Genealogy study – the argument for vaccinations
Debate continues to rage among sectors of the population about the rapidly developed vaccinations against Covid-19. Our attention was drawn to a recent tweet where someone had talked about his family—an uncle who survived polio and was now 70, and another who caught scarlet fever that resulted in pancreatic failure, and was dead at 36. […]
MyHMCTS: planned improvements to online probate service
The Law Society has issued a press release on behalf of MyHMCTS detailing improvements and changes that will be made to the online probate service, effective from 19 August 2021. The changes are based on feedback from probate practitioners, and are as listed below. Changes from 19 August 2021 You can amend all parts of […]
Could an increase in equity release clients generate a capacity crisis?
Applicants may be more demanding due to larger sums at stake, but legal professionals must ensure their assessment of a client’s mental capacity is up to the mark Legal professionals may be experiencing more pressure than usual from prospective equity release customers as buoyant house prices and inflation drive record demand. The desire to release […]
Law firms in SRA firing line over AML failures
The fines levied by the SRA on 13 firms in recent weeks continue to demonstrate a fundamental lack of understanding around responsibilities when it comes to the money laundering regulations. The firms in question had failed to comply with their procedural responsibilities to provide their firm-wide AML risk assessment and delayed their AML declarations. In […]
Improving customer experience in the probate industry
I want to ask you a simple question, is there more that the probate sector could be doing to improve the client experience throughout the estate administration process? I believe some improvements could be implemented to speed up the estate administration process to allow probate practitioners to deliver a smoother journey for customers at what […]
Technical Corner: Here Comes the Sun!
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 Amy Bell, Director at Teal Compliance If you have any questions for our panel of experts, please submit them using the contact form below. We will publish the questions […]