Are GDPR Fines High Enough To Ensure Firms Comply?

What Will Brexit Mean For Data Compliance?

As the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR nears its 18 month anniversary recent research conducted by software supplier Egress have revealed that only 48 of UK businesses are fully compliant with the rules Organisations had

Getting the most out of your team is vital if you want to succeed in business and this is the theme that will be running through the Law Share 5th annual conference on 2nd October

digital-devices

Solicitors at Probaters and legal technologists Settify have joined forces to design and successfully launch Europe 8217 s first artificially intelligent Wills and Estates client intake system The online system uses artificial intelligence to help

Will Writers Membership Body Supports Exclusive Industry Awards

The excitement and anticipation is slowly building as we re only 1 month away from the prestigious British Wills and Probate Awards 2019 The sold out event which is taking place at the Belfry Hotel

Title Research Webinar

Last week Today s Wills and Probate collaborated with foreign exchange specialist Currency Index to bring executors within firms an exclusive and enlightening webinar on how they can protect and preserve the value of their

arken-IPW-partnership

Buckles Solicitors LLP has extended it 8217 s international service offering following the appointment of Jessica Zama Jessica 8217 s appointment sees the firm extending its services into Italian private client law Jessica joined the

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Lynda Richards a lawyer in Shrewsbury who works for Aaron amp Partners as a wills trusts and tax partner has been praised for her work with high net worth individuals across the UK The High

Experts Discuss The Cowan V Foreman Landmark Case

Booking is now open for the Legal Eye Conference The real cost of Risk Management which is taking place on Thursday 14th November Legal Eye are running the conference alongside The Cashroom focusing on the

Financier And Accused Paedophile Updates Will Just Days Prior To Jail Cell Suicide

HM Courts and Tribunals HMCTS has published an apology for the slowness of the probate service since March 2019 The statement also explains the reasoning behind the delays and the measures HMCTS are taking to

Financier And Accused Paedophile Updates Will Just Days Prior To Jail Cell Suicide

Rhodd Llwyd Humphreys has been struck off the roll by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and ordered to pay costs of £2 500 after admitting to lying to clients for four years After being accused by

consultation

The Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport DCMC has launched a consultation on digital identity and is seeking your views on how the Government can support the development and secure use of digital identities

Hand Writing Expert Enters Aretha Franklin Will Saga

Paul Downey 62 a solicitor from Mount Royal in Banbridge has been charged at Banbridge Magistrates 8217 Court with stealing £73 844 from the deceased Catherine Hayes 8217 estate As well as being charged with

Cowan v Foreman - [2019] EWCA Civ 1336

Benjamin Field 28 a Churchwarden in Maids Morton has been found guilty of murdering 69 year old author Peter Farquhar Field is said to have tricked Mr Farquhar into changing his will before committing the

Cowan v Foreman - [2019] EWCA Civ 1336

A High Court Judge has used the Commorientes Rule and decided that Ann Scarle outlived her husband John after they both passed away at their home in Essex in October 2016 John Scarle aged 79

Paralegals Awards

The National Paralegal Awards are back with entries now open to find the Best Paralegals in the UK and businesses that support the industry Rita Leat Managing Director of The Professional Paralegal Register who host

BWAPA 2019 Shortlist Announced

The long awaited shortlist for the second upcoming prestigious British Wills and Probate Awards is finally announced The awards are brought to you by Today s Wills and Probate alongside headline sponsor Arken legal UK

Pension revolution

Over £2 billion was pilfered from the pension savings of innocent contributors by unscrupulous advisers in a single year According to a joint committee s research into Pension costs and transparency too many fraudster masquerading

Simpson Millar Appoints New Head of Private Client Team

Chosen Inheritance a widely recognised and highly regarded Estate Planning Business in London and the South East is pleased to announce the acquisition of the business by Estate Planning Solutions the Cheadle based wills and

Portal

With 33 of the world 8217 s adult population having a social media account of some description it 8217 s not hard to believe that few of them have considered the implications of what happens

Inheritance Disputes: Man Kills Brother After Will Omission

Two step sisters are asking a High Court Judge to decide which of their parents died first in order to ascertain who pockets the £300 000 inheritance John Scarle aged 79 and his wife Ann

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