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Corporate Law

Corporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community, and the environment interact with one another under the internal rules of the firm.

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Estate Planning

Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the disposal of an estate. Estate planning typically attempts to eliminate uncertainties over the administration of a probate and maximize the value of the estate by reducing taxes and other expenses. Guardians are often designated for minor children and beneficiaries in incapacity.

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Probate Law

Probate is the legal process of administering the estate of a deceased person by resolving all claims and distributing the deceased person's property under the valid will. A surrogate court decides the validity of a testator's will. A probate interprets the instructions of the deceased, decides the executor as the personal representative of the estate, and adjudicates the interests of heirs and other parties who may have claims against the estate.

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Real Estate Law

Real Estate Law is the body of regulations and legal codes which pertain to such matters under a particular jurisdiction and include things such as commercial and residential property ownership, development, and transactions. Real estate is often considered synonymous with real property (sometimes called realty), in contrast to personal property (sometimes called 'chattels' or 'personalty' or 'personal property law').

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Taxation

Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes.
Primary taxation issues facing the governments world over include:

  • taxes on income and wealth (or estates),
  • taxation of capital gains.

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Trusts and Trust Administration

A trust is a relationship whereby property (real or personal, tangible or intangible) is held by one party for the benefit of another. A trust conventionally arises when property is transferred by one party to be held by another party for the benefit of a third party, although it is also possible for a legal owner to create a trust of property without transferring it to anyone else, simply by declaring that the property will henceforth be held for the benefit of the beneficiary. The trust is governed by the terms under which it was created.

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Wills

A will or a testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and provides for the transfer of his/her property at death.

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