Premier Solicitors: Flexible, financially beneficial acquisitions
By David Masterton, CRO at Premier Solicitors The private client market is at an inflection point. Across the UK, will banks, estate planning businesses, will writers and law firms are grappling with the same underlying question – how do you protect the long-term value of your practice and your clients’ interests, while managing risk, cost […]
The true cost of in-house software development for law firms
For successful law firms, technology has become inseparable from practice. Case management, compliance, billing and client collaboration all depend on digital platforms. Faced with this reality, some firms consider developing their own software in-house. At first, it seems attractive: total control, bespoke functionality, and a system designed to mirror internal processes. Yet beneath that promise […]
High Court gives guidance to probate solicitor faced with a residuary beneficiary refusing to engage
A probate solicitor who brought a claim against a residuary beneficiary for refusing to engage in the distribution of an estate for over seven years has asked for directions from the court as to whether a gift had been made and how to wind up the remainder of the estate. Nicola Lowe, solicitor and managing […]
Legal GiGZ launches ‘world first’ global directory of business of law conferences and events
Legal GiGZ, which claims to be the world’s first comprehensive directory of ‘business of law’ conferences and events, has launched a platform bringing together over 260 legal industry events across more than 40 countries. Founded by Shaun Jardine, a former law firm CEO and managing partner with over 30 years’ experience in the legal sector, […]
Why promoting customer and product choice can increase beneficiary distributions
At Property Solutions Group (PSG), we believe that choice empowers our clients. Whether it’s providing two or three competitive maintenance quotes from our nationwide contractor network, offering multiple insurance options with no hidden conditions, delivering several types of property valuations (desktop, RICS, full valuation, chattels, etc.), or giving four different routes to market a property, […]
The wrong hands on the reins
Estate disputes are upsetting for all concerned. Nicola K Smith explains how careful planning and tactful conversations can prevent disputes and avoid unpleasant surprises when emotions are running high. If you’ve ever helped a client through a family dispute after a death, you’ll know prevention is everything. As a solicitor – and a parent […]