According to a report in the Tehran Times, an Iranian teacher spent his inheritance on tablets for students to help with their education. Hossein Asadi, a teacher in the Khuzestan province, inherited from his father 12 Read More
On Thursday 22 October 2020, professionals from across the wills and probate sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry is what has been a challenging year, at the British Wills and Probate Read More
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Caroline Rookes as the new permanent Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO). Rookes will formally take up the post from 1 December 2020 and serve a Read More
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On Thursday 22 October 2020, professionals from across the wills and probate sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry is what has been a challenging year, at the British Wills and Probate Read More
Here at Today’s Wills and Probate, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional Read More
Probate solicitors are increasingly frustrated by delays and inefficiencies in the current grants process, a recent survey suggests. The research, carried out by independent property seller Movewise, found 80 per cent of the lawyers it sampled Read More
Holly Chantler, Partner at Morrisons Solicitors is a Panel Deputy for the Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection. In October 2020, Holly presented a Court of Protection focused Certainty Expert Webinar. During Read More
Thirty-eight per cent of grandparents are planning to leave more in their wills for their grandchildren than they intended before Covid-19 hit. The survey of more than 2,000 UK grandparents, carried out by wealth manager Killik &Read More
Research conducted by Movewise, has demonstrated that probate solicitors are outlining delays as one of their main causes of frustration. Inefficiencies and hold-ups by government bodies was highlighted as the ‘major frustration’ by 87% of those Read More
Latest research findings show increased confidence and workload in the Wills and probate market. Market research consultancy, IRN Research, this week published the Wills, Probate & Trusts Market Report 2020: Market Trends Report which looks at Read More
In an interview with Today’s Wills and Probate, Vicky Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Settld, opens up about how she formed the tech startup company Settld and her involvement in the #BereavementStandard. Vicky co-founded Read More
Since starting out in 2010 Honey Legal has grown to become one of the largest providers of estate planning and probate services you’ve probably never heard of. Slowly but surely the firm has grown from Read More
Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and our vast experience in the Will writing and legal services arena means we have gained a thorough understanding of what our clients/customers really Read More
Superhero Webinar 72 is part 2 of using the RIGHT Trust to protect your client’s wealth. We can help you put your estate planning advice in the right gear! Agenda • Taxation and Trusts • When might an Read More
Estatesearch are delighted to be presenting a webinar with Professor Lesley King of the University of Law to discuss the forthcoming 9th Edition of the Probate Practitioners’ Handbook. The webinar will cover a broad range Read More
A former owner of a South-East law firm has been struck off the roll after acting dishonestly by providing 33 false and misleading Will documents. The law firm employer had asked staff repeatedly to falsely testify Read More
HM Courts and Tribunals Services (HMCTS) have published a guide to help practitioners reduce potential errors when submitting probate applications online. It has been confirmed that on average, over 35% of applications for probate are ‘stopped’ Read More
Health Secretary Matt Hancock sets out tougher rules for England’s new coronavirus tier system. As we come out of the second lockdown in a bid to protect vital services in the fight against the Read More
A new report by the Legal Services Board (LSB) gives an in-depth review of the legal services sector following ten years of independent regulation. The State of Legal Services 2020 report is informed by data, evidence Read More
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