Dealing with US assets can be difficult in the best of circumstances. However, these difficulties can become much more complex when assets become escheated, which takes place when a US account becomes dormant for a Read More
Fourteen more ‘Nightingale courts’ and a ‘Supercourt’ have been unveiled which forms part of a £113m investment to alleviate pressures on courts and tribunals and deliver speedier justice. Further temporary court rooms are to be Read More
Every day The National Will Register locates Wills made many years before that have been lost or forgotten about due to the passage of time. Clients move home and do not always inform the professional Read More
The prestigious British Wills and Probate Awards, which is brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, alongside headline sponsor, Executor Solutions, property specialists in the probate industry has sponsorship opportunities that can boost Read More
The pandemic and stamp duty holiday has created huge waves in the probate sector with a serious backlog of properties to be sold as part of the estate administration process. There is no getting away Read More
Tara McInnes, contentious probate solicitor at The Burnside Partnership revisits cases which give a stark reminder about costs in contentious probate matters. Back in 2016, I wrote an article for Today’s Wills and Probate on Read More
Different solicitors and different firms have all experienced the coronavirus pandemic differently. Recently, I had the opportunity recently to speak to Ben Wilson, Partner in the Contentious Trust and Probate Team at JMW Solicitors to Read More
Bereaved people are facing severe delays and administrative errors while trying to close their loved ones’ financial accounts, according to recent research. This week, Which? released their findings that found that the pandemic has put Read More
Sue Pedley, Head of Donor Research, Legacy Foresight has shared her views on the impact technology has had on charitable legacies. Many of the charitable legacies received today were first written into wills 10, 15 or 20 years Read More
Topics include: Pilot Trusts vs Will Trusts – Why Pilot Trusts can offer a significant IHT advantage Clients who are gifting in lifetime can suffer an IHT penalty if they use Will Trusts as opposed to Read More
The developers at Alpha Legal (alphalegal.co.uk), the secure communication service for will writers, solicitors and accountants, have just published their product roadmap for Spring 2021. Highlights of the roadmap include integration with some of Read More
Inheritance lending specialist Tower Street Finance has pledged to raise £10,000 for Cruse Bereavement Care as its official charity partner during 2021. Fundraising activities by the Harrogate-based Tower Street Finance team include potential marathon running and a Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) moved to close North Yorkshire Law after ‘suspected dishonesty’ on the part of the managing partner, last week (16th February 2021). The firm specialised in multiple aspects of law, including wills Read More
Title Research is back on Wednesday 24th February from 12:00pm – 1:00pm with another interactive virtual seminar. Join Title Research’s Technical Manager, Simon Barber, and Business Development Manager, James Cameron, as they discuss handling US Read More
Join Kings Court Trust’s Technical Manager, Nigel Merchant, and Inheritance Data’s Director of Strategic Relationships, Emma Baddaley, on Wednesday 24th February at 1pm, as they discuss the importance of financial asset searches and Read More
With the ninth edition of the Probate Practitioners Handbook due out in the next few weeks we look at what private client teams can do to protect themselves from the increasing risks surrounding the area Read More
Christopher Hugh Gosden and Jane Shirley Kaye have successfully won a High Court appeal against former Manchester law firm Halliwell Landau being awarded £985,300 in damages. The firm failed to register a restriction against a house Read More
Most solicitors rely on the information and knowledge of the family of the deceased to complete probate, according to research from probate experts, Exizent, even though most people die without ensuring their affairs are in Read More
A new service has launched which offers bereaved families across the UK a free, simple and secure way to notify multiple companies of the death of a loved one. The new account closure service from Read More
Legacy Futures, the recently launched legacy giving consultancy group, has announced the Legacy Futures Awards, designed to support those working in the gifts in Wills and In Memory sectors. The winners, judged by an independent Read More