How to set your wills & probate firm up for success in 2022
At this time of year, law firms around the country are busy strategising and implementing plans for the coming 12 months. Forward-planning is a crucial part of a firm’s success, but it can be hard to know where to start. That’s why we at Clio have devised a two-step process, based on research from our […]
Director of scam will-writing firm faces trial
Trial proceedings against the director of Lincolnshire-based firm, Indeed Law Limited, for offences relating to fraud have begun at Leeds Crown Court. A spokesperson for Leeds Crown Court confirmed today that the trial against Indeed Law Limited director, Alana Benson, and six other defendants including ex-solicitor Jonathan De Vita, Laura De Vita, Christopher Platt, Peter […]
ICAEW announces mandatory publication of transparency information
The Legal Services Board has approved the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)’s application to update its Probate Regulations to mandate the publication of price and service information. The regulations are effective now, but firms have until 1st February 2022 to comply. The move to mandate the publication of price and service […]
Technical Corner: Reminder – IHT reporting changes from January 2022
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has amended the Inheritance Tax (Delivery of Accounts) (Excepted Estates) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 to exempt many estates from the need to submit detailed estate returns via the IHT400 form which could now use the IHT205 form instead. The amendments apply to deaths occurring anywhere in the UK from 1 January […]
Probate fees to increase from January
Probate fees will increase to a single, flat rate of £273 for all applicants, regardless of the size of the estate, from 26th January 2022. An Order published earlier this month amends the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3120), increasing the fee payable on the application for a grant of probate to £273 for […]
Austria legalises assisted dying
Assisted Dying is now legal in Austria. Parliament approved the new law in December, following a constitutional court ruling on the issue. Austria is the latest nation to legalise assisted dying, where from Saturday any adult with a terminal illness or permanent, debilitating condition can choose to end their life by an “assisted death”. Active […]
Probate delays continue
Probate delays continue to wreak financial havoc on grieving families as further stories surface in the press. Speaking to the Guardian, a distressed and frustrated reader recently described how probate delays had incurred huge financial costs to their family. “My uncle died 11 months ago, and my mother also died, leaving my brother and myself […]
