Please note: this was first published in the Law Gazette run by The Law Society The coronavirus pandemic has brought many challenges to the country. As a profession, solicitors adjusted to home-working and a life of video conferencing with clients and online court procedures. As the country moved into lockdown, it seemed that very few […]Read More
Most solicitors who deal in wills and probate matters remember Chris Grayling’s time as the first non-lawyer lord chancellor for his decision in May 2013 to reject the Legal Services Board’s recommendation to make will-writing a reserved legal activity under the Legal Services Act 2007. However, few wills and probate solicitors will realise that he […]Read More