The government has little to no understanding of how reliant it is on independent hospices to support palliative and end-of-life care against a backdrop of increasing demand, and falling funding. A report by the National
The fee for obtaining copies of probate grants, wills or letters of administration will increase from £1.50 to £16 per copy on 17th November 2025. The increase applies to all copy requests, including copies ordered
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reviewed ‘a substantial body of data’ for a thematic review of source of funds and wealth compliance, and says it is ‘concerned by the continued levels of non-compliance’. Data
In an unusual step the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has done little to quell speculation about upcoming tax increases in a speech in Downing Street. Both the Prime Minster and the Chancellor have
An SRA regulated law firm has secured investment from Aviva and Founders Factory to create a fixed fee, technology led probate probate solution. Trustestate says it has launched a platform designed to ‘simplify and modernise
The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has released its annual complaints data and insight for 2024/25, which reveals an increase in demand for help that has continued to rise significantly in the first half of 2025/26. The
A solicitor has been fined £4,000 after failing to conduct proper due diligence on a trust he had been instructed to create, with £9.1m of assets flowing through the firm’s client account and an alleged
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has released its Anti-Money Laundering Annual Report for 2024-25, a year in which the organisation says it made significant progress in preventing and detecting money laundering. With the government recently
CILEx regulated lawyers will be able to apply for standalone litigation practice rights in the areas of criminal, civil, and family litigation after the Legal Services Board (LSB) approved CILEx Regulation’s (CRL) application. Although work
Solicitors must consider their ‘ethical obligations’ when posting and commenting on social media as comments could breach SRA Codes on client care, confidentiality, conflicts of interest and publicity warns the Law Society of England and
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her second budget on 26th November 2025 with much speculation about the content. Against a backdrop of a budget blackhole, the chancellor may be left with ‘little option’ but to
New research suggests just over half of female retirees say they are satisfied with their retirement income, compared to nearly seven in 10 men based on a survey of 5000 retirees. Undertaken by wealth management
A seven year dispute regarding the estate of so-called ‘Car Boot King’ Richard Scott has come to an end with the high court dismissing both a proprietary estoppel claim, and challenges to the validity of
Demographic trends suggest households where the oldest economically active or inactive person (household reference person, or HRP) is aged 65 or older are set to grow at nearly twice the rate of household where the
A costs judgement highlights the importance of early disclosure, genuine settlement efforts, and the limits of the probate exceptions in modern litigation. This case concerns the disputed will of Yeamon Keith Care (Keith), a disabled
The latest figures from UK Finance suggests despite efforts to educate the public on fraud and scams, criminals have stolen £629m in the first half of 2025, with an increase of 17% in confirmed cases
A warring family has seen their roles as executors to their grandmother’s estate removed by the High Court in London after being told they were ‘not able (to) fairly and conscientiously to carry out the
Property wealth could ‘unlock’ as long as ten years of additional ‘comfortable’ retirement if 40% of equity were to be released from homes to make up the shortfall between current pension income and recommended ‘moderate’
As more than half of lawyers say they anticipate leaving their role within the next five years because of poor mental health and wellbeing, the latest Today’s Wills and Probate Podcast tackles the issue head
In an industry built on sensitivity, legacy, and trust, personality has become the quiet revolution reshaping how people choose their will-writing partners. For years, the will-writing sector has leaned on professionalism and reliability – qualities
A nuanced approach to fluctuating mental capacity is important in Mental Capacity Act (MCA 2005) cases, highlighted in a recent Court of Protection judgement regarding the termination of a pregnancy. In Re KP (Termination of
On 18th November, the Law Society of England and Wales will unveil the artwork commissioned to mark its bicentenary and celebrate the future of the legal profession. Today’s Media spoke to Helen Cammock, the Turner
A government consultation has been launched to review the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards system which is ‘bureaucratic and complex’ sat the government. The result of which is over 120,000 sitting in a backlog causing
An AI platform purpose-built for legal professionals outperformed ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini when tested on legal accuracy, scoring 30% higher than the mainstream generative AI models. Legal AI research assistant LawY was tested on a
Law firms have high levels of concern over the legal liability and regulatory penalties posed by lighter regulation under the government’s Leeds Reforms, according to a survey by compliance training provider Skillcast. When the reforms
Two high profile membership bodies have petitioned the government to address a ‘critical flaw’ in inheritance laws that subject the estates of families in receipt of compensation payouts to inheritance tax (IHT). Earlier this year
Chancellor Rachel Reeves may target limited liability partnerships (LLPs) as part of her plans to tax ‘those with the broadest shoulders’ in the upcoming budget. Tasked with filling a sizeable hole in the public finances,
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will become the Single Professional Services Supervisor (SPSS) for anti-money laundering (AML) as part of her ‘blitz’ on ‘pointless admin’ In an effort to save
The ‘fiscal drag’ which draws more estates into inheritance tax liabilities is evident in the latest receipts figures published by HM Revenue and Customs. With the nil-rate band frozen at £325,000 since 2009 and the
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) must ‘overhaul its complaints handling and risk assessment processes,’ introduce better safeguarding measures for clients, be more proactive about redress for consumers, and embed a consumer culture for better outcomes
A law firm identified £629,000 of lost assets held in multiple bank accounts following a hunch over the proceeds of sale of a farm. National firm Anthony Collins, acting on a probate case, identified the
Today’s Wills and Probate sits down with Premier Solicitors’ Chief Revenue Officer David Masterton to discuss his time in the wills and probate sector. David shares his thoughts on the good, the bad and ugly