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by Julian Powell

Managing partner rides for flights

Rebecca Widdowson, Managing Partner, of Hallmark Hulme solicitors of Worcester, cycled from London to Paris raising more than £1,250 for The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. The charity receives no public funding and relies on donations. Each flight costs around £2,500.

by Julian Powell

Spouses to receive extra £20,000 if partners die intestate

From 6 February 2020 the law changes so that when someone dies without a Will (intestate) and has children, the amount which will pass outright to the spouse or civil partner (or legal partner) will increase to £270k from £250k. Research in 2018 revealed that nearly 2/3rds of adults in the UK do not have a Will! What will your legal partner inherit if you were to die intestate? One reason...