Magic, moments, and mayhem: #BWAPAwards2024 back with a bang
The British Wills and Probate Awards 2024, sponsored by CTT Group, welcomed 450 practitioners in person, and over 200 online via the live stream, to recognise and celebrate the work of firms, individuals and businesses across the wills and probate community at a glitzy ceremony at Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel. Attendees were treated to an […]
CMA publishes compliance guidance for unregulated providers of will writing and pre-paid probate services
The Competition and Markets Authority has published compliance guidance for unregulated providers of will writing, online divorce and pre-paid probate services. The purpose of this compliance guidance is to help unregulated businesses providing will writing, online divorce and pre-paid probate services to understand and comply with their existing obligations under consumer protection law. The guidance […]
W&P Legal new compliance service launched
W&P Professional Services, brought to you by W&P Legal, is the first compliance and business support provider solely for estate planners in England and Wales. They have stated that a direct result of years of fine-tuning processes and procedures, refining business practises, learning about the industry’s wants and needs and most importantly, seeking growth, they […]
UK sees more deaths than births for first time in nearly 50 years, excluding pandemic
For the first time in almost half a century, the UK has experienced more deaths than births, marking a significant demographic shift, as reported by The Guardian. Excluding the spike in deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a widening gap between funerals and baby celebrations, largely driven […]
New bill to propose assisted dying rights for terminally ill in England and Wales
A proposal to grant terminally ill individuals in England and Wales the legal right to end their lives is set to be introduced in Parliament this month. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is spearheading the bill, calling it the right time to reopen the debate on assisted dying after a similar bill was rejected by MPs […]
Families facing one year probate delay on share liquidation
Families of shareholders who died with an interest in British plcs, face on average, up to a year’s delay in gaining probate – due to the complexity of liquidating shares in firms which have subsequently been bought by American companies over the past two decades. An average delay of up to 12 months has been […]
Huge increase in families going to war over a will
UK leading Will and Trust Disputes lawyer says enquiries over past three years have increased by 350% A sense of entitlement, the rise in property values, increasingly complex family structures and/or the belief undue influence has been exercised, are the reasons behind the astonishing rise in families going to war over a will, says Alison […]
Contesting a will with willclaim solicitors no win no fee specialists – reconstituting a will under rule 54, non-contentious probate rules 1987
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, discuss reconstruction of a will under r54 NCPR, 1987 in a case where a previous will exists but a party refuses to disclose it during proceedings challenging the validity of a later will. Overview – Oliver v Oliver [2024] EWHC 2289 […]
Free and low cost will schemes – good or bad?
Free and low cost will schemes are an established part of the wills and probate sector, providing charities with valuable legacy income streams, and practitioners with their largest source of lead generation. The latest Today’s Wills and Probate Podcast welcomes Richard Millar of Capacity Marketing on to discuss the value of free and low cost […]
