Professional Choice Consultancy Can Help With Your Recruitment Needs
Professional Choice Consultancy has widened its portfolio to offer a tailored recruitment services to Wills and Probate firms and their specialist suppliers. The service has been launched after extensive consultation within the legal sector and is purposely designed to meet the niche recruitment needs of this discrete professional grouping. Bill Kirby, Principle of Professional Choice […]
SRA Report Claims Solicitors Improving Complaints Handling Skills
Law firms are becoming increasing adept at successfully handling client complaints without the issue being passed onto the Legal Ombudsman (LeO). According to the ‘First Tier Complaints’ Report, published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), complaints have increased by 5.8% since 2012. Eight years ago, 26,570 first-tier complaints were made to law firms. However, by […]
Expert Confirms Probate Delays Is Reducing
Ian Bond, Chair of The Law Society’s ‘Wills and Equity Committee’ and Director and Head of Trusts and Estates at Talbots Law confirms HMCTS hope to have sorted out the backlog by the end of September regarding probate applications. The outcome received from joint meetings with the HMCTS about the ongoing probate delays was that […]
Should The British Wills Act 1837 Be Reviewed?
As technological advances have evolved rapidly in a modern world, there have been multiple cases around the globe whereby testator’s intentions have been allowed, regardless of how the document was produced and bypassing legal formalities. Those cases which have been put under the microscope, particularly in America and Australia, has highlighted a need to change […]
Welcoming Back Tim Farmer To The Judging Awards Panel
We are delighted that founder and managing director of TSF Consultants, Tim Farmer, is returning to the judging panel for the second upcoming prestigious British Wills and Probate Awards, which is brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, alongside headline sponsor, Arken.legal (UK) Ltd, a leader in software solutions for the legal services industry. […]
Choose The Easy Route, Choose Countrywide Legacy!
Wondering whether Countrywide Legacy is right for you? Let us explain why we’re the best legal document drafting software on the market… Written by industry professionals! Our software is written in-house, by Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEPs) who are currently working in the field. Our high level of expertise means that we are in tune with what both you and your […]
Chosen Inheritance Announce Its Acquisition by Estate Planning Solutions
Chosen Inheritance, a widely recognised and highly regarded Estate Planning Business in London and the South-East is pleased to announce the acquisition of the business by Estate Planning Solutions; the Cheadle based wills and estate planning company. Chosen Inheritance owners Peter Spillman and Cynthia Spillman made the decision following extensive talks with Estate Planning Solutions […]
Legacy Body Confronts HMCTS On Probate Delays
Institute of Legacy Management (ILM) have urgently contacted HMCTS to find out why applications for a Grant of Probate are taking up to 3 months to progress as the prolonged delay is causing a massive headache amongst probate professionals and leaving their grieving clients in financial limbo. ILM is aware that many of their members are […]
Billions Needed To Restore Social Care System
A House of Lords Committee urgently recommends the Government to inject £8 billion into social care in order to restore the service to an acceptable standard and introduce free personal care over a 5-year period. The Economic Affairs Committee published its report ‘Social care funding: time to end a national scandal’ this month which reveals […]
OPG Helping Consumers By Hitting Their Key Performance Indicators
As the Office of the Public Guardian publish their business plan for 2019/20, the governmental department’s facts and figures for the last year suggest this is one area of Government fulfilling their obligations. For the year 2018/19, 89% of customers were very or fairly satisfied with the OPG’s overall services. This represents a 9% improvement […]
Court Of Protection Fee Reduced For Applicants
All persons who need to take control of a loved ones’ welfare and finances because they have lost mental capacity will be able to make an application to start court proceedings at a reduced fee from 22nd July, according to a statutory instrument laid before parliament last week. Amendments have been made to the Court […]
Filipina Widow Loses Share Of Husband’s Fortune
A Filipina widow loses in a court fight against her stepchildren over her husband’s fortune. Rosita Hendry, 52, met her husband Michael Hendry, who was 20 years her senior, in the Philippines in 2001 and married two years later, residing together in Surrey. Their relationship broke down following accusations of alcoholism and adultery which resulted […]
Title Research Launch New International Currency Transfer Service With TorFX
Title Research are pleased to announce the launch of their international currency transfer service, powered by award-winning currency broker TorFX. This brand new service provides Title Research’s clients with risk-reducing currency transfer solutions when making corporate currency transfers. Currently, the currency market is unpredictable and in 2019 alone we’ve seen the GBP/USD exchange rate vary […]
Office Of Tax Simplification Propose New Inheritance Tax Gifting Rules
The inheritance rule involving inheritance gift giving before death could reduce from seven to five years. Currently, any estate gifted within seven years of a person’s death are liable to be included in any inheritance tax bill with a sliding scale being imposed between three and seven years of the gift being given and the […]
Is Working For Small Law Firms The Future?
A leading global provider of information and analytics has revealed that from 2016 – 2019 solicitors leaving larger practices to work in smaller firms has increased from 53% in 2016 to 64% in 2019. The latest Bellwether report titled, ‘Is the Future Small?’, published today by LexisNexis UK, highlights that the small law firm sector […]
The Internet Graveyard: Advising Clients On Their Digital Assets
In recent decades, private client Solicitors have observed an increasing requirement to assist Will clients with their digital assets. And this trend will only continue with each passing year as we each establish a larger online presence. According to research by the Oxford Internet Institute, by 2100, there will be nearly 5 billion people deceased […]
Devastating Impact Of Elder Attorney Abuse
The continuing threat to the older population when appointing an attorney whom they trust to look after them is ever-growing, Over the past year, there has been an influx in the number of people, in trusted positions, exploiting the people they should be protecting from financial harm. The Government carried out almost 50% more investigations […]
Charity Bodies Welcome Interim Wills Notification Service
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced the Wills notification service will continue with Smee & Ford in the interim until they have implemented a new long-term arrangement. HMCTS have agreed on a sustainable arrangement with Smee & Ford for the existing legacy notification service to continue until a new service have been put […]
Welcoming Rita Leat To The Awards Judging Panel
We are delighted to officially welcome Chief Executive of the Institute of Paralegals, Rita Leat to the judging panel for the upcoming exclusive British Wills and Probate Awards, which is brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, alongside headline sponsor, Arken.legal (UK) Ltd, a leader in software solutions for the legal services industry. In […]
From the Desk of the DG – New Partnership And Courses
The College of Will Writing announces a new partnership and a new range of courses. The Society in association with the College of Will Writing is excited to announce the launch of a new range of specialist courses and a new presenter. The original launch date was September, but we have decided to launch the […]
