A change in EU inheritance law has prompted solicitors to warn Britons with holiday homes in European countries to check their wills. Under new rules which came into force on August 17, UK residents with assets in Europe may be unnecessarily subjecting their property or assets to local laws.
As the number of dissolved civil partnerships rises by twenty percent, legal experts at the Law Society are advising same-sex couples to seek legal advice before breaking up.
It may not be labelled as a ‘divorce’ but dissolving a civil partnership has the same legal ramifications as ending a marriage.
