Happy Fourth Birthday To Today’s Wills and Probate
It is officially Today’s Wills and Probate’s fourth birthday! Having launched the publication on 12th October 2014 with aspirations of providing up to date news in the Wills and probate sector, we are delighted that the publication has grown from strength to strength. Since the publication’s birth, we have had the pleasure to produce weekly […]
GDPR’s Impact On Trust And Estate Industry – Invitation To Members
Even though the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May this year in the UK there is still widespread confusion around its application to the private client industry. STEP has formed a Data Protection Impact Group with the objective of reviewing the GDPR’s impact in relation to the trust and […]
Register for Title Research’s free CPD webinar – Missing beneficiaries
On Wednesday 17th October at 12pm, Title Research’s Technical Manager, Simon Barber, will outline some of the most common risks presented to legal professionals when faced with missing beneficiaries or incomplete information. Simon will also share how Title Research can take on the responsibility of tracing missing or unknown people and how you can rely […]
Awards Shortlist For Will Writing Firm Of The Year (South)
The British Wills and Probate Awards are excited to announce the shortlist for the ‘Will Writing Firm of the Year (South)’ category for the upcoming event on 18th October 2018. The Judges of the awards received amazing entrants for this category so were faced with a difficult decision to make when selecting the shortlist. After […]
Probate Regulator Castigated By Legal Services Consumer Panel
Following The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) announcement that they will not enforce price transparency rules onto its firms that provide probate services, The Legal Services Consumer Panel have released a statement castigating the decision. Instead, the ICAEW have said that price transparency will remain voluntary to its 280 regulated probate […]
The Face Of Business Today Is Changing: The Impact Of E-Signatures And Electronic Instruction Taking Systems
The Law Commission recently published their Thirteenth Programme of Law Reform which highlighted electronic signatures as an area requiring further exploration and possible clarification. They do, however, conclude even at this initial stage that UK law already accommodates e-signatures, so why isn’t more use being made of this facility to speed up transactions for businesses […]