How Can Wills And Probate Professionals Maintain Business Continuity?
How can wills and probate professionals maintain business continuity during the COVID-19 crisis? By Alison Beech, Partner, Percy Huges & Roberts Solicitors The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption and difficulty for every business in every sector, and the wills and probate profession is clearly no exception to this. Firms throughout the UK have been […]
Emergency Wills And Probate Powers During Coronavirus
Naomi Neville, senior associate in the Tax, Trusts and Estates team at Irwin Mitchell Around the world, lawmakers have reviewed and relaxed the laws around wills being drawn up, in order to prioritise safety concerns and allowing those making wills to do so while maintaining social distancing measures, recognising that during the Covid-19 pandemic making […]
Sterling Trust Corporation Welcome New Legal Director
Sterling Trust Corporation are delighted to welcome Andrea Mapstone to their team, who has joined as their Legal Director. Andrea brings with her a vast amount of experience having worked in the Private Client Sector for over 18 years. Andrea is both a Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer and a qualified Trust and Estates Practitioner, being […]
Time Is Running Out
The current pandemic is affecting us all, not only on a personal level, but it is taking a toll on all types of business. The impact on the legal sector, over the coming months and possibly even years, is likely to be huge affecting a range of different practice areas. Firms who rely heavily on […]
Video Link Wills Witnessing Permitted In Jersey
Jersey is now permitting Solicitors and advocates to witness the signing of Wills via video link to help comply with social distancing regulations. The emergency legislation will operate temporarily until September 30 in the first instance. Whilst legal professionals have been innovative with garden signings, window witnessing and ‘drive by’ signings, the States decided that […]
