Josh is the Journalist for the Today’s Group and writes many of the articles for Today’s Conveyancer. He graduated with a degree in Physics from Cardiff University in 2009 before training as a journalist.
He has previously written for The Times, The Mirror and The Daily Express.
The number of deaths registered in 2015 was 5 6 higher than those registered in 2014 according to the Office for National Statistics ONS There were 529 655 deaths registered in England and Wales in
Tomorrow is the last day to have your say on HMRC 8217 s new 8220 Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes 8221 DOTAS which the Government say is designed to strengthen tax avoidance disclosure regimes for
The Competition and Markets Authority says that a lack of upfront pricing information is stopping consumers from comparing legal services Publishing their interim report as part of a study looking at the supply of legal
A probate practitioner is to face the Solicitor 8217 s Disciplinary Tribunal on fifteen charges including breaking rules on client money and transferring nearly £40 000 into his office account from clients despite a court
A Hampshire man has elected to bury his mother 8217 s grave in his back garden after being quoted £5 300 for the funeral John Wright 71 described the fees quoted by a local firm
A woman has taken her bid for a bigger slice of her former partner 8217 s estate to the Court of Appeal after it emerged her fortune was worth £5 5 million four years after
Alternative Business Structure firms are more innovative than their more traditional colleagues according to a report on changes in the legal services market by he Legal Services Board The report also states more consumers are
Three solicitors have been found not liable over a breach of trusts which saw the claimant seek £1 476 076 The claimants the late children of chicken farmer Jack Raymond Daniel made the claim for
Legal and General have announced £4 billion worth of new business in retirement lending for the first half of the year as Lifetime Mortgages overtake individual annuities The firm say the EU referendum hasn 8217
The private client team at Latimer Hinks are officially the best in the region according to this year 8217 s Northern Law Awards The Darlington based firm took the at the second annual ceremony at
Will writers that are not regulated are being used as consumers say they offer cheaper services with more transparent pricing and higher levels of innovation according to a report by the Legal Services Board The
Two men who conned pensioners out of thousands of pounds as part of an unregulated wills and financial services business have been jailed Michael John Wild 52 and Robert Henry Holly 44 ran Yorkshire Asset
The result of the referendum on the UK 8217 s membership of the EU has blown the succession plans of those with assets abroad 8220 out of the water 8221 according to experts Currently EU
Referral and comparison site The Law Superstore has announced it 8217 s 150th sign up ahead of it 8217 s launch this year The company which states they are 8220 the UK 8217 s first
Socrates Training Limited are seeking damages from the Law Society over claims Chancery Lane abused it 8217 s position in specifying it 8217 s own anti money laundering training for the Conveyancing Quality Scheme must
A brother and sister who have a combined age of 141 came to blows over their deceased father 8217 s £2 million estate estate the High Court was told Fay Elizabeth Crabbe 74 and Edward
A woman is to have part of a leg amputated against her wishes after a judge ruled it was in her best interests In the Court of Protection Mr Justice Bodey ruled the woman reportedly
STEP chief executive David Harvey has announced he intends to leave the post from 30th June Current Deputy Chief Executive George Hodgson has assumed the role of Interim Chief Executive while a new Chief Executive
A company set up to help individuals claim overcharges by solicitors has had a complaint against one of it 8217 s adverts upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority Recovery Ltd trading as RecoverYourOvercharges com published
The percentage of retirees who say they can afford to leave something to their children has fallen to it 8217 s lowest level for six years with just 28 saying they will be able to
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