Increase in NI imminent to fund care crisis
Amongst the many ideas put forward to recover the costs of dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, an increase in National Insurance contributions seems the most likely and imminent according to a leaked report. Health Secretary Sajid Javid has called for a 2% increase to tackle the NHS backlog and fund social care. […]
Tools for measuring your marketing success
Content marketing is one of the most effective tools there is in communicating with your target audience. Content can be easily tailored and maintained to achieve the results you are looking for. Legal articles that serve as pieces of content to populate websites, blogs, social channels, e-newsletters and more continue to be a great source of information when communicating with prospects to inform and create awareness, […]
The British Wills and Probate Awards 2021 Shortlist
We are delighted to be able to reveal the full shortlist for The British Wills and Probate Awards 2021, sponsored by Executor Solutions. Our final category shortlist announcements are Young Practitioner of the Year – Sponsored by The Law Superstore Solicitor Firm of the Year: North Solicitor Firm of the Year: Midlands Solicitor Firm of […]
Estate fraud – Not a victimless crime
‘How will anyone ever find out?‘ ‘I will put the money back just as soon as … has happened.’ These are just a couple of the thoughts that we assume go through the minds of those who help themselves to money belonging to deceased people’s estates. Sadly this occurrence is not as rare as one […]
90% of people reliant on inheritance
The latest research into inheritance has uncovered that 9 in 10 adults are reliant on inheritance to fund retirement and pay off debts. 1 in 5 would use inheritance monies to pay off their mortgage, 16% need inheritance to supplement retirement income with a combined 19% intending to pay off credit cards and personal debt. […]
SQE: Landmark new route to qualifying as solicitor launches
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will today introduce the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), marking the beginning of the biggest change to how aspiring solicitors can enter the profession for almost 30 years. Aspiring solicitors will now be required to take two sets of centralised assessments designed to evaluate competence for entry to the profession, as […]
Lasting Powers Of Attorney Registration Delays – How To Handle Them?
The delays announced by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to the registration of lasting powers of attorney (LPA) of up to 20 weeks is likely to be the cause of frustration for clients and practitioners alike. For many private client practitioners, this will only add to the mounting pressure caused throughout the Covid-19 […]