Group focusing on anti-corruption is seeking to make small legislative changes so that lawyers who use ineffective tax avoidance schemes, that break the law, may be prosecuted. A policy paper published by the All-Party Parliamentary Read More
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Emily Deane TEP, STEP Technical Counsel. If you Read More
In Video wills: What the Government Really Said, 31 July 2020, I highlighted the conflicting messaging within the government’s press release and its Guidance on making wills using video-conferencing, which was published on 25 July. The Guidance Read More
In our latest sentiment survey, in which we focused on the return to ‘normality’, we wanted to see what the future would hold for Will writing professionals. Clearly there are concerns around client welfare and Read More
Research estimates that up to 3.8 million Bitcoin, worth £22.8bn has been lost as a result of the deceased not informing their beneficiaries of how to retrieve the currency. Unsure what cryptocurrency is? See our previous Read More
In a series of Supporters in Focus pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Wills & Probate Awards 2020. This year the awards will recognise a sector which has tackled the challenges Read More
The dust is slowly starting to settle after the MOJ’s announcement to introduce the virtual witnessing of wills. It has certainly been fascinating to read the spectrum of views from across the profession, some Read More
On Wednesday 19th August at 12pm, Title Research’s Technical Manager, Simon Barber, will host a brand new webinar about everything involved in the estate administration timeline. In 45 minutes, Simon will discuss the importance of Read More
Presented by guest speaker Robin Bennett MA (Oxon) FIAP MIoD A practical and entertaining webinar showing you how to protect yourself, your business and your clients from IT and internet risks. No prior knowledge assumed Read More
The Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA) has made the decision to withdraw from legal services regulation and instead is negotiating a partnership with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). Glen Collins, head of technical Read More
A senior partner is being accused of stealing millions from client’s estates by multiple charities, including the Church of England. It was revealed this week that a senior partner, Linda Box, of Wakefield law Read More
We know these are challenging times for many and, sadly, some people’s credit histories are going to be adversely affected due to financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic. On 17th March the Read More
Data from a survey has found the fines for UK money-laundering breaches totalled £36.6m within the first 6 months of 2020. The seventh annual Global Enforcement Review, released by Duff & Phelps, a governance, risk and transparency Read More
Sonya Young, faces losing the £260,ooo home she won in her divorce settlement, after losing a legal battle with the RNLI, in which her father, an avid lifeboatman left the charity a large legacy. In 2008, Read More
At present, there is a lot of talk about our “new normal”. We have all had to adapt and adjust the way we live, work and communicate in our post-Covid-19 world, at a pace of Read More
The UK’s leading professional services group of independent chartered accountancy and law firms, the UK200Group, has called for the government to put in place measures for the handing of billions of pounds worth Read More
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has released details of a consultation, aimed at specialist practitioners who submit probate applications, that proposes mandating of online applications by solicitor and other practitioner applications for grants of probate Read More
When James McMullan, Partner at RIAA Barker Gillette, and listed specialist in the Certainty Contentious Probate Hub & Area, was dealing with a Contentious Probate claim, one of the first steps that he suggested that Read More
Advising your clients to make financial preparations for their future, and in particular their funeral arrangements, makes good sense. For most, saving little and often makes it more affordable. Some people choose to buy an Read More
The estate of deceased teacher and clergyman Michael Studdert has been frozen, to give his assault victims the opportunity to put a claim against the £4.7million estate. Mr Studdert died in 2018, leaving a Will in Read More