Estate planning must adapt ahead of pension changes, adviser warns
Later life advice needs to evolve ahead of the inclusion of unused defined contribution (DC) in estates, Key Equity Release has warned. The inclusion of unused DC pensions in estates from April next year is estimated to affect 49,000 estates in the 2027/28 tax year, with 10,500 more estates receiving an IHT bill they wouldn’t […]
National conveyancing firm launches wills and probate department
National conveyancing firm Sort Legal has launched its own in-house department offering wills, probate and estate planning services. Operating from Sort Legal’s offices in South Shields and Gosforth, the department will offer in-person services in the region, with an online service available nationally. The CLC-regulated firm employs 65 people in its conveyancing operation, with the […]
Author Harriet Beveridge to share Olympic-winning strategies at The Legal Conference
Author and comedian Harriet Beveridge will share Olympic-winning performance strategies at The Legal Conference 2026. The co-author of the best-selling book Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?, which tells the story of the team behind the Olympic gold-winning rowing team at the Sydney Games in 2000, will deliver the keynote speech at the conference, […]
The case for responsible AI in legal services
Sarah Murphy, general manager of legal technology company Clio International, shares practical advice on how to implement AI responsibly and safely in legal services. A transformational opportunity for the legal sector has arrived in the form of AI. AI tools can automate tedious tasks and augment human reasoning to make lawyers both more effective […]