The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Caroline Rookes as the new permanent Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO). Rookes will formally take up the post from 1 December 2020 and serve a five-year term. She has served as interim Chair since September 2019. The Pensions Ombudsman, Anthony Arter, is charged […]Read More
On Thursday 22 October 2020, professionals from across the wills and probate sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry is what has been a challenging year, at the British Wills and Probate Awards 2020. The awards, which was back for it’s third year, took to the virtual stage and was […]Read More
Risk and compliance consultancy Legal Eye is launching an online resource centre for law firms. The hub provides a comprehensive bank of resources to help COLPs, COFAs, partners, directors and managers to manage risk. It includes precedent policy and procedure documents and templates, access to online training on a range of risk and compliance topics, […]Read More
Here at Today’s Wills and Probate, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional ladder. This week we’ve seen the following announcements with regards to appointments and promotions: Helen McCabe and Laura Brereton have both been […]Read More
Probate solicitors are increasingly frustrated by delays and inefficiencies in the current grants process, a recent survey suggests. The research, carried out by independent property seller Movewise, found 80 per cent of the lawyers it sampled identified government “red tape” as having a significant impact on their work, with “errors by government bodies” also cited […]Read More
Holly Chantler, Partner at Morrisons Solicitors is a Panel Deputy for the Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection. In October 2020, Holly presented a Court of Protection focused Certainty Expert Webinar. During the webinar, Holly provided an example of when she has conducted a Certainty Will Search whilst acting as an […]Read More
Thirty-eight per cent of grandparents are planning to leave more in their wills for their grandchildren than they intended before Covid-19 hit. The survey of more than 2,000 UK grandparents, carried out by wealth manager Killik & Co, revealed that the pandemic has forced one in seven people from older generations to reassess how they […]Read More
Research conducted by Movewise, has demonstrated that probate solicitors are outlining delays as one of their main causes of frustration. Inefficiencies and hold-ups by government bodies was highlighted as the ‘major frustration’ by 87% of those surveyed, some of which have undoubtedly been as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the sector continues to […]Read More
Latest research findings show increased confidence and workload in the Wills and probate market. Market research consultancy, IRN Research, this week published the Wills, Probate & Trusts Market Report 2020: Market Trends Report which looks at the market structure, key issues, new and future developments, trends and forecasts. The UK Wills, Probate & Trusts Market […]Read More
In an interview with Today’s Wills and Probate, Vicky Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Settld, opens up about how she formed the tech startup company Settld and her involvement in the #BereavementStandard. Vicky co-founded Settld after more than eight years with Amazon where she worked in international marketing, product and logistics roles. She spent four […]Read More
Since starting out in 2010 Honey Legal has grown to become one of the largest providers of estate planning and probate services you’ve probably never heard of. Slowly but surely the firm has grown from its roots in North Shropshire and now, 10 years on, has 100 staff across 3 offices and over 250 consultants […]Read More
Our clients are at the heart of everything we do and our vast experience in the Will writing and legal services arena means we have gained a thorough understanding of what our clients/customers really want from us, which means we are always striving to improve how we deliver our services to them and ensure that […]Read More
Superhero Webinar 72 is part 2 of using the RIGHT Trust to protect your client’s wealth. We can help you put your estate planning advice in the right gear! Agenda • Taxation and Trusts • When might an entry, periodic or exit charge apply? How can these be reduced or even mitigated? • When might […]Read More
Estatesearch are delighted to be presenting a webinar with Professor Lesley King of the University of Law to discuss the forthcoming 9th Edition of the Probate Practitioners’ Handbook. The webinar will cover a broad range of the issues that practitioners need to be considering, and which feature in the new edition, including; Issues resulting from the Covid […]Read More
A former owner of a South-East law firm has been struck off the roll after acting dishonestly by providing 33 false and misleading Will documents. The law firm employer had asked staff repeatedly to falsely testify they had witnessed Wills being signed when in fact they had never been in the room at the time. […]Read More
HM Courts and Tribunals Services (HMCTS) have published a guide to help practitioners reduce potential errors when submitting probate applications online. It has been confirmed that on average, over 35% of applications for probate are ‘stopped’ by HMCTS because they are missing documentation or data. HMCTS said because of the errors, cases end up being […]Read More
On Thursday 22 October 2020, professionals from across the wills and probate sector came together to celebrate the successes and achievements of the industry is what has been a challenging year, at the British Wills and Probate Awards 2020. The awards, which was back for it’s third year, took to the virtual stage and was […]Read More
Health Secretary Matt Hancock sets out tougher rules for England’s new coronavirus tier system. As we come out of the second lockdown in a bid to protect vital services in the fight against the virus, Hancock confirmed that most of England will now be in the two toughest levels of measures when lockdown ends. After […]Read More
The autumn-winter 2020/21 edition of Entitlement, Title Research’s news digest, is now available for legal professionals to download completely free of charge. Entitlement is a digital magazine produced by the genealogy and asset repatriation specialists, Title Research. It features informative and insightful articles, all written by experts in the legal industry. The autumn-winter 2020/21 edition […]Read More
There are a few reasons why a family member may want to access the medical records of a loved one after they’ve died. This might be to determine whether a medical diagnosis was missed, for example if someone died of cancer, or because you have a potential claim after the person’s death. But there are […]Read More
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