One of the biggest UK litigation funders Novitas Loans has announced that it has ceased lending to new customers The company which offers lending for contentious probate family law and clinical cases said that it
A survey conducted by the Law Society of England and Wales about whether to extend remote witnessing of wills beyond January 2022 has found that only a small proportion of solicitors have chosen to use
The Legal Services Board LSB says it finds the legal profession is out of step compared with other professions and that greater focus on assessing and understanding levels of competence is required To address this
A new study has found that more millennials than ever before have written wills as a result of the pandemic The study conducted by LegalZoom and Caring com revealed that at least 27 of 18
The Department of Health and Social Care has published its 10 year vision for adult social care which it says will help provide greater choice for those receiving care and certainty over costs The white
Latest developments in the ongoing Britney Spears conservatorship case reveal that the singer has won the right to sign financial paperwork and manage her $50m £37 8m estate In a hearing on Wednesday 8th December
Gerry Walsh has been appointed as the new interim CEO of the Law Society of England and Wales Born in Northern Ireland Gerry has spent most of his working life in England France Poland and
HMCTS has published recordings from all sessions held at this year s Annual Public User Event Reforming court and tribunal services together Recordings of the sessions are available in a playlist on YouTube This year
A solicitor has been struck of by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal SDT for stealing inheritance money from a client The sole director solicitor Geoffrey Rushton of Rushton Legal Services based in Staffordshire was instructed in
The Law society has issued a response to the Legal Services Board LSB consultation on empowering consumers saying that it must give frontline regulators room to understand consumer engagement and the challenges facing the public
The UK Government has set out further plans to create a modern simple and effective tax system during its Tax Administration and Maintenance Day that took place this week but recommended IHT reforms were rejected
A woman almost lost her home to a fraudster after discovering a Government department had granted lasting power of attorney of her affairs to a complete stranger Speaking to BBC Radio 4 the homeowner learnt
Canada Life reveals that Lasting Power of Attorney LPA registrations fell by 26 5 in 2020 21 as lockdown measures are believed to have made the paper based process outdated Following a freedom of information
Plans to make it easier for pension schemes to access investments which can offer greater returns to savers have been outlined by the Department for Work and Pensions The proposals will to allow automatic enrolment
STEP has published a new report 8220 Meeting the needs of modern families 8221 1 sponsored by TMF Group to gather insight about the families that STEP members advise and what their wealth and succession
A new report on inheritance planning reveals that more than two thirds of UK adults plan to share their wealth equally among their children Research conducted by investment management company Charles Stanley shows that 68
The Association of Accounting Technicians AAT has provided a response to the Ministry of Justice proposal Aligning the Fees for Grants of Probate to Cost Recovery AAT says that it supports the proposed increase in
New laws giving enhanced powers to trustees to block or pause pension transfers to help avert potential scam activity came into force yesterday Under the changes brought about by the Pension Schemes Act 2021 providers
A solicitor has been suspended for nine months for registering a piece of probate work at 529 hours rather than the actual time taken to complete it thought to be in the region of 15
New government legislation has been introduced to protect people s smart devices from being hacked The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill will give ministers new powers to bring in tougher security standards for device
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