Top 100 UK law firm, Hugh James, has become the first law firm in Wales to be appointed as a corporate partner to the Institute of Legacy Management – the membership body for people working
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published new Rules and Guidance to increase transparency on how legal services regulators spend practising certificate fees (PCF). Increased transparency will help empower those who pay the PCF to
The Partners of Bishop & Sewell and Monro Wright & Wasbrough are delighted to announce the merger of their two firms. Monro Wright & Wasbrough (‘MWW’) merged with Bishop & Sewell on 1 February 2021
Simpson Millar has announced the expansion of its national professional negligence and dispute resolution team with the appointment of Associate Barrister-at-law Alana Graham to its Contentious Probate team. Joining the firm with immediate effect, she
Founder and CEO of Exizent Nick Cousins has taken some time to speak to the readers of Today’s Wills and Probate, explaining who and what Exizent are. Tell us a little about where Exizent has
Getting together and sharing views and best practices is important, especially now in the days of homeworking, homeschooling and lockdown restrictions. On Thursday 25 February 2021 at 10.30am, Today’s Wills and Probate are hosting a
The number of legal professionals contacting the charity LawCare for emotional support continues to rise year on year, with 738 legal professionals seeking help in 2020, a rise of 9% on the previous year. The
A DIY Will has resulted in a family being pulled further apart as one sibling has pocketed her late father’s £300,000 fortune. Terri Tibbles was close to her father William Tibbles and expected to inherit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has stated that the national lockdown will remain in effect until early March at the earliest, as the UK comes to terms with the news that we have surpassed 100,000 deaths.
Solicitor firms could face enforcement by the profession’s regulator if they do not register their tax advice work under new anti-money-laundering (AML) obligations, the Law Society of England and Wales has cautioned. Earlier this month,
The Women in Wills group will meet for the first time this year on Thursday 28 January 2021 at 4pm. The group has gone from strength to strength during lockdown, and are looking forward to
Legacy Foresight, Legacy Link and Legacy Voice have joined forces to form a new fundraising consultancy group, Legacy Futures. Legacy Futures is a specialist group of consultancies, dedicated to helping charities worldwide harness the transformative
A Scottish legal firm has launched a new, fixed cost private-client service to deal with legal side of death. They are also the first Scottish firm to become a partner with Today’s Wills and Probate.
It is estimated that £200bn is left in limbo following the death of loved ones each year. The money can be in a bank account, part of a pension scheme or even in the form
The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly had some knock on consequences, but with record numbers of death, we were also seeing an influx in the number of people making Wills as they began to set their
In the summer of last year, Jade Gani, Head of Wills and Probate at Aston Bond Solicitors launched a petition to Make nieces and nephews “closely inherited” for RNRB purposes, by adding an additional clause
With the release of draft guidance on anti-money laundering guidance on 20 January 2021, there has been a furry of conversation about what this means. Amy Bell from Teal Compliance, has shared her recent blog
The Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG), which includes all UK legal sector professional bodies and supervisors, has completed an extensive revision and redraft of its anti-money laundering (AML) guidance. This replaces previous versions of the
Continuing with our compliance theme, Matthew Locker, a Cyber Security Consultant at Apstorm has shared his ideas on how law firms can remain compliant in the modern world. The legal sector is rich in sensitive
Now that the UK is in another national lockdown, will the legislation around video witnessing of wills mean they become more than just a last resort to practitioners? When the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced
HMRC has issued a record £23.8m worth of fines for organisations breaching and or ignoring money laundering regulations. Nick Sharp, Deputy Director of Economic Crime, Fraud Investigation Service at HMRC said: “Businesses who fail to
Solicitors in England and Wales have voted overwhelmingly to introduce term limits and constituency reforms for the governing council of their membership body, the Law Society of England and Wales. At last year’s annual general
Wendy Brown, 65 has been handed a suspended prison sentence after she continued claiming benefits illegally, after failing to declare a change in her circumstances when she inherited a large sum of money. The deception
Direct cremations now account for 19% of cremations and 14% of all funerals (up from 3% last year), marking an almost five-fold annual rise, according to SunLife’s 2021 Cost of Dying Report – the leading
The former Chairman of the CCUA who has over three decades of experience in both Legal and Enforcement sectors, Amir Ali, has become the inaugural President of the Professional Paralegal Register (PPR), a not-for-profit organisation
Matthew Locker, a Cyber Security Consultant at Apstorm has shared his ideas on how practitioners can remain compliant in the modern world. In today’s digital society, passwords have become a necessary evil and are the
A new year, often means a new start, and here at Today’s Wills and Probate, we wanted to share with you the good news we’ve had within in the industry of professionals joining firms and
Following the televised address from the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday 4 January 2021, in which all four devolved nations were now following similar stricter coronavirus rules, in another national lockdown. Here at Today’s
Following on from the implementation of the national lockdown, the guidance on making and registering LPAs during the pandemic has been updated. More information can be found here.
When we look for any product or service nowadays, we usually end up getting multiple quotes, comparing what is being provided and having a good hard think before taking the plunge. Towards the end of
Gerry Marsden, from Gerry and the Pacemakers sadly passed away following a short illness on 3 January 2021. One of Gerry’s songs, You’ll Never Walk Alone, was adopted by Liverpool FC and has been heard
Tonight, Monday 4 January 2021, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that England will follow Scotland into a lockdown. Although the measures don’t come into effect officially till Wednesday, the PM implored people to