Canada Employment Law
Severance and Termination Pay in Ontario
Ontario law requires ESA termination pay and separate severance pay, up to 34 weeks combined. See the notice table, severance formula, and common law notice.
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BC Severance Pay: Employment Standards Act Termination Rules
BC has no separate severance pay law. See the Employment Standards Act's compensation for length of service schedule, exceptions, and common law notice.
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Canada Employment Law
Severance and Termination Pay in Alberta
Alberta has no separate severance pay law. See the Employment Standards Code termination notice schedule, exceptions, layoffs, and common-law reasonable notice.
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UK Wills and Probate
UK Wills, Probate & Inheritance Tax: A Plain Guide
How wills, probate and inheritance tax work across the UK. IHT is UK-wide, but probate, intestacy and power of attorney differ in England, Scotland and NI.
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UK Wills and Probate
Confirmation in Scotland: The Scottish Probate Process
How Confirmation works in Scotland: executor-nominate vs executor-dative, the £36,000 small estate procedure, and what it lets you do.
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UK Wills and Probate
Contesting a Will in England and Wales: Grounds and Limits
How to contest a will in England and Wales: validity grounds, the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, and the six-month time limit.
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UK Wills and Probate
Deed of Variation Explained: Redirecting an Inheritance
How a deed of variation lets a beneficiary redirect an inheritance within 2 years of death, meeting the Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax conditions.
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UK Wills and Probate
Deputyship and the Court of Protection Explained
How deputyship works when there is no LPA: property and welfare deputies, Court of Protection fees, OPG supervision, and Scotland/NI alternatives.
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UK Wills and Probate
Executor Duties: What an Executor of a Will Must Do
What an executor in England and Wales must do, in order: value the estate, pay Inheritance Tax, get probate, and distribute it, plus when they risk personal liability.
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UK Wills and Probate
How Long Does Probate Take in the UK? Timelines
Realistic probate timescales for England and Wales: typical stages, why the grant of probate takes 8 to 16 weeks, and what causes delays.
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UK Wills and Probate
Inheritance Tax in the UK: Rates, Thresholds and Exemptions
How UK inheritance tax works: the 40% rate, nil-rate and residence bands, key exemptions, the seven-year rule on gifts, and when IHT must be paid.
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UK Wills and Probate
Inheritance Tax 7 Year Rule: How Taper Relief Works
How the Inheritance Tax 7-year rule works: potentially exempt transfers, the £325,000 nil-rate band, and the taper relief sliding scale from 40% to 0%.
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