UK Wills and Probate
Inheritance Tax Threshold: NRB, RNRB & the £2m Taper
The UK inheritance tax threshold combines a £325,000 nil-rate band with a £175,000 residence band, tapered above £2 million estates, frozen until 2031.
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UK Wills and Probate
Intestacy Rules in England & Wales: Who Inherits
Who inherits under England and Wales intestacy rules: £322,000 statutory legacy, spouse and children shares, and why unmarried partners get nothing.
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UK Wills and Probate
Dying Without a Will in Scotland: Intestacy Rules
How intestacy works in Scotland: prior rights, forced-heirship legal rights over the moveable estate, and the free estate, with the exact figures.
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UK Wills and Probate
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA): Types, Registration & OPG
How a lasting power of attorney works in England and Wales: the two types, OPG registration and fees, and what happens with no LPA in place.
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UK Wills and Probate
How to Make a Will in the UK: Rules & Requirements
How to make a valid will in England and Wales under the Wills Act 1837: witnesses, capacity, marriage and divorce, plus how Scotland's rules differ.
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UK Wills and Probate
Power of Attorney in Northern Ireland: EPA Explained
Power of attorney in Northern Ireland explained: the enduring power of attorney (EPA), Office of Care and Protection registration, and controllership.
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UK Wills and Probate
Power of Attorney Scotland: Continuing and Welfare POA
Power of attorney in Scotland explained: continuing and welfare power of attorney, Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland) registration, and guardianship.
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UK Wills and Probate
Probate UK: The Process in England and Wales
How probate works in England and Wales: the grant of representation, fees, and Inheritance Tax. Scotland and Northern Ireland differ.
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Canada Employment Law
Workplace Privacy and Employee Monitoring in Canada
Which Canadian privacy laws cover employee monitoring, whether you can record a workplace conversation, and how regulators judge if surveillance was reasonable.
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Canada Employment Law
Sick Leave and Medical Notes in Canada: Rules by Province
Sick leave in Canada varies by province. See Ontario's unpaid ESA days and sick-note ban, BC and Quebec's paid days, federal medical leave, and EI sickness benefits.
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Canada Employment Law
Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Clauses in Canada
Non-compete clauses are banned outright in Ontario but governed by common law reasonableness elsewhere in Canada, and by the Civil Code in Quebec. Learn the difference.
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Canada Employment Law
Maternity and Parental Leave in Canada: Leave vs. EI Benefits
How long is maternity leave in Canada? See job-protected leave rules by province plus EI maternity/parental benefits and Quebec's QPIP, explained side by side.
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