Toni is the Media Officer for Today’s Conveyancer, Today’s Wills & Probate and Today’s Family Lawyer.
I worked for a law firm for 16 years, during my time at the firm I worked as a company commercial legal secretary for 7 years but changed careers and moved into marketing for the remaining 9 years – where I covered all aspects of marketing.
While in the marketing role, I achieved a CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing and CAM Diploma in Digital Marketing.
A House of Lords Committee urgently recommends the Government to inject £8 billion into social care in order to restore the service to an acceptable standard and introduce free personal care over a 5-year period.
All persons who need to take control of a loved ones’ welfare and finances because they have lost mental capacity will be able to make an application to start court proceedings at a reduced fee
A Filipina widow loses in a court fight against her stepchildren over her husband’s fortune. Rosita Hendry, 52, met her husband Michael Hendry, who was 20 years her senior, in the Philippines in 2001 and
A leading global provider of information and analytics has revealed that from 2016 – 2019 solicitors leaving larger practices to work in smaller firms has increased from 53% in 2016 to 64% in 2019. The
The continuing threat to the older population when appointing an attorney whom they trust to look after them is ever-growing, Over the past year, there has been an influx in the number of people, in
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced the Wills notification service will continue with Smee & Ford in the interim until they have implemented a new long-term arrangement. HMCTS have agreed on a sustainable
We are delighted to officially welcome Chief Executive of the Institute of Paralegals, Rita Leat to the judging panel for the upcoming exclusive British Wills and Probate Awards, which is brought to you by Today’s
Association of British Insurers (ABI) warns the Government that pensioners face a financial crisis because they have not planned for future social care costs. According to a new report conducted by ABI, nine in 10
Three well-known charities have lost more than £25,000 because a carer exploited his role as an attorney to an elderly widow. Zlatko Bogdanovic, 62 who resided at Brunswick street in Leamington at the time of
We are delighted to officially welcome Chairman of Wilmington Legal, Mark Solon to the judging panel for the upcoming exclusive British Wills and Probate Awards, which is brought to you by Today’s Wills and Probate,
Top Welsh charities are becoming more and more reliant on income from charitable legacies, according to Remember A Charity’s new report ‘Welsh Legacy Fundraising Market 2019’ released this month. The legacy market is growing fast
From next month, The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 will be introduced whereby grieving families of missing relatives will have the legal authority to deal with their finances and assets. The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act
Following the HM Treasury’s (HMT) recent announcement on funeral plan regulation, a southern funeral director has warned of the implications of rising funerals costs on bereaved families. The Somerset funeral director is concerned that grief-stricken
We are overwhelmed to have received such an amazing response to this year’s prestigious awards which is set to be bigger and better than last year’s successful inaugural event. The scintillating awards is brought to
Aretha Franklin’s family are in a bitter feud over the legitimacy of handwritten wills being recently found and the current handling of her estate. Despite Franklin dying intestate last summer, it seemingly appeared at the
The Office of the Public Guardian’s (OPG) 2019-2020 business plan sets out its transformation programme called ‘OPG 2025’ which proposes to change the way they provide their services which includes launching paperless Lasting Powers of
A table tennis coach is fighting over a £2 million inheritance after his Aunt left her entire fortune to a neighbour. The award-winning coach, Derek Seager and his brother Ian claim that James De Jong
HM Courts and Tribunal Services (HMCTS) will be holding an online event on probate reform next month. The forum, which is aimed at legal professionals making applications for a grant of probate, will take place
Legal Firm Simpson Millar, with offices across England and Wales, has recently announced the appointment of Sarah Ryan as the new head of private client department, which also sees her join the firm’s senior management
We are delighted to officially welcome Head of Business Development of Moneypenny, Claire Smith to the judging panel for the upcoming exclusive British Wills and Probate Awards, which is brought to you by Today’s Wills
