Event: Modernising wills: a focus on lasting legacy and capacity issues
STEP are running a joint event, with Farrer & Co, on 17 October at the Law Society about modernising wills, with regard to mental capacity and will disputes. Law Commissioner Professor Nicholas Hopkins will be speaking. To find out more or to sign up, click here. Modernising wills: a focus on lasting legacy and capacity […]
Estatesearch Helps Fosters Solicitors Ensure Good Outcomes for Vulnerable Clients
Formed in 1761, Fosters Solicitors is one of the oldest law firms in England. From that rich heritage the company has grown into a modern, vibrant law firm with a culture and values that puts clients, colleagues and partners at the centre of everything they do. Paige Gouldthorpe, Deputy Head & Court of Protection Specialist, Wills, […]
Estate Planning Software – what is it and is it worth the investment?
What is Estate Planning Software? Estate planning software is highly specialised software that is used by Private Client Solicitors and professional Will Writers to automate the administration involved in preparing Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and more. How does Estate Planning Software Work? Estate planning software follows a sensible step-by-step process, utilising a questionnaire style format. […]
Introducing the autumn 2023 edition of Entitlement from Title Research
The autumn 2023 edition of Title Research’s news digest for legal professionals is now available to download for free. Entitlement is a digital magazine produced by genealogical research and asset repatriation specialists, Title Research. It features informative and insightful articles written by experts in the legal industry. The autumn 2023 edition of Entitlement features: ‘Protecting estate […]
Bereavement Index reveals probate sentiment across legal, financial services and consumers
The number of probate cases being managed by adults aged between 18 and 44 years old has increased by over 10% over the past twelve months, and nearly 40% over the course of the last two years according to the latest instalment of the Bereavement Index. The recently released 2023 Bereavement Index by Exizent has looked […]
Law Society inaugurate Nick Emmerson as 179th president
Nick Emmerson was inaugurated as the 179th president of the Law Society of England and Wales yesterday. Nick will have support from Richard Atkinson as vice president, and Mark Evans, as deputy vice president. Nick is a partner at Lewis Mathys Emmerson LLP and has also been admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and […]
High Court rules in favour of siblings in dispute over mother’s contested DIY will
The High Court in Bristol has ruled in favour of siblings Henrietta Ingram and Tom Whitfield in a dispute over their late mother’s DIY will, which left them with nothing. Clarke Willmott represented the siblings in contesting the purported last will of Joanna Abraham, executed in 2019. Simon Abraham, Joanna’s brother, drafted the new will […]
City firms advocate broadened IHT relief to ‘fuel UK stock investment’
The CEO of City brokerage firm, Julian Morse of Cavendish Financial, has urged the government to expand inheritance tax relief to a broader range of London-listed stocks, as reported by This is Money. Morse contends that such a move would enhance investment in the UK, particularly in smaller companies that play a pivotal role in […]
