One weeks left to enter the British Wills and Probate Awards!
There’s only one week left to enter the British Wills and Probate Awards 2021, with the 14th May deadline quickly approaching. The awards which are brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate, headline sponsor Executor Solutions and champagne sponsor Exizent, are returning for their fourth year, with the fabulous Jennie Bond leading the celebrations. […]
Co-op Legal Services and Elder launch of new advisory service
Research shows 50% of over 60s do not feel prepared for their later years Leading provider of live-in care services, Elder, has announced a new partnership with Co-op Legal Services, in a bid to empower customers with the knowledge they need to take charge of their later life finances and care arrangements. A new virtual […]
Tower Street Finance unveils £30m funding line for inheritance dispute lawyers
Inheritance lending specialist Tower Street Finance has launched a dispute funding product with a £30m funding line for its panel of inheritance dispute lawyers. The product, which has been developed in conjunction with its launch panel of lawyers, expands the choices available to member firms who have clients with cases that are likely to be […]
UK’s #1 Legal Case Management Software Secures Historic Investment
Legal management software provider Clio has marked a historic moment in the growth of legal technology by becoming the first legal practice management unicorn globally. On Tuesday 27 April at 2pm, Clio, the UK’s leading case management software provider, announced a new valuation of US$1.6 billion following the raising of a US$110 million investment in […]
Compliance for Law Firms – With WillSuite
Compliance for law firms is an incredibly important topic and one that WillSuite takes extremely seriously. There are several tools built into the platform geared towards the protection of the firm, the clients. Designed to enable the law firms to meet their regulatory obligations. Protection of client data: WillSuite exclusively stores client data in the […]
How Technology Can Assist in Managing Risk
Written by Pippa Shepherd, Head of Customer Engagement at Arken.legal One of the most effective ways to manage your risk is to invest in technology that improves processes and implements a consistent, controlled way of working. For the private client sector, enabling a solution that supports the accuracy and consistency of documents across a team, lessens the chance of manual errors that could later lead to scenarios such as contentious probate. A negative […]
Free webinar: ‘Digital assets: what they are and how they can impact your practice’
Kings Court Trust’s experienced Technical Manager, Nigel Merchant, will host next week’s webinar on Wednesday 21st April at 1pm. Nigel will take this time to explore digital assets in detail and explain how they could impact your practice. The webinar will also cover: Digital records Digital property rights and interests Online accounts Cryptocurrency: what it […]
Digital ID checks – why Alpha Legal is part of a new identity checking future
April 12 was another COVID milestone here in the UK. You might have had a haircut yesterday or even a drink in a pub garden (if you were wrapped up warm)! The relaxation of measures we all felt yesterday was another sure and steady step towards normality. But will everything be as it was pre-COVID? Here at Alpha […]
Why Flexible Life/Life Interest Wills are a RISK to your client’s wealth!
Register for ‘Superhero Webinar 76: Proper Trusts VS Life Interest Trusts’ to discover why Flexible Life/Life Interest Trusts aren’t the best solution and how you can provide the strongest estate plans for your clients. Topics include: When are Flexible Life/Life Interest Trusts the best solution? When are Flexible Life/Life Interest Trusts not the best solution? […]
Digital Assets time bomb ‘unclaimed’ pot swells
Co-op Legal Services is issuing a stark warning to consumers with money invested in digital assets: keep track of your cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens or risk losing them to the UK’s ever-growing unclaimed funds pot when you die. With an eye-watering £1.25billion of unclaimed assets currently amassed from ‘traditional’ sources such as banks, building societies, […]
Making the Complex Simple
“Genius is making complex ideas simple, not making simple ideas complex.” – Albert Einstein Making a Will is not always straightforward – it is difficult to future-proof such an enduring document against all the uncertainties of life. As a technology company that specialises in the private client sector, Arken.legal has dedicated its 30-year history to understanding and addressing key industry pain points and developing solutions that not only […]
Spotlight: New categories for The British Wills and Probate Awards
The British Wills and Probate Awards are taking center stage once again this October, and we’re excited to shine a spotlight on some of our new categories for this year’s awards. Alongside headline sponsor Executor Solutions, and Champagne Sponsor Exizent we look forward to recognising achievements, highlighting progression and championing innovation. Have you entered the […]
Firm websites could suffer as a result of new Google Algorithm
Attracting new business is always important, and although we’d like to rely on recommendations of happy clients, more often than not people will choose our business as a result of a searching for the service on a search engine, and then contacting for a quote. With this in mind, the position of a wills and […]
Avoiding disputes about digital assets after death
A Populus survey commissioned in June 2020 by the Law Society found that just 26% of respondents know what happens to their digital assets after they die. Of those surveyed who have a Will, an overwhelming 93% had not included any digital assets in their Will. What are digital assets? These are the possessions an […]
Exizent announced as Champagne Sponsor for The British Wills and Probate Awards
This year marks the fourth year of The British Wills and Probate Awards, and we’ve already seen a number of entries coming through, demonstrating the achievements made by those in the sector. The event is set to run on Thursday 21st October 2021 and will be hosted by the fabulous Jennie Bond, returning for her fourth […]
No more blurry ID photos! Alpha Legal checks them for you
Are you fed up with clients sending you blurry photos of their driving licence or passport? Or perhaps they send you photos without the important serial numbers showing in full? What a waste of time this can be! Alpha Legal has the solution. If your client’s photo of their ID document (typically a driving licence or passport) isn’t good enough, they will be […]
Cyber crime and the increased risks of working from home
Paul Saunders, Managing Director of Legal Eye talks to Tom Lyes, Director of Engagement for Lawyer Checker, about the rise in cyber security risks caused by recent changes to working patterns and working from home. This article was submitted to be published by Legal Eye as part of their advertising agreement with Today’s Wills and […]
Third of consumers would accept video wills
Who would have known that a global pandemic would have resulted in the wills and probate sector being privy to the biggest shake-up the sector had arguably seen in a while. The introduction of the video will legislation in the Autumn of 2020, definitely ruffled some feathers as practitioners and clients had to come up […]
Exizent to partner with Scottish Building Society to create innovative new bereavement notification system
Exizent, the Glasgow-based technology firm, has announced a pilot project with Scottish Building Society to help families navigate legal and financial processes when an account holder passes away The new system aims to simplify the entire journey, from notice that a customer has died, to identifying their accounts, releasing any funds held, and closing the […]
Online Wills – the future or too risky?
When it comes to the subject of online Wills, there are many passionate viewpoints. There is strong support from many progressive professionals and technologists who consider the service to be an essential step forward in the futureproofing of the industry. While others are more concerned about the online process and its ability to cover the […]
