Today’s Wills and Probate caught up with founder of Life Ledger, a digital solution to death notifications, Tremayne Carew Pole, to talk about a simplistic death notification service and how it will benefit professionals and
Probate barrister Lydia Pemberton examines The Wills Act 1837 (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Order 2020, which expressly provides that ““presence” includes presence by means of video conference or other visual transmission”, in real-time, for wills
Established in 2010, Honey Legal has gone from strength to strength. From a beginning providing Wills, Honey now offers a full range of estate planning services, including lasting power of attorney, trusts, probate and funeral
Stephanie Kerr, an associate solicitor at Brabners highlights and discusses various contentious probate cases which have increased over the 12 months due to the pandemic. The Courts, like contentious probate solicitors, were certainly kept busy
Tara McInnes, contentious probate solicitor at The Burnside Partnership revisits cases which give a stark reminder about costs in contentious probate matters. Back in 2016, I wrote an article for Today’s Wills and Probate on
With the worldwide pandemic and ensuing lockdowns, we have seen a marked increase in the number of claims being brought against estates and in particular, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Families and Dependants) Act
As law firms continue to adopt digital ways of working very quickly as a result of the rise in remote working; it seems likely that some of these changes in working practices are likely to
Charlotte Ponder TEP, Legal Director for Countrywide Tax & Trust Corporation, has shared her view on technology with the Today’s Wills and Probate readers. In the legal sector, competition and client expectations have risen dramatically.
Tom Stansfield from Willsuite, shares his views on technology in the wills and probate sector. Over the last 30 years, the estate planning sector has transformed. We have seen the emergence of the ‘unregulated sector’,
Jade Gani, Solicitor & Head of Private Client as Aston Bond Law Ltd, has shared her insight with Today’s Wills and Probate about technology in the sector. The Probate sector has historically leant more towards
CLS Property Insight (CLS PI) announces a new partnership with Savendale Insurance Services – an established company with unrivalled industry experience and expertise that will bring a focused series of offerings to private client solicitors
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Paul Saunders, Managing Director at Legal Eye If you
Law firms are gaining the equivalent of an extra 20 working days a year from employees putting in longer shifts when they work from home, according to new research from Atlas Cloud. The research reveals
As the year like no other ends, Farewill, the UK’s largest will writing service, has launched an in-depth report looking at trends in will writing and what these suggest about the way we deal about
Proposed changes to the mental health system must be properly funded to be effective, the Law Society of England and Wales warned following publication of the Mental Health Act White Paper. Law Society president David
The disclosure of cross-border tax planning arrangements under Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 (DAC6) came into force on 1 July 2020 and require reporting of any persons involved in cross-border arrangements, including loan agreements, payments from
The background to the case of Ali v Taj and others is that the deceased died in 2007 and a grant of probate was made in favour of Mr Taj and a Mr Khan. The
The latest industry roundtables from Today’s Wills & Probate and Today’s Conveyancer have focused on the way in which technology has helped law firms to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In many
Kirsty Burnham, Head of Property for Movewise, a company which provides support to law firms selling properties through probate, offers some advice for probate specialists on how to sell quickly and efficiently on behalf of
Elizabeth Rimmer is CEO at LawCare It’s been a very difficult and challenging year for all of us. No-one has remained unaffected by the fall out of the global pandemic and its impact on our
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today launched a consultation on a draft strategy for the legal services sector and is inviting others to say how they will also contribute to reshaping legal services to
Women in Wills invites you to join our Christmas meet on Thursday 10th December. The overall objective of Women in Wills is to encourage and facilitate relationships and collaboration between practitioners, bringing us together in
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Emily Deane TEP, STEP Technical Counsel. If you have
Since starting out in 2010 Honey Legal has grown to become one of the largest providers of estate planning and probate services you’ve probably never heard of. Slowly but surely the firm has grown from
Just one in three legal firms think the time it takes to prepare probate is ‘reasonable’ Most discovery work is still manual and paper-based Waiting for institutions to respond and administration takes up the most
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Emily Deane TEP, STEP Technical Counsel. If you have
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a year like no other. We began the year with Brexit as the big event on the horizon that was going to have unknown impacts not only
The pandemic has certainly made people reflect on the fragility of life. Here at Will Aid, the charity will-writing campaign, understandably, we have seen a rise in enquiries – with people looking to book an
Ben Furlong, Client Services Director at Estatesearch, has shared with Today’s Wills and Probate his insights into inheritance tax investigations. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has recently reported a 4-year high in takings as a
Last chance for your views to be heard and a chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher! Today’s Wills and Probate, in conjunction with Exizent, a Glasgow-based technology firm aiming to transform the bereavement process,
The formal requirements The law can often lag behind the times, and the requisite formalities for the witnessing of Wills is one such example. For a Will or Codicil to be valid, it must comply
Exizent, a Glasgow-based technology firm, has raised significant funding to transform the way the legal and financial services industry deals with bereavement and make the process far less stressful for family members experiencing loss. In