Final Roundtable Of 2019 Discusses ‘Three Big People Problems’ Firms Should Consider
Today’s Wills and Probate is excited to host the upcoming and final Roundtable event of 2019, sponsored by Executor Solutions, taking place on 12th November at Shakespeare Martineau in Milton Keynes. Past roundtable events have covered all the pertinent issues affecting the wills and probate sector in 2019 including the changes to the Wills Notification […]
To Stop Those Claims Creeping Up On You… Who You Gonna Call?
Countrywide Legacy’s legal document drafting system offers maximum protection for both your Will writing business and your client! We are constantly being told by contentious probate solicitors that Will disputes are increasing, and there has never been a greater need for protecting your clients’ Wills against future claims and your business. Are you serious about […]
Supermen Webinar 59 – Case Studies Part 2 – Planning For Clients With Buy-To-Let Properties
The definitive webinar for clients with “one rental” property right the way up to those with 20+ and anywhere in between… Webinar Agenda: Declarations of Trust for “income management” Gifting strategies Gifting away and keeping the rent Dealing with the properties on death Trusts of Land Mitigating the 45% income tax charge on rental properties […]
Client Suicide And The Responsibility Of The Will Writer
What happens if your client discloses their reason for writing a will is to end their own life? When trapped between an ethical and legal juxtaposition of informing relevant parties and ensuring confidentiality, how should a legal service practitioner respond? Earlier this month, Belgian Paralympian, Marieke Vervoort, made the decision to end her life through […]
Court Of Protection Orders Paternity Test On Incapacitated Male
DNA samples will be taken from a 76-year-old incapacitated man to determine the parentage of three adult children. An application, made on behalf of patient E by his deputy, Richard Bagguley, was approved by the England and Wales Court of Protection, even though the protected person lacks capacity to give his consent. The paternity test […]
Two Firms Amalgamate Private Client Practices
Two law firms have combined their private client practices, making it one of the largest and most experienced private clients in the South West. Stone King and Mowbray Woodwards have announced that Bath law firm Mowbray Woodwards is joining forces with Stone King’s Private Client team. The new combined practice will operate with effect from […]
Could Bank Ruling Mean Time Is Running Out For Cheques?
Solicitors may have to reassess their ways of making payments, following HSBC’s decision no longer to accept self-printed cheques from business banking customers in the UK. The bank says its decision has been prompted by a rise in fraudulent cheque transactions linked to issues with the Image Clearing System (ICS) that was rolled out in […]
SRA Contact 7,000 Regulated Firms Following AML Non-Compliance
An Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) review has highlighted a deep issue of anti-money laundering non-compliance entrenched within the legal sector. Over a fifth of firms reviewed by the SRA have failed to create the required firm risk assessment protocols to adequately protect against the proliferation of illicit money. In the last year, a new annual […]
Accessing the Truth
Sometimes, as in life generally, you need to dig a bit deeper in order to discover the truth. This was certainly true of a Scottish claim, which the DUAL Asset team recently settled. The policy was taken out in August 2017 via the DUAL Asset online system, ‘My Defective Title Shop’. The system is bespoke and unique […]
