When over 4.9 million UK citizens are choosing to live abroad, a figure that is rising, what does this mean for the issue of inheritance tax and probate? There are 1.3 million people born in the UK Read More
The Lord Chancellor, David Gauke, has approved the recommendation for The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives to become an official organisation authorised to license alternative business structures. Currently, only five authorities can license alternative business Read More
A case which is likely to be used as a benchmark for other future Inheritance Act claims sees a businessman’s estate worth £3.5 million being challenged by his young children. This is a rare case Read More
The College of Will Writing (CWW) is the training arm for the Society of Will Writers (SWW). For over 24 years the College of Will Writing has been providing training courses for thousands of people who Read More
Learn all about the estate administration timeline with one of Title Research’s most popular webinars. This technical webinar will take a closer look at each of the key steps of the estate administration process, Read More
TSF Consultants are delighted to announce that they have achieved the AI Global Excellence Award for Best Mental Capacity Assessment Services Provider 2018 for England. The second Award the firm have achieved in this year alone, Read More
The following case study outlines just how important it is to use a Certainty Will Search. Thousands of solicitors now make no assumptions or prejudgment surrounding the existence of a Will or which is the Read More
Despite the disappointing and worrying statistic that less than 75% of the adult population have a legally binding will, a prestigious will writer has warned that free will writing services may become overly problematic. The simplicity Read More
In short, yes, it’s possible for a homemade, handwritten Will to be legal in England and Wales, provided that it has been properly drafted and meets the legal requirements. There are, however, potential issues Read More
Following the recent report on the looming and existing incapacity crisis, carried out by Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE), many regions have also published shocking statistics that highlight the deepening well of concern into this Read More
A son has been ordered to pay his mother’s partner of 20 years more than half of his £725,000 inheritance, even though he claimed he was just a ‘lodger’ in her home. Sarah Campbell died unexpectedly Read More
Introduction The law regarding gifting by attorneys and deputies on behalf of someone else is complex. The purpose of this blog is to highlight and explain some of these complexities and signpost attorneys and deputies Read More
Beyond.life, a company that offers probate and funeral director broker services, have introduced free online wills that claim to be legally binding. The company’s advert claims: “When there’s a solicitor, there’s Read More
Amendments have been made to mental health legislation that identifies when a person’s liberty can be legally deprived. The new law, currently in draft with the House of Lords, aims to protect the rights Read More
We are all aware that Will Writing is not regulated by statute, but that does not mean it’s not regulated at all. Consumers, if they feel that their complaint has not been dealt with Read More
The Institute of Professional Willwriters (IPW) and The Institute of Scottish Professional Willwriters (ISPW) have again had their membership of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute Approved Consumer Code status renewed by the Chartered Trading Standards Read More
Exclusive Post summer training course announced for estate planning professionals
UK’s leading web-based planning business, Legacy Legal, are hosting a training event in September which will offer expert advice and solutions to estate practitioners, Will-writers and IFAs from the across the country. After their Read More
Dishonourable Ex-Lawyer Called to give Evidence over a Will
Anal Sheikh, a struck-off solicitor, is called to give evidence at the High Court over a Will she had written. Ultimately the court accepted that her evidence corroborates with other evidence in the case, however, Read More
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