When someone spends their later years living in a sunny Commonwealth country, their executors usually assume that local law will govern the entire estate-clearing process. The plan seems simple enough: tidy up the local assets, secure the foreign probate, and then...
When a loved one passes away, dealing with the paperwork they leave behind is rarely easy. One term you will hear almost immediately if you are managing their affairs is a "Grant of Probate." A Grant of Probate is an official court document. It gives the executors...
Losing a loved one is never easy, and the logistical life admin that follows can feel like an uphill battle—especially when you are dealing with assets across different borders. If you are an executor or administrator based in a country like Australia, Canada, or New...
Inheriting property across borders is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle; all the pieces are there, but they don't always fit together at first glance. If you’ve found yourself inheriting a villa in Spain, a flat in Hong Kong, or a family home in Australia, the first thing...
Probate is the legal process for handling a deceased person's estate. It involves identifying and valuing assets, settling any outstanding debts, and distributing the remaining assets to beneficiaries. But what happens if a UK citizen owns property overseas? This will...
Losing a loved one is emotionally exhausting, and the paperwork that follows rarely helps. When that person held assets abroad—perhaps a bank account in Sydney, shares in an Aussie company, or a family home in Perth—the complexity can feel overwhelming. If you already...
When someone passes away in the UK and leaves assets in Malaysia, the UK Grant of Probate isn't automatically recognised. You usually need to reseal the UK probate in a Malaysian court to administer those assets. This blog covers the process of resealing UK probate...
The legal paperwork can seem like an uphill battle when a family member dies with assets dispersed across multiple countries. You don't have to start the probate process from scratch. If you've already obtained it in the UK (or another Commonwealth nation), but you've...
Dealing with probate is difficult enough. Add another country into the mix, and it can quickly feel overwhelming. This is a situation many families now find themselves in: a loved one passes away abroad or lives overseas but still owns property, savings, or...
It can be difficult and time-consuming to handle a loved one's estate after they have passed away. With many estates needing longer than a year to settle, delays in the probate procedure are becoming more common. This blog looks at the reasons why getting a grant of...
Probate resealing is a legal process that allows a Grant of Probate (or equivalent legal authority) issued in one jurisdiction to be formally recognised and validated for use in another jurisdiction, specifically in England and Wales. The core purpose is to avoid the...
If someone has assets in England or Wales and they die, a Foreign Grant of Probate is usually required to deal with these assets. This includes bank accounts, savings, shares and property. If the deceased was not a permanent UK citizen, a Grant of Probate might...
When dealing with assets in Australia on behalf of a deceased individual's estate, the executor or administrator must obtain the English Grant of Probate resealed by the Australian Courts before dealing with those assets. The 1982 Colonial Probates Act allows for the...
Recognition of UK probate grants With regard to probates, the UK only has three jurisdictions: England and Wales Northern Ireland Scotland Hence, for a deceased person who was domiciled in any of these jurisdictions but had assets in another, one grant is required....
Let us take a typical case of an individual domiciled in Australia and passes away leaving his registered home and bank accounts in London. The UK land registry can not recognise the Australian letters of executorship nor will the financial institution recognise it....