Judge’s Spotlight – Simon McCrum
Law firm Management Consultant, Simon McCrum, is on the judging panel for the upcoming British Wills and Probate Awards. In this interview, he discusses what sparked his interest in the sector, as well as outlining his thoughts on how Wills and Probate professionals could improve their service delivery.
New role for risk and compliance expert at Legal Eye
Legal Eye’s Senior Compliance Manager Helen Glaze has been promoted to the newly created role of Head of Risk, Compliance and Best Practice. The change is in recognition of Helen’s strong technical knowledge and her increasing involvement in the senior leadership team especially in the areas of strategy and management. In her new role Helen […]
The importance of family tree verification in intestacy cases
Genealogical research and asset repatriation business, Title Research, has highlighted the importance of family tree verification in its latest case study. The report looks at how changing family dynamics can easily lead to misdistribution without proper investigation. In this case, Title Research was instructed to verify the deceased’s paternal family in an intestacy case. The […]
Office of the Public Guardian launches Mediation Pilot
Alan Eccles, the Public Guardian for England & Wales, has launched a pilot aiming to reduce intra-familial disputes in cases where there is a lasting power of attorney (LPA), an enduring power of attorney (EPA) or a court-appointed deputy. Such disputes can risk the protection of a person who is vulnerable because they may not […]