It has now been over a year since the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) set up a refund scheme for overcharged families that applied for a lasting power of attorney between 2013 and 2017. During this Read More
Running a law firm is hard enough, but the working environment for all legal service professionals has changed rapidly over the past year and is only going to continue changing as we approach the Brexit Read More
Two Sisters are in the middle of a warring legal court battle with their pilot brother over £1.57m family inheritance because they claim their mother was meant to give him less as he is rich Read More
Sir Samuel Brittan, who is the brother of former home secretary Leon Brittan, has been cruelly swindled out of his life’s savings. An arrest warrant has been issued for the conwoman, Michelle Braithwaite, who Read More
The cost of dying is overwhelmingly expensive! Last year the Sunlife Cost of Dying Report highlighted that since 2017, the overall cost of dying has grown from £8,905 – to an all-time high of £9,204 (+3.4%). From Saturday, the cost Read More
www.probateresearchawards.org A global first, The UK Probate Research Awards 2019 took place on Thursday 7 February in London with winners announced from across the UK, and internationally. Presented by the BBC’s Nikki Bedi, the Read More
It has been just over a week since the House of Commons’ Fourteenth Delegated Legislation Committee sat to consider the case for the statutory instrument (SI) that will change the current non-contentious probate fees from Read More
Sir Ken Dodd, beloved comedian, and his wife, Lady Anne Dodd, were forced into protecting his estate in March last year by marrying each other two days prior to Dodd’s death. The money saved Read More
Some $190m of cryptocurrency belonging to a cryptocurrency exchange company cannot be accessed following the death of the CEO. Gerald Cotten, 30, reportedly died from complications arising from Crohn’s disease while in India opening an Read More
Recent figures that have been released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that record numbers are now applying for lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) The ONS figures for the year to April 2018 found Read More
Over the last few decades, there has been a bigger spread of wealth. Many people have assets to protect and die with a sizeable estate. This wealth, combined with higher mortality rates, translates to the Read More
We are delighted to welcome Gill Steel from LawSkills to the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinars who will presenting “Probate price transparency – compliance nightmare or business opportunity?” LawSkills specialises in Learning & Development and Read More
Potentially unbeknown to a solicitor distributing an estate or who has already done so, people known to the deceased will undertake their own investigations if they feel something is untoward surrounding the way in which Read More
The Institute for Family Business (IFB) has warned that family businesses may be impacted by the government’s proposed increases to probate fees. IFB External Affairs and Policy Director Fiona Graham said: “We, along with Read More
The mother and foster family of a mentally disabled child will not have to pay inheritance tax on the child’s £660,000 estate. The child had received substantial damages as a result of clinical negligence surrounding Read More
A ballet dancer who gave up her promising career to provide 24-hour care to her dementia-stricken grandmother has won a share of her £650,000 estate. The case revolved around the will made by Mrs Joan Flood Read More
The finalists for the inaugural National Paralegal Awards have been announced. These brand-new awards are specifically aimed at recognising the achievements of Paralegals across the UK, law firms that develop Paralegals and recruitment companies who Read More
Gordon Banks, who is understood to have a net worth of £5m, has died today aged 81. The World Cup-winning goalkeeper was known for “the best save of all time” against Pele in a 1970 World Cup Read More
The controversial new probate fees announced by the government in November have been referred to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) by independent financial advisory group LEBC. LEBC claims that the dramatic increase in fees Read More
Mumsnet, the UK’s biggest network for parents, has been a victim of a severe data breach which could put Will writing firms at risk. Do any of your employees at your firm have a Read More