Closing the Gender Gap on Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney
More women are getting their estate planning affairs in order than ever before. With female empowerment and gender equality firmly in focus, more women are also recognising that making a Will and getting their Lasting Powers of Attorney in place is incredibly important. Women now own 36% of small businesses worldwide and women are increasingly […]
Law Society raise fresh concerns over court safety
News London’s Isleworth Crown Court failed a Covid safety inspection by the Health and Safety Executive has prompted the Law Society of England and Wales to remind HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) of the need for safety policies to be put fully into effect to ensure access to justice in a safe environment. Law […]
Third of consumers would accept video wills
Who would have known that a global pandemic would have resulted in the wills and probate sector being privy to the biggest shake-up the sector had arguably seen in a while. The introduction of the video will legislation in the Autumn of 2020, definitely ruffled some feathers as practitioners and clients had to come up […]
HMCTS operational position : weekly summary updates
HMCTS have updated their operational summary for week commencing Monday 8th March 2021. -Updated: We have opened a Nightingale Court at Birmingham Maple House, which provides 4 additional courtrooms for Crown, Civil and Family work. We have also opened a Nightingale Court in Barbican, London, which provides 2 additional courtrooms for Crown Court work. -Jurors […]
