Judge’s Spotlight – Tim Farmer
Founder and Managing Director of TSF Consultants, Tim Farmer, is on the judging panel for the first exclusive British Wills and Probate Awards 2018. In this interview, he talks about his current role at TSF, what sparked his interest in the area of capacity, what challenges the industry face and how professionals in the Wills […]
TSF Consultants Win Coveted Title At AI Global Excellence Awards 2018
TSF Consultants are delighted to announce that they have achieved the AI Global Excellence Award for Best Mental Capacity Assessment Services Provider 2018 for England. The second Award the firm have achieved in this year alone, TSF’s achievement demonstrates not only their unyielding commitment to providing a high standard of service, but also the continual […]
Judge’s Spotlight – Loschinee Naidoo
Director of Compliance and Risk at Legal Eye Limited, Loschinee Naidoo is on the judging panel for the first upcoming British Wills and Probate Awards 2018. In this interview, she talks about her current role, what fuelled her interest in this particular area as well as her thoughts on how professionals in the Wills and […]
Dishonourable Ex-Lawyer Called to give Evidence over a Will
Anal Sheikh, a struck-off solicitor, is called to give evidence at the High Court over a Will she had written. Ultimately the court accepted that her evidence corroborates with other evidence in the case, however, The High Court found that Sheikh often said “the first thing that came into her head without reflecting on whether […]
Deadline for British Wills and Probate nominations is extended
Last Friday was the deadline for the written submission to enter the British Wills and Probate Awards. With a number of late nominations we’re extending the date for final submissions to the end of this week, so for those of you who have not sent of your submission you now have until the 10th August […]
Official Sponsors revealed for The British Wills and Probate Awards 2018
Nominations for The British Wills and Probate Awards (BWPA) are coming in thick and fast, so we are therefore thrilled to announce the events’ official category award sponsors. This not to be missed, exclusive event is brought to you by the publishers of Today’s Wills and Probate and hosted by one of the country’s most […]
IPW Member Set To Cycle Over The Pyrenees For Charity
IPW member Rob Abell will be one of a small team of cyclists riding the 300 miles from Pau in the South of France over the Pyrenees into Barcelona on 19-22 September 2018. This is a major part of our fundraising efforts for our charity of the year – Bamboozle Theatre Company. We recently announced at […]
Judge’s Spotlight – Simon McCrum
Law firm Management Consultant, Simon McCrum, is on the judging panel for the upcoming British Wills and Probate Awards. In this interview, he discusses what sparked his interest in the sector, as well as outlining his thoughts on how Wills and Probate professionals could improve their service delivery.
New role for risk and compliance expert at Legal Eye
Legal Eye’s Senior Compliance Manager Helen Glaze has been promoted to the newly created role of Head of Risk, Compliance and Best Practice. The change is in recognition of Helen’s strong technical knowledge and her increasing involvement in the senior leadership team especially in the areas of strategy and management. In her new role Helen […]
New Money Laundering regulations edge closer
The UK government has again confirmed that it will adopt the EU Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD), enacted earlier this year. Lord Henley, a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, noted in a private letter to Margaret Hodge MP that the January 2020 deadline for transposition of the […]
SRA Risk Outlook highlights managing claims and cyber security as key areas of concern
The SRA’s risk outlook published this week has highlighted two main areas as requiring particular attention from law firms: Managing claims ‘We are increasingly concerned about the practises of some firms that offer personal injury work, including holiday sickness claims. Similarly, some firms bringing payment protection insurance claims may not always be meeting the high […]
Are you ready for Countrywide Legacy’s exciting new feature?
Ready for a brand new feature? Stay tuned for our first showing coming soon… Countrywide Legacy has been written and built by our team of experts and barristers to not only draft legal documents, but also assist in running your whole business more efficiently. Having spent so many years in the Will writing industry, taking […]
Certainty Contentious Probate Area and Hub
In September 2018, Certainty the National Will Register will be launching a new and exciting opportunity for contentious probate solicitors. The Certainty Contentious Probate Hub & Certainty Contentious Probate Area. The aim of these new areas is to drive traffic to contentious probate solicitors following a Certainty Will Search and through interaction with non-contentious probate […]
Calls for increased LPA awareness due to expected rapid rise in dementia numbers
According to Alzheimer’s Research – the UK’s leading dementia research charity – the number of people with dementia is projected to increase rapidly over the next several decades, mainly due to increases in life expectancy and population demographics. According to the charity, one million people in the UK will have dementia by 2025, and this […]
Care home boss convicted after stealing millions from pensioners
A care home boss in Southport has been convicted of multiple frauds after stealing millions of pounds from elderly residents. David Barton Senior has now been jailed for 21 years following the longest trial in the history of Liverpool Crown Court. The trial, which lasted over a year, uncovered how Mr Barton befriended wealthy pensioners […]
Care home boss convicted after stealing millions from pensioners
A care home boss in Southport has been convicted of multiple frauds after stealing millions of pounds from elderly residents. David Barton Senior has now been jailed for 21 years following the longest trial in the history of Liverpool Crown Court. The trial, which lasted over a year, uncovered how Mr Barton befriended wealthy pensioners […]
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC)
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC), which oversees the Legal Ombudsman (LeO), has today presented its Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18 to Parliament. LeO accepted 7,527 legal complaints in the 2017-18 financial year. This rose from 7,223 in the previous year with residential conveyancing, personal injury, family law, wills and probate and litigation the most […]
Connecting with customers in a post-GDPR world
Most people are fed up with GDPR. But, with hefty fines for non-compliance it’s vital you know how to communicate with customers in this brave new world. Helping with this, Dave Newick, MD of Arken.legal is running a must-watch 60-minute webinar to highlight how – while being a massive change – GDPR offers enormous opportunities […]
Judge’s Spotlight – Professor Ian Cooper
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.
Why are Law firms uncertain about offering equity release advice?
Despite rising consumer demand for both products and advice in equity release, for law firms, it remains a niche market.
