Wills and probate calls on the rise
In the wake of the landmark Heather Ilott inheritance case this July, new figures released by telephone answering specialist Moneypenny have flagged a rise in calls relating to wills and probate over the past three months. As part of the study, calls for the four weeks prior to the judicial decision of July 27 were […]
Probate Insurance – Friend or foe to the administering solicitor?
It is common knowledge that legal indemnity insurance has been available for the last 50 years in some form. What is baffling is why the legal profession has embraced this type of insurance for conveyancing transactions, but not for estate administration? For example, a restrictive covenant or rights of light policy, can move a transaction […]