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Solicitor attorneys fined £22k for home insurance failure

13 October 2023

Two solicitors who failed in their duties as attorneys under a lasting power of attorney have each been fined £11,250 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.


New legislation could introduce electronic wills “immediately”

5 October 2023

A new Wills Act could permit electronic wills to be introduced “immediately”, rather than enabling the Lord Chancellor to introduce them in the future, the Law Commission says today.


Law firms “failing to respond” to consumer enquiries

21 September 2023

Law firms are losing business by failing to get back to potential clients, with as many as one in five enquiries going unanswered, new research shows.


“Catalogue of mistakes” – STEP makes case for will-writing regulation

8 September 2023

Nearly half of consumers who have a will either wrote their own or obtained it through a cheap online service, with hardly any checking the credentials of the provider.


Solicitor failed to spot conflict in property deals for vulnerable client

22 August 2023

A solicitor failed to spot a conflict of interest when a vulnerable client’s attorneys bought five properties using her money but gave themselves a 50% ownership stake in each.


SRA to toughen up on compliance with continuing competence rules

4 August 2023

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to step up efforts to ensure compliance with continuing competence obligations, particularly among conveyancers and probate specialists.


SRA happy with standards of law firms handling LPAs and deputyships

13 July 2023

Law firms are maintaining a good standard of service despite increased demand for lasting powers of attorney and deputyship work, an SRA review has found.


Cryptocurrency and digital assets in estate administration

14 June 2023

Cryptocurrency and digital assets are the assets of the future. But how can they be valued, regulated and retained? In this new online world, solicitors must understand how these assets will affect Wills and how to value them and include them in final estate accounts.


Court upholds Covid will witnessed through car window

22 May 2023

The High Court has praised the “ingenious arrangement” of witnessing a will through a car window in the early days of the pandemic.


Solicitor who forged trustees’ signatures struck off

26 April 2023

A solicitor who used forged cheques from trustees or money from another client to cover up the fact she had failed to submit tax returns on time has been struck off.

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