By this time next week the winners of The British Wills and Probate Awards 2024, sponsored by CTT Group, will have been revealed at the glitzy ceremony hosted at Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
The awards has now officially sold out but there is still the opportunity to join in the celebrations via the live stream which promises to be mesmerising with new host and magician Ben Hanlin delivering some of his trademark tricks. Hanlin, who replaces Jennie Bond, has appeared on television globally and was a contestant on ITV’s Dancing on Ice where he reached the semi finals.
Since starring in ITV2 show “Tricked” in which he performed magic and pranks on celebrities and members of the public he has amassed over 2 million followers across his social media channels. He says his big passion is still performing live in front of audiences and his goal is always to make his shows funny, amazing and interactive with The British Wills and Probate Awards no exception.
Those wishing to join in the live stream can register now to save their place. The awards will run from 5pm-6.30pm with the live stream hosted at www.britishwillsandprobateawards.co.uk during which the winners from the 23 categories shortlists will be announced, alongside the firms considered Highly Commended in their category. The full list of finalists can be found on the British Wills and Probate Awards website.
In its seventh year, organisers Today’s Media, the publishers of Today’s Wills and Probate, have refreshed many of the categories and criteria and introduced a number of new for 2024 categories to ensure The British Wills and Probate Awards remains as relevant in 2024 as it was when it launched in 2018.
Alongside returning favourites, including “Best Place to Work,” “Court of Protection Team of the Year,” and “One to Watch Practitioner of the Year” the 2024 ceremony introduces two new contentious and non-contentious Practitioner of the Year categories, a specialist “Tax and Trust Team of the Year” and has revamped the Will Writing and Solicitor Firm of the Year categories.
2024 also sees the launch of a hugely important new category; “Wills and Probate Excellence,” sponsored by Arken.legal. The award, which replaces the “Today’s Wills and Probate Industry Champion”, embodies everything that Today’s Wills and Probate stands for as a news publication and everything The British Wills and Probate Awards was introduced to recognise; independence, integrity and a recognition of the incredible diversity of the profession. a category into which all the estate planning and solicitor categories have been entered, with the winner identified as being the cream of the crop.
Commenting on the upcoming event CTT Managing Director, Andrew Houston said
The very best of luck to all those who’ve been shortlisted for an award at this year’s BWAPs. It’s an honour to be headline sponsors of an event that does so much to recognise and celebrate talented individuals within our industry. Making the shortlist is a tremendous achievement, and I wish those nominated every success at this year’s awards.”