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  • 23 December 2025

Bereaved families face 11-fold surge in probate costs

Madeleine Beresford, Partner in Private Client at TWM Solicitors, comments in The Telegraph on the sharp rise in probate fees, noting that it adds further financial and administrative pressure on families already coping with bereavement.
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Madeleine Beresford

Partner in Private Client

  • 18 December 2025

Avoid this common inheritance tax planning mistake

Gillian Dunlea, Managing Associate and private client specialist at TWM Solicitors, comments in Saga on how lifetime gifts can unintentionally remain within an estate for inheritance tax if HMRC considers the donor to still benefit from them.
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Gillian Dunlea

Managing Associate in Private Client

  • 12 December 2025

The rules for gift-giving under Powers of Attorney

David Lunn, Partner in Private Client at TWM Solicitors, is featured in The Telegraph examining the complex rules governing gifts made under a Power of Attorney. David explains the importance of assessing capacity, and why careful records and, where necessary, Court of Protection approval are essential to avoid overstepping legal authority.
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David Lunn

Partner in Private Client

  • 21 November 2025

Ways to minimise IHT ahead of possible gifting clampdown

David Lunn, Partner in Private Client at TWM Solicitors, outlines in Money Week ways to use current gifting rules to make payments to family or friends without them being subject to inheritance tax.
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David Lunn

Partner in Private Client

  • 13 November 2025

Fifty years on from the 1975 Inheritance Act – is reform needed?

Stuart Downey, Partner in Will, Trust and Estate Disputes at TWM Solicitors, is featured in IFA Magazine, The Times, Solicitors Journal and GB News, discussing the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Inheritance Act and calls for the need for reform in light of evolving family structures.
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Stuart Downey

Partner and Mediator in Dispute Resolution

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