If you assign your assets to a trust they are no longer deemed to be your personal possessions (i.e. they stop being part of your estate).

Trusts can therefore be used to protect assets when entering into a marriage, to ensure that a

Although the term ‘common law’ wife/husband has often been used in the past to describe someone who has lived with their partner for a number of years, you may be surprised to hear that in England and Wales this is not a

1. The decision to purchase a commercial property should ideally be made based on an investment strategy such as capital growth or income generation (rental return), or be a strategic purchase for a business (such as relocating to more favourable premises). So

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/contents], states that it is the legal duty of employers to ensure employees, workers and self-employed contractors are safe at work. It is their responsibility to:
● make sure you are properly trained
● provide you with suitable

In order to dispute a Will, known as contesting a Will, you must have a ‘vested interest’, meaning that you must be a spouse or ex-spouse, civil partner, child (or step child), cohabitee, dependant, or a person mentioned in the Will, or