Will Public trust in charities effect charity legacy giving?
Research findings in 2018 shows more than 4 in 10 members of the public donate less money as a result of lack of trust in charities – how will this effect legacy giving? Researcher Populas, on behalf of The Charity Commission, investigated overall public trust and confidence in charities which found it had decreased over the past two years. Scandals reported in the media in relation to […]
Removing life-support – who decides?
On Monday the Supreme Court ruled that an application to the Court may no longer be needed for an order to withdraw life-sustaining treatment for a person with a ‘prolonged disorder of consciousness’ (for example where the patient is in a post-vegetative state). What happened? Mr Y – who was apparently in good health and […]
Woman’s Urgent plea to specialist court to extract sperm from dying husband
A Court of Protection Judge gave a woman permission to extract sperm from her dying husband to enable her to get pregnant. Lawyers representing the woman, who had been undergoing fertility treatment when her husband had suffered a brain injury, had made an urgent application to specialist court. Justice Gwynneth Knowles, a judge in a […]
100% of IPW users would recommend services: IPW members receive flawless customer satisfaction rating
A recent customer satisfaction survey, of over 600 IPW customers, has revealed that users of the Institute of Professional Willwriters (IPW) are overwhelmingly satisfied with the services they receive. 89% of people surveyed deemed IPW members and the service they provide as ‘excellent,’ with 11% claiming members are ‘very good’ at what they do. Reassuringly, […]
Countrywide Legacy’s big reveal – new features for you!
For all of our Essential Package users, we can finally announce the new features which will be included in your Countrywide Legacy Software for a limited time at no extra cost. Introducing our new Paperless Package: Electronic Terms of Business, Rights to Cancel and Receipt No more paper! Terms of Business, Receipt and Rights of […]
Arken – Thriving and Driving forward
Arken’s thriving new office look is driving business forward Arken complements its industry leading cloud-based software solution business with a new exciting state of the art office expansion, that supports the innovative culture they are nurturing within the organisation. The business behind Arken, Arken.legal, has fantastic new office space which is already having a positive […]
Official Sponsors revealed for The British Wills and Probate Awards 2018
Nominations for The British Wills and Probate Awards (BWPA) are coming in thick and fast, so we are therefore thrilled to announce the events’ official category award sponsors. This not to be missed, exclusive event is brought to you by the publishers of Today’s Wills and Probate and hosted by one of the country’s most […]
Family claims deceased brother’s Belgian residency left him intestate
A family, devastated by the loss of the late Owen Davies, have been left with the further burden of contesting a dated will he made in 1996, which left the entirety of his estate in England and Wales to Mr Owen’s uncle. Owen Davies was living in Belgium at the time of his death. Because […]
Inheritance Tax goes through the roof with record high announcement
A recent report published by the HMRC has found that inheritance tax (IHT) has reached an all-time high of £5.2 billion. This is an increase of 8%, which equates to £388 million when compared to the IHT paid in 2016-17 and has been steadily rising since 2010. In terms of IHT, the HMRC will remember the winter of 2014/15 as they […]
IPW Member Set To Cycle Over The Pyrenees For Charity
IPW member Rob Abell will be one of a small team of cyclists riding the 300 miles from Pau in the South of France over the Pyrenees into Barcelona on 19-22 September 2018. This is a major part of our fundraising efforts for our charity of the year – Bamboozle Theatre Company. We recently announced at […]
No hearing needed where doctors and family agree to switch off life support says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that it is no longer necessary for the Court of Protection to make the final decision on restricting clinically assisted hydration and nutrition (CAHN) to patients in an irreversibly unconscious state. According to the judgment, when families and medical staff are in agreement, and it is in the best needs […]
An example of how misdistribution was avoided on an intestate estate
A recent case study from Title Research highlights how an intestate estate came close to a misdistribution and was only avoided by genealogical research being undertaken. On this occasion, Title Research was asked to verify the Deceased’s paternal family. The estate was known to be passing to the class of whole blood uncles and aunts, […]
