Best Practice Relating to Shariah Wills and Distribution
An Interview by Allan Hume, Customer Relationship Manager, Estatesearch with Yasmin Hoque, solicitor and co-founder of AL-HQ Law & More. As a legal technology company for private client practitioners working on bereavement and loss of mental capacity matters, Estatesearch works with law firms to support best practice and an inclusive approach. As one of the […]
New Death Certification Reforms: Enhanced Oversight and Family Involvement from September 2024
On September 9th, 2024, significant reforms to the death certification process in England and Wales came into effect. These changes aim to improve the accuracy of death certifications and provide greater transparency, particularly in response to past high profile cases. Here are four key aspects of the new process: Role of the Medical Examiner: Every […]
Law Society developing new resource to support in-house members with ethical practice
As part of its professional ethics programme, the Law Society of England and Wales is working in partnership with the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre (IDEA) at the University of Leeds to create a new resource to support in-house solicitors. “In-house solicitors are in a unique position, as both legal advisors and business advisors to their […]