Courts and tribunals arrangements for Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral
HM Courts & Tribunals Service has released guidance on courts and tribunals arrangements for the funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral. See the full guidance below. Most hearings will not take place on Monday 19th September 2022, following the announcement that Her Majesty The Queen’s State Funeral will be […]
Property Solutions Group announce new structure to support strategic growth plans
Property Solutions Group are pleased to announce the promotion of Michael Edwards to Group Managing Director, who will lead the next exciting stage of their evolution. This new structure will also see founder, Barry Mattock, taking up the more strategic role of Group Chief Executive Officer and Kirsty Gooch promoted to Group Operations Director. Experienced […]
Key pre-paid probate provider responds to industry-wide concerns
Prepaid Probate Plans addresses industry’s concerns following concerned reaction to open letter to estate planning profession Prepaid Probate Plans Limited (PPP) has responded to the industry’s widely held concerns regarding pre-paid probate and its potential impact on consumers. Following the publication of PPP’s open letter to the estate planning profession, Today’s Wills and Probate polled […]
What will happen to the Queen’s estate?
Following Queen Elizabeth II’s death, much attention has been placed on what will happen to her estate and who will be the beneficiaries of it. The estate, which is estimated to be valued at £15.2 billion in assets – which technically belong to the “Royal Firm” – includes the royal residences, the Queen’s personal wealth, […]
Widow’s “strained” relationship with trustee has no bearing on reasonable provision claim, says High Court
The High Court has ruled that a widow’s “strained” relationship with the executors or trustees of her late husband’s will has no bearing on the reasonableness of the financial provisions made for her within said will, despite the very real prospect of her income from the estate being terminated. Christopher Ramus, the testator, passed away […]
Best Foundation launches campaign to challenge pre-paid probate
The Best Foundation has launched a campaign to “challenge pre-paid probate”. Here’s what they had to say on the campaign, which is open to practitioners within the estate planning sector. Before pre-paid funeral plans were regulated, 47,000 Safe Hands customers suffered losses of £3000 on average. Unfortunately, history seems set to repeat itself […]
Ombudsman issues guidance to councils assessing care fees
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has issued guidance to local councils to help identify those who have avoided paying residential care home fees by deliberately depriving themselves of assets. Local authorities are left responsible to assess for people who are intentionally depriving themselves of assets in order to receive higher levels of […]
Alternative Law Firms growing faster than traditional firms, report shows
New research has revealed that alternative law firms (ALF) are growing at a faster pace than their traditional counterparts – and there are even suggestions that up to a quarter of lawyers could work at ALFs in the next three years. The data, supplied by Codex Edge and their software platform ATLAS, marks all lawyers as […]
Would I, a practitioner, act as an executor for a loved one? No chance
There are many pitfalls to acting as Executor, the main one being having time to undertake everything. People think it is just a question of applying for probate and do not realise that there is a need for finding all the assets and any liabilities, that there may be tax to pay, and the issues […]
PII renewal – what are the market conditions?
At the time of writing, there are 20 working days until the 1st October PII renewal date, the most populated renewal date for SRA regulated practices. Whilst 20 working days may not seem like a long time, in the context of this particular renewal period it really is significant. I would estimate, at the very […]
