Full Shortlist For The British Wills And Probate Awards
Over the last week, the shortlist for the coveted British Wills and Probate Awards 2020, were being released daily. The awards are brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, alongside headline sponsor, Arken.legal (UK) Ltd, a leader in software solutions for the Wills and estate planning industry. The full shortlist has been collated below. […]
Final Shortlists Announced For The British Wills And Probate Awards
Excitement is growing for The British Wills and Probate awards, as the final two category shortlists have been revealed. The awards are brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, alongside headline sponsor, Arken.legal (UK) Ltd, a leader in software solutions for the Wills and estate planning industry. Solicitor Firm of the Year (National)- sponsored […]
Tracey Quirk Explains How MSB Solicitors Worked During Lockdown
Adapting to the new normal has been difficult for many people. The social distancing, working from home, furlough scheme and redundancy has made 2020 one of the hardest years to survive from a professional viewpoint. That doesn’t take into account the personal tribulations many people have had to face. Although, we’re now over half-way through […]
What Is Cryptocurrency?
It is thought that we are slowly transitioning into a cashless society. We’ve had the introduction of contactless payments, and Apple and Android pay. So why, wouldn’t we consider leaving some of our cash in digital form too. Over the next couple of weeks, we’re going to be taking a look at cryptocurrency and see […]
Spotlight On The Dignity Promise
Dignity launched the Dignity Promise^ on 1st October 2019. This is a great enhancement to their range of Funeral Plans and makes them even more competitive in the funeral plan market. Dignity is one of the only providers to offer this kind of guarantee to customers who opt to pay for their plans over a […]
Celebrating Ten Years Of The Bold Legal Group
Free online forum now available to all conveyancers The Bold Legal Group is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Founder Rob Hailstone said: “It is no secret that the BLG was formed after Hips went, and that Bold stood for bundle of legal documents. However, pretty quickly in 2010 I realised that voluntary packs were […]
The Winds Of Change Have Begun To Blow
You would have had to be living on another planet to be unaware that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) recently announced that the law of Wills in England & Wales is to be amended to allow the remote electronic witnessing of Wills using video conferencing software. Once signed by the testator, a Will can then […]
Penultimate Shortlists Announced For The British Wills And Probate Awards
Excitement is growing for The British Wills and Probate awards, as the penultimate three category shortlists have been revealed. The awards are brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, alongside headline sponsor, Arken.legal (UK) Ltd, a leader in software solutions for the Wills and estate planning industry. Young Practitioner of the Year – sponsored […]
Digital Discussion Group Continues To Grow
The Today’s Wills and Probate Weekly Discussion LinkedIn Group has continued to grow throughout the coronavirus pandemic, with more and more professionals wanting to share their knowledge and virtually network with their peers during lockdown and the return to ‘normality’. The group now has 540 members, with many more people requesting to join on a […]
Battle Over Famous Puppets
Keith Harris’ Orville and Rod Hull’s Emu are two of the most iconic puppets that many of us remember fondly from our childhood. Now it seems the green duck and emu are entangled in a battle between their owner’s widows and a toy-maker, Roger Shaw, who seemingly borrowed them prior to the passing of Keith […]
Certainty Expert Webinar Presents Michael Culver, Partner, Bolt Burdon
We’re pleased to welcome Michael Culver, Partner at Bolt Burdon who will be presenting our next Certainty Expert Webinar on Tuesday 18th August at 12.00pm, titled ‘Making your Will Files Bullet Proof: Top tips to ensure your more difficult Will clients involving capacity issues or contentious family matters will stand up to scrutiny following a Larke […]
Webinar: An Overview Of Inheritance Tax & Gifting
Register for Kings Court Trust’s next informative webinar on Wednesday 12th August at 1pm where they will provide you with a useful overview of Inheritance Tax and gifting. Nigel Merchant, Kings Court Trust’s experienced Technical Manager, will take this time to talk about what Inheritance Tax is, the position it takes in various estates and the different tax forms that are required. […]
Regional Solicitor Firm Of The Year Shortlist Announced
Excitement is growing for The British Wills and Probate awards, as the Regional Solicitor Firm of the Year shortlists have been revealed. The awards are brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, alongside headline sponsor, Arken.legal (UK) Ltd, a leader in software solutions for the Wills and estate planning industry. Solicitor Firm of the […]
Confidence Is High, But Concerns Remain For Firms
The LexisNexis Bellwether Report has revealed that confidence among law firms with regards to their financial prospects is ‘surprisingly high’, but there are still concerns. The report is based on the analysis of small firms and small offices of larger firms. It demonstrates that this new research paints a different post pandemic picture as opposed […]
Efficiency Boost For Private Client Sector As Proclaim Integrates With Arken.legal (UK) Ltd
Eclipse Legal Systems, a Law Society partner, has announced integration with Arken.legal’s intuitive, comprehensive document generation solution – Arken Professional. The integration enables a seamless connection between Proclaim, the Case Management Solution from Eclipse, and Arken Professional – eliminating the need to re-key any data. Information is transferred between the two systems immediately, significantly reducing […]
Three More Shortlists Announced For The British Wills And Probate Awards
Excitement is growing for The British Wills and Probate awards, as the third three category shortlists have been revealed. The awards are brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, alongside headline sponsor, Arken.legal (UK) Ltd, a leader in software solutions for the Wills and estate planning industry. Charity Legacy Team of the Year – […]
Could The Surge In Demand For Will-Writing Save The Nation’s Charities?
Lucinda Darby is Marketing Manager of Remember A Charity – a consortium of 200 charities with a network of legal advisers (Campaign Supporters), working to normalise legacy giving in the UK. Lucinda has taken some time to talk to Today’s Wills and Probate about the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on will making and […]
More Shortlists Announced For The British Wills And Probate Awards 2020
Excitement is growing for The British Wills and Probate awards, as the second three category shortlists have been revealed. The awards are brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, alongside headline sponsor, Arken.legal (UK) Ltd, a leader in software solutions for the Wills and estate planning industry. Best Contentious Wills and Probate Team The […]
Equity Release Market Still Recovering
According to the Equity Release Council, the equity release market has shown signs of recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, but numbers are still lower than in previous years. £698m of property wealth was accessed by older homeowners in quarter two this year. This was almost £400m (34%) lower than quarter one (£1.064bn). This figure doesn’t […]
LSB Announces Enhanced Independence For Legal Regulators
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has confirmed that the requirements for all nine approved regulators to separate their regulatory and representative functions have been achieved. Consumers expect the regulation of legal services to be independent from the profession, as a result of these requirements being met, consumers and regulated lawyers (e.g. solicitors, barristers, legal executives, […]
