Don’t take the risk: Conduct a Certainty Will Search
Legal 500 law firm Wilkin Chapman has been a member of The National Will Register since 2015. The firm has built-in Certainty Will Search to their internal processes and advise that one should be conducted on every probate matter. The firm recognises that it not only provides additional protection for the executors of the estate […]
A number of striking Audi Quattros going under the hammer this weekend
1992 Audi Quattro 20v (RR) 1982 Audi Quattro – Pre-Production Prototype 1985 Audi Ur-Quattro B2 1988 Audi Quattro Turbo B The London Classic Car Show is just a couple of days away. Classic Car Auctions will start their sale at Syon Park (TW8 8JF) at 12pm on Saturday 26th June. Brand Events and Classic Car […]
Today’s Wills and Probate Podcast Launches
Today’s Wills and Probate have launched our first podcast available below and via your podcast provider. In this first episode, Tom Lyes talks to Nick Cousins, co-founder and CEO Exizent, a business whose aim is to digitise the probate process. During their discussion Nick explains how Exizent came about and their vision to build the […]
SFE’s Virtual Conference new format proves a hit
The annual Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) Conference virtual door opened this week (Wednesday 23rd June) with a new and exciting format. This year’s event attendees explored a day long, in-depth case study named ‘Nigel Jones’, along with a breadth of topics including lack of capacity, testamentary agreements, care options and tax implications. SFE Chairman, […]
Britney Spears calls for ‘Conservatorship’ termination
Britney Spears calls for an end to “abusive” conservatorship in direct address to court yesterday. In her first public statement regarding her conservatorship, Spears gave a highly emotional speech lasting more than 20 minutes to the Los Angeles County Superior Court yesterday in which she was allowed to address Judge Brenda Penny directly, calling for […]
Clitheroe v Bond case: providing clarity for practitioners
Alastair Ward- Booth, Trainee, and James Cook, Partner, at law firm Collyer Bristow discusses the Clitheroe v Bond case to provide clarity to those working in the wills and probate sector. The recent case of Clitheroe v Bond raised important issues relating to the relevant test to be applied when assessing testamentary capacity. Are the […]
It’s time for the UK to overcome the tricky topic of finances after a death
No professional can survive in a bubble, but it can be all too easy to miss wider changes in our sector – especially given recent pandemic disruption. One of the aims behind our recent ‘Wills and financial planning – it’s time to talk’ whitepaper, based on a survey of over 2,000 GB adults, was to […]
