Helen Gott, Director and Head of Wills & Probate Department at Emsleys Solicitors Limited is on the judging panel for the upcoming British Wills and Probate Awards.Read More
A leading global provider of digital evidence management has filed a patent application to tie blockchain security to its software. Caselines – which is currently digitising trial bundles in the courts – has called on justice ministries Read More
Calls for increased LPA awareness due to expected rapid rise
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 Read More
This exciting event is brought to you by the publishers of Today’s Wills and Probate with well- known and respected journalist Jennie Bond as host. The awards are supported by many sponsors which we Read More
We are thrilled to announce that Arken.legal, a leader in software solutions for the legal services industry, are the headline sponsors of the first ever British Wills and Probate Awards 2018. This glittering event, hosted Read More
A new report has revealed that less than half of adults in the UK have formalised their final wishes by writing a Will. Read More
Non-executive director at both MyHomeMove and Profile Pensions, Ian Floyed, is on the judging panel for the upcoming British Wills and Probate Awards. In this round of quickfire questions, he tells us where his interest Read More
A new report from Sanlam UK has revealed 34% of 25-45-year-olds would use inheritance to purchase property – the second most commonly cited use. Whilst saving or investing came top at 38%, alarmingly, almost a quarter (24%) will Read More
Government launches investigation into treatment of consumers in funeral planning
The Government have recently launched a Call for Evidence into the pre-paid funeral plan market, following concerns over unfair customer treatment. The aim of the investigation is to advise the Government on what is appropriate Read More
New figures have revealed that the number of older people in England and Wales without social care support has hit a record high.Read More
With so much of our daily lives taking place online these days how many of us have thought about what would happen to our accounts on death?Read More
CEO at Nasstar, Nigel Redwood, is on the judging panel for the upcoming British Wills and Probate Awards.Read More
Last week a new Death Notification Service launched meaning grieving families no longer have to call multiple banks to inform them of a death.Read More
The Court of Protection application and appeal fees have been reduced.Read More
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?Read More
New research has revealed that the amount of unsecured debt for 55 to 74-year-olds has grown by over a third during the last four years.Read More
The executor of an estate may know all, little or nothing about the financial affairs of the deceased. Since launching Estatesearch, practitioners have shared stories of their endeavours, from sifting through carrier bags of bank Read More
The introduction of a new directory of regulated firms and individuals is set to be consulted on by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).Read More
Legislation to reduce court fees for certain proceedings in the Court of Protection (CoP) is to be laid before Parliament today (04/07/18).Read More
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 Read More
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