A law firm has recently issued a warning after it emerged that a wealth investment seminar was actually a scam.
The Court of Protection application and appeal fees have been reduced.
How many of your clients know what would happen to their digital assets after death? Is it something they’ve ever thought about? Would many even know what was meant by a digital asset?
Updates have been made to Government guidance on registering trusts this month.
It’s today (05/07/18) been revealed that Christina Blacklaws has taken office as the 174th president of the Law Society of England and Wales today in a ceremony at Chancery Lane, London.
Her Honour Judge Hilder, Senior Judge of the Court of Protection, told delegates at the national Solicitors for the Elderly conference that applications to the Court of Protection have risen by 50% in the last
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) recently confirmed that it had dropped the proposal to publish data about client complaints to firms.
A new chief executive officer has been appointed by the Equity Release Council.
A new law aims to protect the rights of those who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their care and to reduce the burden on local authorities.
International author and business development expert Professor Ian Cooper is set to appear on the judging panel at the first ever British Wills and Probate Awards this October.
Much has been written in the press – most notably in The Times and The Sun in March of this year – about how bereaved families are asking undertakers to use the corpse’s fingers to activate identity sensors.
Draft plans released by the Law Society Group could mean that practising certificates fees could be the same in 2018-19 as those this year.
Recent research has revealed that 34% of those aged between 25 and 45 are counting on an inheritance to help them out financially in later life.
Despite rising consumer demand for both products and advice in equity release, for law firms, it remains a niche market.
We are delighted to announce that one of the country’s most recognisable broadcast journalists, Jennie Bond, will be hosting The British Wills and Probate Awards 2018.
The Public Guardian Allan Eccles has said that its online deputy reporting tool could be available to professionals as early as this summer.
Alan Eccles, the public Guardian, said at the Solicitors for the Elderly conference last week that guidance would shortly be forthcoming on investments in the form of a practice note.
Recent data found that advisers believe fraud and stock market volatility are the greatest risks to pension freedoms.
Today, we’re pleased to announce who will be judging the first ever British Wills and Probate Awards, set to recognise achievement across the sector.
A package of reforms created to provide law firms and solicitors with greater flexibility was finalised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last week.
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