Winners crowned on record breaking night in Manchester as BWAPs come to town
The British Wills and Probate Awards, sponsored by Arken.legal crowned its winners at the annual ceremony hosted in Manchester on 8th October, celebrating excellence across the private client profession in stunning fashion at the largest ceremony to date. Since launching in 2018 The British Wills and Probate Awards have uniquely championed the unregulated and regulated […]
Brothers battle over father’s £400,000 estate at Central London County Court
Two brothers are fighting over their father’s £400,000 estate after a new will was written three months before his death, removing the elder brother as a beneficiary, with the younger brother accused of financial abuse. Gowerdhan Dass, 89, died in February 2024, leaving his estate to his youngest son, driving instructor Harish Verma, and Harish’s […]
The Law Society warns agentic AI is outpacing justice system safeguards
The Law Society is calling for better oversight of agentic AI within the justice system, as new research warns it is developing faster than the rules needed to govern it. A foresight study published by the Law Society cautioned systems capable of acting on behalf of humans could enter the justice system before it has […]
SRA granted leapfrog appeal to Supreme Court in Carter-Ruck privilege case
An appeal made by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) against the Carter-Ruck ruling has been granted by the High Court and advanced to the Supreme Court. The landmark ruling made in September found the SRA does not have the power to requisition documents subject to legal professional privilege (LPP) under S.44B of the Solicitors Act […]
Number of complaints alleging financial misconduct relating to LPAs hits record levels
The total number of complaints about alleged financial misconduct by attorneys acting under a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) has increased to record levels say TWM Solicitors after it obtained figures from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) showing a near 25% increase over the past two years. The figures from the MoJ showed the total […]
Conservative government would remove IHT on the family home and introduce a £1m tax threshold for families
The Conservative party would seek to reduce and ultimately abolish inheritance tax (IHT) if elected said leader Kemi Badenoch in her speech at the party conference in Birmingham. The Conservative party leader’s much previewed speech outlined how, if elected to government, the party would seek to reduce the IHT burden “on ordinary middle-class families in […]
‘I started thinking about what I would need myself when juggling life admin, the kids and everything in between’
After having children of her own, estate planning consultant Megan Dugdale realised the importance of planning for her family’s future, while gaining first-hand insight into why many parents never get the opportunity to have those important conversations. She spoke to Today’s Wills and Probate about the launch of her new initiative Play & Plan, which […]