Budget 2021: Inheritance Tax and Pensions Frozen
The coronavirus pandemic has ripped a hole in the UK’s finances, and we all know that steps need to be taken to begin to set the UK on the right path once again, now there is light at the end of the lockdown tunnel. Addressing Parliament, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, focused on the roadmap and the […]
Law Society President to step aside this month
The President of The Law Society, the independent professional body that works globally to support and represent solicitors, promoting the highest professional standards, the public interest and the rule of law, will be stepping aside in his role from 19th March. David Greene statement: “In the past few weeks, a long-running issue to do with […]
HMCTS operational position : weekly summary updates
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 1st March 2021. -Updated: Next week we’re opening a Nightingale Court at Birmingham Maple House, which will provide 4 additional courtrooms for Crown, Civil and Family work. We’re also opening a Nightingale Court in Barbican, London, which will provide 2 additional courtrooms for Crown Court […]
LSB opens debate on improving transparency of the quality of legal services
New research from the Legal Services Board provides insights into the challenges people face when comparing and choosing legal services providers. This is partly because they lack the knowledge of what they need or how legal services work, and partly because the information is hard to find, inconsistent or non-existent. Sixty-nine members of the public […]
Remote Witnessing – Where there’s a Will, there’s a way
Beth Middleton, Solicitor at Brabners has shared her views on the issue of remote witnessing of wills. Unsurprisingly, the demand for new wills during the course of the Covid-19 pandemic has been unprecedented. Whilst this is a positive step by testators to protect their assets, the physical restrictions imposed by the lockdown has created practical […]
