Solicitors’ leaders today welcomed the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) draft 2021-2022 business plan and budget, which will focus on anti-money laundering (AML), diversity, inclusion, technology and innovation. Law Society of England and Wales president Read More
The annual Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) Conference virtual door opened this week (Wednesday 23rd June) with a new and exciting format. This year’s event attendees explored a day long, in-depth case study named ‘Read More
The Ministry of Justice today announced that court and tribunal judgments will be available via the National Archives for the first time. The new site will be unveiled next April when the current Ministry of Read More
Here at Today’s Wills and Probate, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional Read More
Women in Wills is delighted to announce EstateSearch, as a new sponsor. I recently spent some time talking to Ben Furlong and Kathryn Spencer to find out why they decided to join forces and sponsor Read More
Founders of the Bereavement Standard Campaign have launched a customer survey to find out how firms across the UK have been treating grieving customers during the pandemic. The customer survey was unveiled after a feature Read More
A professional who progressed a probate matter at a firm with no skills or experience in the area of law is fined. A compliance officer and manager had to pay £2,000 in fines after the Solicitors Read More
Here at Today’s Wills and Probate, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional Read More
Time is ticking to enter this year’s British Wills and Probate Awards unique category which is nominated and voted for by the industry. The first ever Today’s Wills and Probate Industry Champion Award Read More
A new online cloud service designed to deliver digital certainty after death has been launched. My Digital Legacy solves the problem of sharing legal and sentimental documents and photos after bereavement. Founder, Stuart Pembery said Read More
The Law Society of England and Wales has today unveiled the first wave of results from its Future Worlds 2050 project to coincide with the 2021 World Technology Law Conference. The project was set up to enable Read More
News the UK can begin the process of joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was today welcomed by the Law Society of England and Wales. Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce Read More
Today’s Wills and Probate launches new industry podcast
Today’s Wills & Probate is excited to announce the launch of a new industry podcast. The Today’s Wills and Probate Podcast will speak to some of the industry’s most influential people and Read More
Inheritance Tax (IHT), succession and Will laws may impact British people living abroad when the UK leave the EU. IHT may be complicated by the ongoing relationship between the EU and the UK but The Read More
Here at Today’s Wills and Probate, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional Read More
The government have announced new rules to tackle online pension scams. The Department for Work and Pensions and Guy Opperman MP is helping shut the door on social media scammers trying to plunder people’s Read More
Here at Today’s Wills and Probate, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and those who have moved up the promotional Read More
Significant Court of Protection application backlog is revealed
A mental capacity expert has recently aired her views on social media about the backlog of applications to Court of Protection, and the huge impact it is having on families and individuals. The effect the Read More
Lorraine Robinson has been appointed the new Branch Chair of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Wales. Lorraine, who is Head of Legal at Farewill and co-chair of The Law Society’s Wills Read More
By the end of the 2021 Wills and Probate practitioners will no longer have to require their clients to sign the Statement of Truth when applying for a grant under new probate rules. HM Courts and Read More