Kings Court Trust Missing Beneficiaries Webinar
Kings Court Trust is hosting an interesting webinar on the topic of missing beneficiaries and how you can avoid the often time-consuming task of tracing them. It takes place on Wednesday 15th April at 1 pm and registration is now open. Kings Court Trust’s Technical Manager, Simon Barber, will explain why beneficiaries go missing, how […]
Legacy Management In The New World Of Social Isolation
In the last two weeks, all 600 of our members have transitioned from being mainly office based to working from home, many of them suddenly having to home school children (and partners!) as well. As you can imagine, it has been quite a hectic couple of weeks, and it is a testament to our members […]
Equity Release Council Update Legal Advice Requirements
Equity release providers are no longer expected to ensure customers receive face to face legal advice before taking out an equity release product. The Equity Release Council published the temporary modification to enable those in need of accessing equity release finance to do so without creating additional barriers and delays. The Council has stated that, […]
Ban On Care Home Visits Not Human Rights Violation
The Court of Protection recently handed down a judgement upholding restrictions and full refusal of family member visits to care homes during the Covid-19 emergency. The case of BP V Surrey County Council could provide guidance in other contentious deprivation of liberty cases during these extreme times. The emergency application was made on March 20 […]