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Take Note: Significant 2024 Gift/Estate Tax Exemption Inflation Increases
The New Year brought inflation adjustments to the federal and some states' gift/estate tax exemption amounts, thereby increasing the amount individuals can gift during life and at death free of federal and state gift and estate tax. Given the significant 2024 inflation adjustments, particularly with respect to the federal gift/estate and...
Having a Dual Agent: Why Buyers & Sellers Should Avoid it
Are you wondering what dual agency is and how it works? One of my duties as a real estate agent is to explain how agency law works in Massachusetts. I must present agency law at my first meeting with a prospective buyer or seller client. State laws require agents to do this. It is something [...] The post Having a Dual Agent: Why Buyers & Sellers...
2024 Tax and Estate Planning Opportunities
A New Year is upon us, it is an election year, and a rollback of the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes is scheduled for the not too distant future. State and federal estate and gift taxes are an important consideration for estate planning in the United States. Now is an opportune time to consider leveraging gifting...
A Probate Checklist For Executors Of A Will
Probate, the legal process of administering a deceased person's estate, can be complex and challenging. During this process, a court determines whether a Will is authentic and valid and then distributes the estate to heirs or beneficiaries....By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLCRead More
Estate Planning: What You Should Consider
While many think that crafting an estate plan like a will or a trust is a relatively straightforward matter, numerous considerations go into making an effective estate plan to provide for your loved ones....By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLCRead More
Why Should I Work With A Probate Litigation Attorney?
If you expect to face disputes over the allocation of your loved one's estate, retaining a probate litigation attorney might be the right choice. Here's what you need to know about hiring an experienced attorney who can help you manage probate litigation. But first, let's look at what probate is....By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLCRead More
High Court finds limitation clause effective to limit liability for dishonest breaches of contract
The High Court has held that a limitation clause was effective to limit liability for a dishonest breach of contract (and, in any event, dishonesty was not established on the facts): Innovate Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Univeristy of Portsmouth Higher Education Corp [2024] EWHC 35 (TCC). The decision highlights the distinction between a party's own...
High Court finds limitation clause effective to limit liability for dishonest breaches of contract
The High Court has held that a limitation clause was effective to limit liability for a dishonest breach of contract (and, in any event, dishonesty was not established on the facts): Innovate Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Univeristy of Portsmouth Higher Education Corp [2024] EWHC 35 (TCC). The decision highlights the distinction between a party's own...
Estate Planning: Should I Divide My Assets Equally?
Your heirs may not see eye to eye on family circumstances, particularly regarding inheriting your estate. Relationships can change and intensify when you die. Underlying issues can bubble to the surface, creating tensions over your estate and possibly tearing your family apart....By: Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.Read More
What’s the “probate exception” and why should trusts and estates litigators care?
There are all sorts of reasons for why you may want to litigate your case in federal court. As explained in an excellent blog post by NY commercial litigator Will Newman: Litigants often prefer federal court for several reasons. Many believe the judges are better. Federal courts also usually have fewer cases and more resources [...]Read More
Climate disputes – Parent company and supply chain risk
In recent decades, there has been a marked increase in the number of actions brought in the UK and elsewhere based on alleged environmental and human rights-based failings by large multinational corporations. As these claims have developed in the English courts, the typical model is for groups of foreign claimants to allege a UK-domiciled company...
Climate disputes – Parent company and supply chain risk
In recent decades, there has been a marked increase in the number of actions brought in the UK and elsewhere based on alleged environmental and human rights-based failings by large multinational corporations. As these claims have developed in the English courts, the typical model is for groups of foreign claimants to allege a UK-domiciled company...
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