The Online Trend and Wills & Probate law
How easy are you making it for potential wills and probate clients to find and deal with your firm? While none of us can predict the future, what is certain is that the legal landscape has changed for good—especially when it comes to how clients interact with your firm. In the not-so-distant past, the ways […]
The key to digital inheritance
Do you know the password key to your other half’s cryptocurrency investments? The Hustle website posed this question recently, as the number of investors in bitcoin, etc., continues to increase. The website cited the example of a 32-year-old IT professional in California who’d taken a tumble while carrying out repairs on his roof. The man […]
Spousal claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
It is often said that a spouse is a favoured applicant under the Act because: the level of provision is such financial provision as it would be reasonable in all the circumstances for a spouse to receive, whether that provision is required for their maintenance; and the divorce fiction by virtue of which the court […]
Cyber security “here to stay” says Alpha Legal founder
Today’s Wills and Probate talks to Alpha Legal founder Robin Bennett , about a new service helping the legal industry work in the “new normal”. TWP: Robin, first of all, what’s the background to Alpha Legal? RB: Alpha Legal from Start Software solves the problems we are all having when seeing clients face-to-face is not […]
Generosity knows no bounds?
Beverley Beale, Court of Protection Panel Deputy and Associate at Weightmans LLP, talks about attorneys and deputies gifting to loved ones when the donor has lost mental capacity. Gift giving is a demonstration of the value we attribute to our family and friends as well as those social causes close to our hearts. Almost all […]
Say Hello to our newest recruit
The Countrywide Advisor Chatbot. At Countrywide Tax and Trust Corporation Ltd, we always aim to be ahead of the curve when it comes to technology and innovation. We are constantly looking at ways of embracing technology to make our services better, faster and more accurate for our partners so that they, in turn, can offer […]
Technical Corner: Negative interest rates may be on the horizon
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Robert Blech, SRA Sector Specialist Director, MHA Macintyre Hudson If you have any questions for our panel of experts, please submit them using the contact form below. We will […]
Probate Service update shows increase in digital applications and grants issued
The latest quarterly Family Court Statistics, detailing probate service figures for January to March 2021, have been published. Figures show that there were 61,696 applications for probate grants, with 57,620 probate grants issued in the same period. Figures also show an increase in the proportion of digital applications and grants issued for probate with 77% […]
