The SFE Conference 2022 takes place on 23rd June and this year s event brings you another day long in depth case study to tackle with expert speakers This time the challenge will be to
Hannah Brittain IDR Law 8217 s Head of Charity Legacy Disputes sat down with Matthew Lagden CEO of ILM to have a candid chat about all things legacy related covering everything from the basics such
The Office of Public Guardian OPG has published new blog posts outlining frequently asked questions it encounters when creating an LPA Recent news reports and discussion on social media sites such as LinkedIn have highlighted
More needs to be done to ensure disabled vulnerable and older people are not negatively affected by new digital Lasting Power of Attorney LPA services announced by government as it concluded its consultation on these
The UK has started its free trade agreement FTA talks with Mexico with solicitors leaders hoping negotiators will lock in current legal services market access and increase trade in other sectors The International Trade Secretary
The Pension SuperFund PSF has announced the appointment of eight Non Executive Directors NED Board members covering both the corporate and sponsor operational sides of the business David Barral ex CEO of Aviva UK Life
The Ministry of Justice has published its response to the Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney LPA consultation Launched in July 2021 the Modernising LPA project which sought responses via industry consultation aimed to increase safeguards
Older homeowners accessing the value held in their homes via lifetime mortgages and other forms of equity release are directly adding nearly £1 8 billion in GVA across the UK economy according to a new
Up to 35 million savers now have access to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association PLSA s Retirement Living Standards through their pension scheme s communications In total 124 organisations are using the Standards including
Many small law firms are thinking big when it comes to the tech they need to see them through another period of profound change But the latest research from LexisNexis 8217 Bellwether report shows that
New research from IBB Law reveals key statistics around will disputes In January 2022 IBB Law conducted a survey of 1 000 UK citizens who had been involved in a will inheritance or probate dispute
Women in Wills is delighted to be hosting its next in person event on Thursday 26th May at The Jockey Club Exeter Racecourse with guest speaker Lucy Gill Head of Legacies Inheritance and Trust Disputes
Solicitors involved in pre paid funeral plan work and the wider public are being asked for their views to help shape the approach of the Solicitors Regulation Authority SRA in dealing with new rules in
A new industry body representing estate planners the BEST Foundation has organised and written an open letter to the OPG relating to problems within the service particularly around delays to LPA registrations The BEST Foundation
Administrators acting for the failed funeral plans provider Safe Hands Plans has revealed that it is not in a position to repay the £64m it needs to customers FRP the administrator acting for the Wakefield
Time to simplify the system as pensioners reclaim £22 million in overpaid tax from HMRC Latest HMRC statistics show that between 1st January 2022 and 31st March 2022 it paid out £22 317 529 to
Latest figures from the ONS show that in 2020 there were 103 592 divorces granted in England and Wales but with the new no fault divorce law that came into force on the 6th April
New figures released today show that solicitors and Will writers are playing an increasingly important role in charitable Will writing with more than 1 in 5 Wills handled by UK legal advisers 22 now including
Co op Legal Services the UK s largest regulated provider of wills estate planning and probate services has reported a strong year of growth in its annual results with overall revenues having increased by 3
Prepaid probate plans have been the focus of much discussion and press in recent weeks with some reports coining it the new wild west of the industry following the announcement that funeral plans will become
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