Is the GP the best person to conduct Mental Capacity assessments?
From time to time in taking instruction, you will meet a client for whom mental capacity is uncertain. In many cases, you will contact the GP for assistance only to find that they are unable or not willing to assess. The question then becomes, where do you turn and how do you meet your obligations […]
96% of people who opt for DIY wills say they don’t need external advice
The vast majority of people who prepare their own wills say they do it because they don’t think they need legal advice. 96% of those who do so say they have no need, with 21% saying that fears over the costs of professional advice prompted them to go for a DIY will. Currently around one […]
Nearly half of firms have experienced an IT data breach
Nearly half of UK companies have experienced a data breach according to the 2016 security pressures report from Trustwave. The survey of 1,414 IT professionals globally, including 204 from the UK, also found that unauthorised file transfers were the biggest worry of IT decision makes when it came to security threats inside an organisation, with […]