private client issues November 2009
Our Private Client Services group produces a quarterly
newsletter to keep you up-to-date with hot topics and changes in
the law that may affect you and how you manage or preserve your
wealth and assets.
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edition online - alternatively, click on this link to download the latest edition of
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For the first time since 1993 a change to the provisions on intestacy has been brought into effect.
People generally only rarely review their Wills. They typically do so when there are changes in their family intentions or if their wealth has considerably improved.
Sometimes head injuries sustained in accidents can be missed by both the medical and legal professions. This means they are not properly investigated, treated or compensated.
With the property market still uncertain, businesses still failing, unemployment rising and many homeowners with mortgages in negative equity, there is certainly an impact on anyone contemplating a divorce.
The risk of an epidemic on the French property market from the collapse of the sub-prime market in the United States is without a doubt a threat in France.
In addition, you may wish to view previous editions of our regular
newsletter, private client issues.