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07/09/2010
Neil Rose, Editor of legal regulation website Legal Futures, considers the recent arguments over making will-writing a reserved legal activity.
Neil Rose is also editor of the Legal Executive Journal and writes for The Times and Guardian newspapers.
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04/08/2010
Jeffrey Cohen, Partner at Davenport Lyons, examines tax rule changes for non-domiciles over the past three years.
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04/08/2010
Kevin Cole, Case Manager at Title Research, sets out the Rules of Intestacy that apply under the Administration of Estates Act 1925.
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04/08/2010
Samantha Waller, Case Manager in the Asset Valuation and Transfer team, explains why dealing with US assets can be a time consuming process.
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06/07/2010
Simon Barber, Title Research, looks at the 2009 Probate Service statistics and what this means for Wills & Probate Practitioners.
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09/06/2010
In light of the recent pension trust case of AON Pension Trustees Ltd. v MCP Pension Trustees Ltd, Gill Steel of Law Skills explains why it is important to keep full and up to date trust records which are easily passed from one administrator to another.
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11/05/2010
Samantha Waller, Asset Valuation & Transfer Case Manager, talks about her most fascinating case to date dealing with seemingly “worthless” land in the Bahamas.
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31/03/2010
Jeff de-Rhune, a solicitor who manages the probate insurance account at the Zurich Conveyancing Underwriting Centre, considers the risks that PRs and their advisers have to manage and looks at some insurance solutions which can help.
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31/03/2010
Gill Steel of LawSkills Consultancy & Training, considers the practice points and options available when appointing new or additional trustees.
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29/01/2010
The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee of Ontario (OPGT) explains the reasoning behind the Ontario Government's decision to curb excessive heir hunter charges.
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20/01/2010
Find out more about our partnership with Certainty to offer a definitive new range of WillSearch services.
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15/12/2009
Have you ever wondered how we go about finding missing beneficiaries?
Claire Langford, Case Consultant at Title Research, provides an insight into her work as a probate genealogist.
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15/12/2009
Repatriating foreign assets can involve a daunting maze of bureaucracy, but help is at hand.
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20/11/2009
Chiara Cavaglieri and Julian Knight of the Independent on Sunday, take a look at how heir hunters are using hard-sell tactics to grab a large proportion, sometimes a third, of an estate.
Tom Curran, Chief Executive of Title Research, is calling for consumer protection.
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30/11/2009
Gill Steel of LawSkills Ltd provides advice on stray estate funds and paying money into Court.
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09/11/2009
William Feeny of Kings Court Trust Corporation provides up-to-the-minute analysis of how the credit crunch is affecting inheritance tax and estate administration.
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10/09/2009
A major new poll reveals significant public concern over percentage fees charged by probate genealogists.
Over 2000 members of the general public gave their views.
Title Research is calling for better consumer protection and industry best practice.
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29/06/2009
Title Research believe regulation is needed to protect consumers from unfair and excessive percentage fees charged by 'heir hunters'.
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13/10/2009
Louise Daubeny of Title Research assesses the particulars of genealogical research in France
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21/08/2009
Stephen Rigden, Head of Research at Title Research, looks at how digitised records have transformed the search for missing beneficiaries.
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21/04/2009
Who is the parent of a child born as a result of fertility treatment? Gill Steel, from LawSkills Ltd, looks at the answer to this question in relation to wills and trusts.
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21/08/2009
With increased competition and PRs looking to save money wherever possible, practitioners might like to consider the following often overlooked opportunity when dealing with bona vacantia estates.
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21/08/2009
Nick Beetham discusses the commercial opportunities involved in statutory will applications. Having acted as deputy, are you the best person to administer the estate?
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22/12/2008
Tom Dumont of Radcliffe Chambers in Lincoln´s Inn recounts the case of Leonard Thomas Supple deceased, involving a forged will.
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22/12/2008
Two leading practitioners, Elnora Terakopian and Chris Butcher, present below what practice means to them and their firms and why it is important.
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22/12/2008
Nicholas Beetham examines an often overlooked opportunity available to probate practitioners.
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26/03/2009
Craig Williams a Senior Associate at BP Collins explains how to avoid claims in contentious probate.
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26/05/2009
Nicholas Beetham explains how bona vacantia estates can become commercial opportunities for probate and estate practitioners.
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22/12/2008
Professor Lesley King offers some recommendations on best practice when preparing wills for family members.
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16/03/2009
Jonathan Cooke of Humphrey & Co explains “best practice” and the benefits that can be gained by engaging an outside firm of accountants.
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22/12/2008
Two leading providers reveal their approaches to providing clients with value for money.
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22/12/2008
Richard Frimston discusses whether the UK should follow the lead of other European countries by having a centralising system of registering wills.
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19/12/2008
William Feeny of Kings Court Trust Corporation discusses how the credit crunch is affecting estate administration.
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22/12/2009
Denzil Lush explains sections 42 and 43 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 relating to the preparation and publication of a code of practice.
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22/12/2008
Martyn Frost explains the impact of The Third Money Laundering Directive to the UK.
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20/05/2009
Nicholas Beetham discusses the process of finding lines of entitlement and its benefit.