PS magazine

PS is distributed six times per year to members, keeping them up-to-date on pertinent legal and practical issues via bulletins, in-depth articles, case reports and guidance.

It is aimed at solicitors working in the fields of wills, financial planning, trusts, tax planning, Court of Protection, care planning and estate administration.

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CPD Quiz

PS now comes with up to 12 hours' free CPD points each year, through a 15-question quiz on each edition's content. The quiz is quick and user-friendly and will save members time and money, and is accessible via the CPD centre.

To complete the quiz:

• First, register with the CPD centre and log in today at www.lawsociety.org.uk/cpdcentre.  (NB Registration requires setting a new user name and password as these details do not automatically carry over from Private Client site login.)
• Then, select Private Client CPD quiz from the list of Law Society Online Learning.
• If you leave the test mid-way through completion, or your session expires, you will need to click on Record on the CPD toolbar at the top of the page (NB not the browser toolbar) to return to the quiz and for more details on the status of completion.  Once there, click on the quiz name.  This will return a 'View Activity Details' page.  Scroll down the page to where it says 'Online assessment' and click on the 'Launch' button underneath to return to the quiz.

In order to claim your CPD hours you must achieve a pass mark of 87% or answer 13 out of 15 questions correctly. Your answers will be marked online as soon as you submit them. You can revisit the assessment as often as you like before the next edition of the magazine is released. However, think carefully before submitting your answers as you only have one attempt in which to complete the quiz.

If you would like to contest this mark please contact Sections Editorial Assistant, Leila Zerai, on leila.zerai@lawsociety.org.uk; 020 7316 5522

For all technical queries please contact the CPD Centre on 0207 320 5841 or via email to cpdcentre@lawsociety.org.uk

This issue contains the following subjects:

Chair comment News and updates Social Change - vulnerable adults - Tim Spencer-Lane A delicate condition - contentious probate - Helene Pines Richman Back to Basics - Statutory wills State of the ART - end of life issues - Stephen Louw and Joseph Cosgrove Tools of the trade - inheritance tax - Kevin Beard Treasure Islands - Hong Kong and BVI probate - Philip Munro and Patrick Hamlin Benefit of the Doubt - Elderly Client - Gary Vaux FAQs

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This issue contains the following subjects:

Lasting reminder - LPA update Good as New - Chair Comment News and Updates Face value - Presidential Post Probate Section Conference 2010 round-up Probate Annual Conference 2010 workshops Three and easy? Finance Act 2010 Changing the Rules - NCPR Private Client Update - Annual Conference 2010 State of Emergency - Budget 2010 Wood for the Trees - Woodland tax After-Life - Identity Fraud

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This issue contains the following subjects:

Outside in - Chair comment News and Updates Change Agenda - Council update Probate webinars Budget 2010 Back to Basics - Setting up a Charity First principles - Non-Contentious Probate Rules We need to talk- death planning Preventing abuse - elder abuse Old retainer - client retainers and engagement letters FAQs

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This issue contains the following subjects:

Contents Stealing a March - Patricia Wass News and Updates Taking Liberties - Anselm Endergill Panel Debate - David McGroarty Eye of the Storm - Denzil Lush Back to Basics - Working with IFAs In your debt - Nadia Abed Parent trap - Lesley King First principles - Lord Justice Munby On the money - Stuart Bushell Into the ether - Duncan Jeffries Doctor's Orders - Helen Starkie

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This issue contains the following subjects:

Contents News and Updates Mint Condition (Chair comment) Of service (probate modernisation) The young ones (young beneficiaries) Pre-budget report Dying with Dignity - assisted suicide Back to Basics - First-tier Tribunal (Charity) Death matters - assisted suicide Cohabit of a lifetime - cohabitant intestacy Distorted Mirror - Mirror Wills Helping Others (Will Aid) FAQs

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This issue contains the following subjects:

Contents In the public eye (Comment) News Private woes (clients in the recession) On a roll (PS Winter seminars) Port in a storm (IHT in Portugal) Staying on top (thriving in the new marketplace) Back to Basics 11 - Court of Protection litigation Recipe for success (EU succession) Where charity begins (risks of philanthropy) Held to account (SARs and trusts) Rule of law (NCPR committee) Out of the woods (tax relief on woodland) Protect and Serve (book reviews) FAQs

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