Northern investment management firm hits £6 billion milestone

North Wales and North of England based wealth management firm Hargreave Hales has hit £6 billion of funds under management just ten months after passing through £5 billion The firm who as well as investment

A Judge has overturned the will of a man who left 95 of his estate to the man who had been his 8220 supporting landlord 8221 since a motorcycle accident David Poole had been awarded

Inheritance tax IHT hit an all time high of £4 7 billion in 2015 16 according to research by Wilsons the private client law firm This figure is up 17 on that recorded in 2014

West Yorkshire based firm Heptonstalls Solicitors have been shortlisted in two categories for a major regional legal awards The firm which has offices in both Goole and Pontefract have been shortlisted for the Private Client

A Gloucestershire law firm is to release thirty balloons from its office to mark three decades in business Alison Fielden amp Co were founded in 1986 and specialise in Conveyancing Wills amp Probate amongst other

A 41 year old woman who was cut out of her father 8217 s will has taken her stepmother to court for a piece of the £1 million estate Danielle Ames 8217 s father Michael

The shortlist for the Law Society 8217 s 10th annual Excellence Awards has been announced with 89 nominations for firms and 49 nominations for individuals across 17 categories The society say the awards are a

Cornwall based will writer jBwills has been bought up by local accountancy firm Robinson Reed Layton Jane Barlow a chartered legal executive and will writer with 30 years 8217 experience has joined the team at

Pensioners in the UK have taken £6 billion from their pension pots using new pension freedoms given to them by the former Chancellor George Osborne According to HMRC 159 000 have accessed their pension savings

The near priceless collection of Ming porcelain assembled by a late Diplomat is set to be broken up after two of his children took their other siblings to court

The Isle of Man has slashed probate fees on life assurance policies for non residents just three years after they raised them tenfold

The Chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel says publishing average prices could be 8220 the catalyst needed for consumers to make detailed enquiries about cost 8221

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ICAEW have applied to become a regulator of five further restricted legal activities on top of existing probate work The ICAEW say they expect the Legal

These are the ten firms most often subject to decisions by the Legal Ombudsman with regards to wills and probate work In total there were 244 firms subject to a total of 279 decisions between

The amount UK law firms lose to criminals online has risen by 40 over the last year with firms losing an estimated £2 53 million in the six months to April this year According to

Gorvins Solicitors have been named 8220 Law Firm of the Year 8221 at the City of Manchester Business Awards With judges citing their commitment to staff training and their working relationship with clients the firm

Just over 1 in 4 legal service users are receiving their services online up from 20 four years ago The findings come from a YouGov survey compiled on behalf of the Legal Services Consumer Panel

William Shakespeare 8217 s handwritten will has gone on display in his home town for the first time in 400 years Four centuries after the almost universally admired bard died his will written back in

Former President of the Law Society of Bristol Robert Bourns has been named as the 172nd President of the Law Society of England and Wales Currently a representative of the City of London on the

The finalists have been announced ahead of the STEP Private Client Awards set to take place on 8th September 2016 The ceremony will take place at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge and will be hosted

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