting in England’ – old and legacy guides

The ‘How to Rent: the checklist for renting in England’ is one of the many prerequisite documents for landlords, especially when it comes to the service of a Section 21 Notice in England.

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