Webinar: Adult Social Care Funding – Topics and Tensions, with ‘paying for care’ expert Cate Searle
Guest lecturer for MBL, Solicitors for the Elderly and Elderly Client Handbook contributor Cate Searle will discuss the blurring lines between community care law and more traditional private and older client law in ‘Adult Social Care Funding: topics and tensions’. Fraser and Fraser invite you to register for this free webinar, taking place on March […]
Webinar: How to avoid and resolve pitfalls in Will drafting with a new perspective in the digital age
The National Will Register are pleased to welcome Beth Holden, Partner and Umar Shaikh, Solicitor from Anthony Gold Solicitors who will be presenting our upcoming Certainty Expert Webinar on Wednesday 10th March 2021 at 12.00pm, titled ‘How to avoid and resolve pitfalls in Will drafting with a new perspective in the digital age’. During the […]
Exizent ranked number 3 in TechRound’s prestigious Fintech50
Exizent has been ranked number three in the top 50 Fintech businesses and start-ups in the UK. TechRound’s Fintech50 ranks fintech businesses and start-ups in the UK for their innovation and contribution to the UK’s fast-growing start-up scene, highlighting the diversity and success in the sector. Glasgow based Exizent – the first ever platform that connects data, services and […]
Opportunity to take ownership of 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera MFI Safari Rally Car
Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Live Online Auction will see this exceptional 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera MFI Safari Rally Car offered in their first sale of 2021. The East African safari winning Tuthill Porsche 911, started life in January 1975 as a relatively rare Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI Coupe where it was then converted into […]
Confirmation v Probate in Scotland
Amy Wardrop, Senior Solicitor, Friends Legal (part of the By Your Side team) provides expert advice on a wide range of private client matters, including guardianship orders, intervention orders, powers of attorney, preparation of wills, estate planning, trusts and executries. She is a member of Solicitors for Older People Scotland and Solicitors for the Elderly. […]
Judges confirmed for the upcoming British Wills and Probate Awards
We are pleased to reveal some of the judging panel for The British Wills and Probate Awards 2021. There are some familiar faces on the panel, whose task it is to pick the winners for this year’s celebrations. The judges are: Lakshmi Turner is a marketing specialist with over 30 years’ experience in all aspects […]
Roundtable discusses innovation in probate services
Yesterday professionals across the sector joined together virtually to discuss innovation in probate services and placing the client at the heart of the estate practice. The roundtable was opened and hosted by Today’s Wills and Probate, David Opie, along with sponsors Executor Solutions, a specialist property company and an expert bespoke lender, Ampla Finance. Welcome […]
Professionals discuss dealing with digital assets
Last month the Law Society stressed the importance of including ‘digital assets’ in Wills after research reveals that three quarters of people do not know what happens to their online presence after they die. Today’s Wills and Probate asks experts in the industry their experiences in dealing with digital assets and what provisions they have […]
Honey Legal looks to recruit probate experts as growth soars
Established in 2010, Honey Legal has gone from strength to strength. From a beginning providing Wills, Honey now offers a full range of estate planning services, including lasting power of attorney, trusts, probate and funeral plans. Probate has been a particular area of growth, with business expanding rapidly, meaning Honey is looking for solicitors and […]
Breadth of issues highlighted in contentious probate cases
Stephanie Kerr, an associate solicitor at Brabners highlights and discusses various contentious probate cases which have increased over the 12 months due to the pandemic. The Courts, like contentious probate solicitors, were certainly kept busy in 2020 and the following cases show the breadth of issues which the Courts deal with in relation to wills, […]
Estate Planning: The devil is in the details…
As many of you will know, Countrywide Tax & Trust Corporation Ltd offer a holistic toolkit to our associates including the most advanced private client document drafting software in the business, Countrywide Legacy, as well as a highly skilled team of in house estate planning experts to guide you in providing the best advice to […]
Certainty Will Search assists son locate his mother’s unknown Will at local solicitor firm
Clients do not always inform their loved ones that they have written a Will or where it is stored. This can cause additional stress to those dealing with the estate after they have passed away as they are unsure if a Will exists, resulting in them having to search in the deceased’s property for a […]
HMCTS operational position : weekly summary updates
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 22 February 2021. -Updated: Further to the Prime Minister’s announcement of the roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions (Monday 22 February 2021) – courts and tribunals continue to operate within COVID-secure guidelines. As an essential public service, the work of the courts and tribunals continues […]
Life as a Sole Practitioner
Everyone is experiencing life slightly differently, and yesterday the Prime Minister announced the roadmap out of lockdown 3.0, there is a glimmer of hope that life will begin to resemble normality, as we once knew it. But what has been the impact of the pandemic? How has it made people change the way they think […]
Updated Practice Guides: PG9
There has been update published in the following practice guide: Powers of attorney and registered land (PG9) Page summary: Advice on the evidence that HM Land Registry needs when an attorney has executed documents lodged for registration (practice guide 9). Change made: Section 1 has been amended to include reference to practice guide 78 where […]
How does someone refuse inheritance?
Sometimes a beneficiary does not want to receive their inheritance, but how does someone go about this and why would someone refuse to accept a share in an estate? The website, final duties, looked into this and determined that should a beneficiary have had a sour relationship with the deceased when they were alive, they […]
Blog examines the policies of the nation’s favourite loyalty schemes
As we shop, many of us collect loyalty points from multiple companies and throughout a lifetime this can amount to a substantial value. However, research suggests that there is a risk of a significant amount of money being lost to retailers upon death. Kings Court Trust’s blog takes a look at the policies of some […]
MyHMCTS Update: Applying for Probate
The latest updates from MyHMCTS. From Wednesday 24 February 2021 probate practitioners submitting applications on MyHMCTS will need to confirm that 20 working days have elapsed since they submitted form IHT400 to HMRC. This will align the HMCTS and HMRC processes allowing us to process applications with fewer delays and stops. More information can be […]
Low mileage and low production Porsches in Race Retro live online auction
1989 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo SE G50 ‘Flachbau’ Cabriolet – one of just seven Restored 1963 Porsche 356 B T6 Coupe to ‘S’ Specification One of 13 UK-supplied 2004 Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RS Stunning, low mileage 2008 Porsche 911 (997) Turbo The lot list for Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Live Online Auction is looking […]
Automating the Probate Process
Our lives are increasingly dispersed and varied. Performing executry work when estates are spread over a growing number of banks and institutions is more complex than ever. A lack of standardisation, and limited availability of dedicated tools, means too much time is wasted on administration. We come from personal experience of bereavement, and the fact […]
