Industry Champion vote final days and awards tickets selling fast
The British Wills and Probate Awards, sponsored by Executor Solutions returns on the 21st October 2021. The ceremony will be presented as a hybrid event; with an in-person afternoon awards ceremony simultaneously live streamed via the British Wills and Probate Awards website, followed by the Champagne Reception, sponsored by Exizent and an evening dinner at […]
Property wealth hits new high
The overall value of UK housing stock has risen from £5.67trn to £6.42trn over the last year, with private property wealth reaching a new high of £4.87trn according to figures released by the Equity Release Council. While the level of mortgage debt has reached unprecedented levels, now above £1.5trn, fast rising property prices mean that […]
Future of Legal Ombudsman hangs in balance
Meetings between the Government and regulators are set to discuss potential changes to the current redress structure, if the performance of Legal Ombudsman services does not improve. The LSB will hear initial feedback on whether the failing Legal Ombudsman has made efforts to improve its performance next month. This comes following a 13% budget increase […]
MoJ to investigate standardisation of e-signatures
An Industry Working Group of experts has been formed to improve standards, reliability and security in electronic signatures. The Ministry of Justice has published details of a newly-formed Industry Working Group of experts that aims to improve standards, reliability and security in electronic signatures and other means of legally executing documents. The group was created […]
No straightforward process for accessing digital assets after death says STEP
A project completed by STEP and Queen Mary University of London has identified the need for urgent reform to give families better access to the digital assets of deceased loved ones. Items such as social media accounts, photos and emails have become a common part of estate planning and administration in recent years. A new […]
Metadata proves Will forgery in recent High Court case
A recent case has highlighted the importance of examining metadata in potential incidents of Will forgery. The case of Rainey v Weller & Ors [2021] EWHC 2206 (Ch) involved the family of the deceased Brenda Weller and a dispute surrounding her Will. Weller’s niece and three of her grandchildren had disagreed over the validity and […]
