Fay Copeland

Partner, Wedlake Bell

Prepare for the worst

A will is key to dealing with the succession issues of foreign property, but of equal importance could be a foreign lasting power of attorney, advises Fay Copeland

Sum of the parts

Personal chattels no longer refers to carriages and plated articles, but a new definition will naturally bring new difficulties to be grappled with, says Fay Copeland

The dangers of DIY wills

Practitioners have a duty to advise their clients that writing their own will is a needlessly perilous undertaking – the stakes are simply too high, says Fay Copeland

The underlying symptom

Legal proceedings between family members often act only to aggravate issues bubbling under the surface without ever resolving the problem, says Fay Copeland

Caught in the middle

More and more people are getting trapped in the inheritance tax net but clients can defer and even eliminate succession problems, says Fay Copeland

Estate planning update

Fay Copeland and Caroline Cook round up the latest developments in will writing, same-sex marriage and succession rights

Europe doesn't understand

As the majority of the continent is wary of trusts, is it really in a position to tell the UK what to do with them, asks Fay Copeland

Equality should be universal

Civil partnerships could be automatically converted to marriages to allow tax relief for same-sex couples with foreign connections, says Fay Copeland

1 2 3

Fay Copeland

Articles