Assisted Dying Bill has second reading in the Lords
The assisted Dying bill will have its second reading in the Lords today, giving peers the opportunity to discuss and debate the main principles governing the proposals to change a person’s right to die. Introduced as a private member’s bill in May of this year by Baroness Meacher, a cross bench peer, the bill proposes […]
Grand Ceremony for Grand Awards on Grand Night
The British Wills and Probate Awards returned in style this evening at The Grand Hotel in Birmingham. The great and the good of the industry came together to recognise and celebrate the success of all those involved in the wills and probate sector. The hybrid ceremony was watched by over 800 people between the live […]
LSB Launches survey to explore Will Writing regulation
The Legal Services Board (LSB) are conducting research to better understand the legal services market which is not covered by the regulators they oversee. The survey has been launched alongside the Society of Willwriters (SWW) and explores the services will writers offer, how those services are resourced and the businesses are structured. The survey is […]
CILEx Regulation approved to regulate ACCA Accountants for Probate
CILEx Regulation is delighted to announce that the Legal Services Board has approved its application to provide ongoing legal regulation to ACCA accountants delivering non-contentious probate services. Following the decision by ACCA earlier this year to withdraw as a legal services regulator, this approval will ensure consumers remain able to access probate services from qualified […]
Landmark ruling allow claimant to recover “Success Fee” from father’s estate
A Court of Appeal ruling passed down today has confirmed that the “success fee” element of conditional fee agreements (CFAs) can be recovered as part of an award under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the 1975 Act). The landmark ruling provides certainty to private client practitioners acting for claimants in difficult […]
Current AML regime “does little to prevent money laundering”
Changes to the money laundering regulations should focus on increasing the effectiveness of efforts to tackle money laundering through a more risk-based and proportionate approach, said the Law Society of England and Wales in response to HM Treasury’s (HMT) call for evidence. The Call for Evidence is now closed and will consider the overall effectiveness […]
From tax planner to Legacy Professional
Having spent two decades specialising in capital taxes planning for a Big Four accounting firm working alongside Private Client lawyers, it was second nature to me to enhance my role within a hospice charity by forging collaborative relationships with local legal professionals, encouraging many to support our Wills Weeks campaigns and to provide free advice […]
Where next for Defendants in the Inheritance Act 1975 litigation world post Hirachand v Hirachand?
The case of Re H (Deceased) [2020] EWHC 1134 (Fam) last year addressed the question “Should a 1975 Act claimant be entitled to recover CFA success fee uplift as part of the claim?” HHJ Cohen’s answer was in the affirmative. This has now been confirmed by the Court of Appeal in the recent inheritance litigation […]
