Witnessing Wills In A Covid-19 World
As the legal profession is aware, under current UK law, for a will to be valid it must be signed by the testator in the presence of two independent adults. However, there are a number of discussions taking place looking at the way in which the rules around wills should be interpreted due to the […]
Ombudsman Takes Too Long To Respond
The Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) has published its annual report for 2019/20, and shown that complainants are still waiting too long for the Ombudsman to reply to their issues. The report demonstrated that throughout the year, improvements were seen with regards to time taken to investigate complains and people weren’t waiting too long for […]
Updated Financial Abuse Guidance
The Law Society has updated it’s guidance for solicitors and other professionals who advise clients who are or may be at risk of financial abuse. In the guidance it outlines: What financial abuse is How to identify adults who are vulnerable to abuse How to identify and assess capacity How to take action to prevent […]