What is the procedure for proving a missing or lost Will?
By Alexa Payet, Partner at Bolt Burdon and listed specialist in the Certainty Contentious Probate Hub & Area Initial steps When an individual dies it is necessary to search their paperwork to establish whether they made a Will and gather information regarding their estate. This is important because the personal representatives of the estate have […]
Suspended sentence for benefit cheat
Wendy Brown, 65 has been handed a suspended prison sentence after she continued claiming benefits illegally, after failing to declare a change in her circumstances when she inherited a large sum of money. The deception began in May 2015 and continued until 2019, in which time Brown claimed over £13,600 in benefits. The case was […]
Sunlife Costs of Dying Report show cremations are popular
Direct cremations now account for 19% of cremations and 14% of all funerals (up from 3% last year), marking an almost five-fold annual rise, according to SunLife’s 2021 Cost of Dying Report – the leading and longest-running report into funeral costs. SunLife’s data shows that direct cremations – cremations without mourners present or a funeral […]
Amir Ali announced as new President of the Professional Paralegal Register
The former Chairman of the CCUA who has over three decades of experience in both Legal and Enforcement sectors, Amir Ali, has become the inaugural President of the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR), a not-for-profit organisation which provides regulation for Paralegals. The inaugural President calls for recognition of the only organisation offering independent regulation for Paralegals […]
