Post Pandemic Probate Litigation
The future Conduct of Hearings With lockdown it became clear that Courts would have to operate remotely. Hearings by Microsoft Teams and electronic bundles became the new normal in the Business and Property Courts. An astonishing amount of business was conducted without too much difficulty or too much footfall on the HMCTS Estate. Without the […]
Free webinar: ‘Estate administration case studies: Where there’s a Will, there’s a relative’
Join Kings Court Trust’s experienced Technical Manager, Nigel Merchant, on Wednesday 4th August at 1pm, as he walks you through a selection of estate administration case studies that they have been instructed to help on. The case studies all highlight the importance of a valid Will and include scenarios where all is not as it […]
Meet Alpha Legal superstars Legacy Wills – “because today was once tomorrow”
Legacy Wills are the latest Alpha Legal subscriber to be featured on our blog. Based in Leicester and serving clients throughout the UK, Legacy Wills are one of our busiest Alpha Legal subscribers. They make great use of our secure communication technology to help their clients to gain peace of mind when sorting their will and estate planning needs. The Legacy Wills […]
Bishop & Sewell appoints Access Legal to unlock firm’s potential
Central London law firm Bishop & Sewell has appointed law technology specialist Access Legal, a division of The Access Group, as it continues to focus on its three key principles – Purpose, People and Pathway. The 110-strong firm has ambitions to not only be an independent top 100 law firm, but to also be ranked […]
Give STEP your feedback and they’ll donate £1 the World Literacy Foundation*
STEP are looking for feedback from practitioners (whether you are a member of STEP or not) so that they can better understand your priorities and focus their offering. This research will allow STEP to continually improve the services they provide. Access the survey here and help the World Literacy Foundation, who work to ensure every […]
4 day week for leading software company
Arken.legal, experts in digital estate planning solutions, has introduced a four-day working week for full time employees following a hugely successful nine-month trial. Since October 2020, all full-time employees at the firm have had Fridays off – with the exception of two staff who take a different day to ensure cover – but have maintained […]
Hammond funds historic car restoration business with his own vehicles
Richard Hammond has put up eight of his vehicles to be sold by Silverstone Auctions at The Classic at Silverstone on Sunday 1 August. All proceeds are to support his new business venture The Smallest Cog, a classic vehicle restoration business that will be documented in Richard Hammond’s Workshop (working title), a brand-new original docuseries […]
Vulnerable client detection tech closes pre-launch funding round
Newly launched clinical tech provider, Comentis, has announced that it closed a pre-launch funding round at £200,000, against a pre-revenue valuation of £2million. Funding has been secured from a number of senior figures from legal and financial services, with the support of Invest West. Comentis’ software – the Cognitive Assessment Engine (CAE) – utilises cutting-edge […]
Experts call for urgent action to fill care fund vacuum
Consumer education, product innovation and property renovation must be among the priorities to support a more sustainable social care sector, experts have warned. The comments were made when a panel met to discuss the findings of an Equity Release Council, Pure Retirement and My Care Consultant report on housing wealth and the social care funding […]