Recently, we published that the International Underwriting Association of London (IUA), the trade body with the responsibility for underwriting professional indemnity insurance (PII) have written an open letter of the industry warning them about their Read More
New research undertaken by Direct Line Life Insurance has found that a significant proportion of probate lawyers are finding the rise of digital banking is making it more challenging to identify assets during estate administration. 88% Read More
Cabeer Ahmed has been struck off the solictor’s roll after being found guilty of misconduct. Prior to closing his firm, Ahmed used £100,000 from a client’s estate to re-pay debts he owed to HM Read More
Many solicitors are reporting that their conveyancing teams are seeing record levels of business, with anecdotal evidence that a backlog caused by the Covid crisis, a higher divorce rate, people moving ‘out of town’ and Read More
Wednesday 9 September saw the first Today’s Wills and Probate roundtable of the year, and the first one that has been held digitally due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Discretionary Trusts – discussing risk and efficiency Read More
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. But now there seems to be a semblance of ‘normality’ as more people return to work, children and students are back at 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
Title Research is excited to introduce a new way of sharing interesting information and industry insights using a unique interactive format with their new free virtual seminar series! In the coming months, they aim to Read More
Metamorph Group Limited have acquired the Hampshire-based law firm Knight Polson as the group continue to strengthen their group office network and increase the number of offences in Hampshire to five. After the recent deal Read More
STEP and the Law Society of England and Wales have supported the mandatory use of the system, but have urged the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to air on the side of caution. The online service Read More
In our next Superhero Webinar, we will be discussing our firm CTT Law Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Agenda An introduction to our SRA regulated law firm – Who, What &Read More
We’re pleased to welcome Jeff de-Rhune, Director at Trust & Probate Insurance who will be presenting our next Certainty Expert Webinar on Tuesday 29th September at 12.00pm, titled ‘How insurance can help trust & Read More
The Professional Paralegal Register (PPR) is counting down to the National Paralegal Awards taking place on Friday 18 September. The PPR normally welcomes over 270 guests at a venue in central London in March for its annual Read More
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed that firms will need to make annual report of their financial crime suspicions, including suspicions involving crypto-assets. As it currently stands, only firms subject to FCA supervision Read More
Domestic abuse charity Hestia, has opened an advice line for businesses supporting employees experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse incidents are said to have escalated as a result of the coronavirus pandemic Read More
When it comes to the subject of online Wills, there are many passionate viewpoints. There is strong support from many progressive professionals and technologists who consider the service to be an essential step forward in Read More
New research conducted by Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) has revealed that there has been an increase in people planning for later life as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The current pandemic has heightened Read More
In 2016, the Competition Market Authority (CMA) carried out a review on the supply of legal services in England and Wales. After the review, the CMA outlined some recommendations and now it is taking some time Read More
International probate research specialist Fraser and Fraser will be running the latest in its popular series of webinars on Thursday 24 September at 12.30pm. Entitled Statutory Wills: Picking Apart a Case Study, the free event will Read More
A walk through of Arken Professional’s recent time-saving integration with Eclipse Legal System’s case management solution, Proclaim. See the efficiency and productivity benefits in action – from automatic updates from one system to another, Read More