HMCTS Update: clients won’t need to sign the Statement of Truth
By the end of the 2021 Wills and Probate practitioners will no longer have to require their clients to sign the Statement of Truth when applying for a grant under new probate rules. HM Courts and Tribunal Services (HMCTS) have been working with numerous stakeholders in the sector, such as the Law Society, Society of […]
Inheritance disputes hitting the headlines
Inheritance disputes are hitting the headlines and it’s not surprising when you read the salutary tale of one ‘devastated’ daughter. Three days after her mother’s death she discovered a secret marriage. The bride, her mother, was a 91-year-old with vascular dementia and her groom, who was 23 years her junior, was referred to only as […]
Register your clients’ Wills for free during Free Will Registration Month
Throughout May, law firms can register their clients’ Wills on The National Will Register for free. So far in May, The National Will Register have received a number of enquiries from law firms and members of the public who wish to take advantage of this incentive and there is still time for your firm to […]
Exizent partners with Experian to transform and digitise asset discovery
Legal technology firm Exizent has announced a partnership with Experian to automate the asset discovery process involved in probate. The milestone partnership paves the way for future institution connectivity, with the ultimate goal of making things easier and more efficient for all involved. A major challenge right now for legal services practitioners is identifying the […]
Thursfields appoints Arken.legal as bereavement platform reports ten-fold user growth
Expert provider of digital estate planning solutions Arken.legal has confirmed it has won Thursfields Solicitors as a customer across its full product suite, including market-leading document automation solution Arken Professional. Arken will enable Thursfields to superpower productivity whilst managing risk. The news coincides with Arken reaching 2,200 users globally, marking a ten-fold increase in customers […]
Seminar: ‘Probate genealogy: Ensuring due diligence, maximising estate value and protecting personal representatives’
Title Research’s Business Development Manager, James Cameron, and Technical Manager, Simon Barber, will host next week’s virtual seminar on Wednesday 26th May at 12pm. James and Simon will reveal how probate genealogy ensures due diligence, maximises the estate value and protects personal representatives. In addition to new case studies, they will cover: The risk of […]
Updated Practice Guides: PG14
There has been update published in the following practice guide: Charities: advice for applications sent to HM Land Registry (PG14) Page summary: Advice about applications to be sent to HM Land Registry to register transactions involving charities (practice guide 14). Change made: Section 8 has been amended to confirm that when trustees of unincorporated charities […]
Probate practitioner reprimanded in £20k ‘gift’
Ben Moore has been banned from the probate profession after failing to declare a gift of £20,000 from a 92-year-old client. A decision notice from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) showed that Mr Moore had been instructed by the client in 2016 to draft a Will and repeatedly helped the same client on multiple different […]
Payout agreed for George Michael’s ex after suing estate
Kenny Goss, the ex-partner of Wham singer George Michael has agreed a deal with George’s family after suing the estate for £15m a month out of his £98m estate. Mr Goss reportedly gave up his career as an art dealer to care for Mr Michael during their 13-year relationship. Mr Goss sued his ex-partner’s estate […]
Competition and classic bikes race to sale
Silverstone Auctions May Sale this weekend is their first auction in the past 18 months where bidders are safely welcomed back into the auction hall at Stoneleigh Park. This is also their first dedicated motorcycle sale which features over 80 bikes! In the line-up are five competition race bikes up for grabs, they include Lot […]
