Digital vault launched to “add value and create ‘stickier’ clients”
A new digital estate planning service has launched to “help solicitors add value and create ‘stickier’ clients” according to it’s creators. Zenplans is a new digital estate planning service has been launched enabling solicitors to help their clients securely organise, maintain, store, and selectively share all their most important personal and financial information. The cloud-based […]
Cryptocurrency and Inheritance: What Investors Need to Know
Despite the often volatile nature of cryptocurrency, there is no denying that this form of digital currency has made huge strides over the past decade. Once considered a fad or even a scam, the global blockchain market is now expected to be worth over 57 million US dollars by 2025. In June, the Financial Conduct […]
Online Wills – Why you SHOULD be offering these to clients
The stigma attached to the provision of online legal services and in particular online wills can be traced back to the fundamental misunderstanding of their implementation. Implementing technology into almost every facet of everyone’s lives is a daily occurrence. Consumers accept and in some cases expect technology to make life easier so the logical question […]
£167,000 technology investment to address regional inequalities in access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has won a further grant from the latest round of Regulators Pioneer Fund (RPF) to help connect those using new legal technologies with those who need their services. The award of £167,856 from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will be used to create a new network […]
MoJ to investigate standardisation of e-signatures
An Industry Working Group of experts has been formed to improve standards, reliability and security in electronic signatures. The Ministry of Justice has published details of a newly-formed Industry Working Group of experts that aims to improve standards, reliability and security in electronic signatures and other means of legally executing documents. The group was created […]
LPA Consultation: Have you had your say?
Practitioners are being reminded to submit their thoughts on the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on the future of LPAs in a blog on the OPG website. More than 140 responses have already been received, with many coming from members of the public. The consultation was launched in July with the ambition of “(making) the service […]
Automated discovery report makes estate discovery quicker
Legal technology firm Exizent has announced the launch of automated estate discovery process for solicitors through its partnership with Experian, one of the world’s leading global information services company. The new functionality addresses a major challenge for legal services practitioners by making the process of identifying key banking assets and financial liabilities associated with an […]
Estatesearch acquires Landmark Information’s Financial Asset Search business
Estatesearch, award winning, legal technology providers to private client practitioners, announces the acquisition of the Financial Asset Search business. The acquisition and integration of Landmark Information’s Financial Asset Search into Estatesearch was finalised on 30th August 2021. The past few months have seen Estatesearch’s expert team support the transition of Landmark’s valued clients to Estatesearch’s […]
Technology and innovation at the forefront of the legal industry
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) recently commissioned research with the University of Oxford about technology and innovation in the legal sector. The ‘Technology and Innovation in the Legal Services’ report has revealed some interesting findings that Title Research explore in their latest blog post. The blog post looks at the key findings of the research, […]
Free webinar: ‘Challenges in estate administration: Intestacy, overseas assets and missing beneficiaries’
Wednesday 22nd September at 1pm, Kings Court Trust will explore a handful of complications that are commonly faced by clients during the estate administration process. They will walk through various case studies to illustrate how they have helped families overcome these common challenges and will cover: Handling overseas assets Intestacies and when to seek help […]
Secure document sharing and electronic signing for clients is now live in Countrywide Legacy!
Here at Countrywide Tax and Trust Corporation Ltd, we pride ourselves on staying ahead of the curve in technology and innovation. We are constantly researching and developing new ideas that will make our processes better and more efficient. We hope that in turn, this will allow you to offer an improved service to your clients. […]
Changes to LPA’s risk “undermining vital safeguards for vulnerable”
With eyes firmly focused on the crisis in social care, the Law Society of England and Wales today issued a warning that proposed changes to Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) risk undermining vital safeguards for some of the most vulnerable people. The statement comes as changes to Lasting Powers of Attorney are being proposed through […]
Online Probate Applications – practical tips on avoiding problems with your application
The latest in Fraser and Fraser’s popular series of free interactive webinars, entitled Online Probate Applications – practical tips on avoiding problems with your application, will take place on Thursday 16 September at 12.30pm. Guest speaker for the session is Ian Bond, head of wills and estates at Thursfields solicitors, who will provide guidance on […]
‘The ‘I’ Word’ – exclusive findings on inheritance from Tower Street Finance
Today we’re releasing our report “The ‘I’ Word” which gives an insight into people’s expectations around leaving and receiving inheritances and their knowledge of the processes involved. Tower Street Finance’s specially commissioned research was conducted among 2,000 UK adults who are either expecting to leave or in line to receive an inheritance. One of the […]
Feeling in the dark about the cloud?
Watch Exizent’s CTO, John Catnach, present our latest webinar; Introduction to the Cloud – Back to Basics. A topical webinar highlighting the main benefits and strengths that implementing cloud software offers your Probate Department. Cloud computing offers businesses many advantages, including allowing multiple users to view data in real-time and share projects effortlessly. Cloud software […]
Most lawyers want flexible working and less time in the office
A report from Thomson Reuters reveals that less than one in ten legal professionals want to return to working regular hours in the office, and would instead prefer to spend over two days a week working remotely. According to research by Thomson Reuters which analysed data from 2,500 legal professionals, 63% of lawyers are requesting […]
Lasting Powers Of Attorney Registration Delays – How To Handle Them?
The delays announced by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to the registration of lasting powers of attorney (LPA) of up to 20 weeks is likely to be the cause of frustration for clients and practitioners alike. For many private client practitioners, this will only add to the mounting pressure caused throughout the Covid-19 […]
Cyber Essentials – simple, effective and affordable cyber security for the legal profession
Are you in the cyber hot seat? With reams of sensitive personal data and transactions that involve large sums of money, the legal sector is undeniably a massive target for cyber crime. Cyber Security – A thematic review published last year by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) reported the many costs of a cyber attack to a legal […]
Countrywide Legacy introduces secure document sharing and electronic signing for clients
At Countrywide Tax and Trust Corporation Ltd, we strive to be ahead of the curve in technology and innovation. We are working harder than ever to ensure our services are better and more efficient, so that in turn, you are able to offer an improved service to your clients. As part of our ongoing technological […]
On Demand Webinar: Introduction to the Cloud – Back to Basics
Exizent’s CTO presents ‘Introduction to the Cloud – Back to Basics’ to highlight the main benefits and strengths that implementing cloud software offers your Probate Department. 25th August 2021: On-Demand (Online) Join Exizent’s CTO, John Catnach, for their latest on-demand webinar on Wednesday 25th August focusing on an introduction to The Cloud – back to […]
