Introduction The law regarding gifting by attorneys and deputies on behalf of someone else is complex. The purpose of this blog is to highlight and explain some of these complexities and signpost attorneys and deputies Read More
Beyond.life, a company that offers probate and funeral director broker services, have introduced free online wills that claim to be legally binding. The company’s advert claims: “When there’s a solicitor, there’s Read More
Amendments have been made to mental health legislation that identifies when a person’s liberty can be legally deprived. The new law, currently in draft with the House of Lords, aims to protect the rights Read More
Preparing a clients’ Will and discussing personal details with them to ensure loved ones benefit from the estate in the future can be a sensitive matter – but do the benefits of home visits compromise legal Read More
We are all aware that Will Writing is not regulated by statute, but that does not mean it’s not regulated at all. Consumers, if they feel that their complaint has not been dealt with Read More
Tony Peckham, 70, of TP Consultancy, has been running his professional Estate Planning business for 15 years now, but one simple change has resulted in his company being more successful than ever. Like many other professionals, Tony Read More
The Institute of Professional Willwriters (IPW) and The Institute of Scottish Professional Willwriters (ISPW) have again had their membership of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute Approved Consumer Code status renewed by the Chartered Trading Standards Read More
Exclusive Post summer training course announced for estate planning professionals
UK’s leading web-based planning business, Legacy Legal, are hosting a training event in September which will offer expert advice and solutions to estate practitioners, Will-writers and IFAs from the across the country. After their Read More
Director of Compliance and Risk at Legal Eye Limited, Loschinee Naidoo is on the judging panel for the first upcoming British Wills and Probate Awards 2018. In this interview, she talks about her current role, what Read More
Dishonourable Ex-Lawyer Called to give Evidence over a Will
Anal Sheikh, a struck-off solicitor, is called to give evidence at the High Court over a Will she had written. Ultimately the court accepted that her evidence corroborates with other evidence in the case, however, Read More
It is not only Boris Johnson that has been swept up in the issue of Islamophobia in recent weeks, as a solicitor has been suspended for 18 months by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). Deborah Elizabeth Read More
The Property Codes Compliance Board (PPCB) which regulates the Search Code has appointed Anne Lucking, Managing Director of Index Property Information Group, as a new Board member. Anne is the nominated representative for the Council Read More
We are delighted to welcome this month’s speaker Gill Steel from LawSkills to the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinars. LawSkills specialises in Learning & Development and Consultancy for Private Client practitioners in the Read More
A recent report into how consumers are choosing legal services has found that users are driven by many factors, but they are not shopping around for legal services. Shockingly, the report, carried out by the Read More
For many, the thought of losing their wife, husband or long-term partner is the stuff of nightmares; the thought alone creates a feeling of all consuming grief. Now imagine that, despite losing the person closest Read More
Today, Legacy Legal Ltd is one of the most inclusive and adaptable web-based planning businesses in the country, who provide comprehensive estate planning solutions for financial service professionals in the UK and Northern Ireland. Legacy Read More
Last Friday was the deadline for the written submission to enter the British Wills and Probate Awards. With a number of late nominations we’re extending the date for final submissions to the end of Read More
Barry Chuckle, one half of the Chuckle Brothers comedy duo, and stalwart of children’s television, has tragically died at the age of 73. Immortalised in the hearts of multiple generations, Barry Chuckle was best known Read More
40% of legal professionals reluctant to discuss charitable giving with
The Law society held a roundtable discussion on legacy giving which found 40% of solicitors did not feel able to raise the issue of charitable giving with their clients, according to 2016 research by Remember a Charity (Read More
Much like the weather of late, the number of deaths has increased exponentially, when compared to past statistics. When the deaths were compared with the national statistics over the past five years, 663 additional deaths have Read More