SRA Closes Law Firm Following Misdemeanour
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have closed the doors on a large national firm for alleged wrongdoings. On 12th August, the SRA intervened into Kingly Solicitors Limited, trading as Giffen Couch & Archer due to suspected misconduct and misdemeanour by the owner. Kingly Solicitors also trade under Richard Herne Co, Hancock Quins, Austin Ray, Ray […]
Understanding Mental Capacity And Protecting Vulnerable Clients
The role of a Court of Protection firm is to support vulnerable people; particularly those with a mental incapacity, their families and their advisers. Working within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act, lawyers in this field work hard to ensure that clients who lack capacity are empowered to make as many decisions for themselves […]
What Are The Problems With Banks Releasing Estate Funds Without Checks?
Last week, we reported a problem with banks releasing – in some cases – vast amounts of money from a deceased’s estate, without conducting the proper checks. Karl Taylor, a Probate Executive at Parker Rhodes Hickmotts Solicitors, shared his experiences of this with Today’s Wills and Probate, outlining some of the issues he has encountered […]
Join Us As We Prepare To Do Battle Against The Hackers!
Time for change Recently, we have all made many changes to the way we work. At Countrywide Tax & Trust Corporation Ltd we used this as an opportunity to step back and take a fresh look at everything we do. One of those changes is to create an even more extensive range of topics for […]
Read Our Blog On Video Wills
Kings Court Trust’s latest blog post comments on the upcoming temporary amendment to the Wills Act 1837 which will allow Will witnesses to be present either physically or virtually. Historically, Wills required two witnesses to be physically present when someone was creating a Will in order to witness their signature. Understandably, this was put to […]
Supporter In Focus: Dignity
In a series of Supporters in Focus pieces, we are thrilled to introduce our supporters of The British Wills & Probate Awards 2020. This year the awards will recognise a sector which has tackled the challenges presented by Covid-19 head on. Alongside headline sponsor Arken.Legal, we look forward to recognising achievement, highlighting progression and championing […]
Be Ready: PII Renewal Issues
With the next Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) renewal date looming on the 1 October, here at Today’s Wills and Probate, we wanted to look at the current market conditions and renewal issues, so solicitors are fully informed and prepared. With a global pandemic, which resulted in the UK being put into lockdown, speculation of a […]
