Digital Assets time bomb ‘unclaimed’ pot swells
Co-op Legal Services is issuing a stark warning to consumers with money invested in digital assets: keep track of your cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens or risk losing them to the UK’s ever-growing unclaimed funds pot when you die. With an eye-watering £1.25billion of unclaimed assets currently amassed from ‘traditional’ sources such as banks, building societies, […]
Dealing with an estate’s foreign assets
Once upon a time the chances of someone having assets abroad were not that high. Along came globalisation and all that changed—from holiday homes to foreign bank accounts, the sale and transfer of foreign listed stocks and shares, there are numerous ways a person’s estates can include foreign assets. Estates that do contain assets that […]
The virtual way that families can settle Will disputes
A rise in the use of virtual mediation during lockdown has seen another avenue open-up for families to settle their disputes over the Wills and estates left by loved ones. And with the number of contentious probate cases growing, legal specialist Katherine Marshall, Solicitor at Wilkin Chapman has advised that mediation should be fully explored […]
The time conundrum: Probate is inefficient and full of delays
In the lead-up to our awaited first annual Bereavement Index we are offering the first 50 sign-ups before the 11th of April 2021 a free printed copy, delivered directly to you, register today for first access to our Bereavement Index here. The following is an excerpt from the Bereavement Index 2021 Report: According to two […]
Making plans for Nigel – SFE National Conference
The annual SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly) Conference is taking place online on Wednesday 23rd June 2021. This year the event has a new and exciting format: attendees will explore a day long, in-depth case study named Nigel Jones. Expert speakers will unpick key legal issues throughout the day and focus on the impacts on […]
