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Certainty Expert Webinars present: “Wills and Inheritance Disputes: What News from the Front?”
Tuesday, 19 March 2019Mark Solon, Wilmington plc and Edward Hewitt, 5 Stone Buildings will be presenting the next edition of Certainty Expert Webinars on Wednesday 27th March 2019 at 12.00pm.
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What Solicitors say about discovering the existence of an unknown will
Thursday, 7 March 2019Over the last 18 months we have regularly reported on a number of the many thousands of Wills that are found following a Certainty Will Search.
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Solicitors, Will writing professionals and their clients: easy prey and rich pickings
Friday, 1 March 2019A recent webinar hosted by the National Will Register addressed the risks Solicitors and Will writing professionals exposed themselves to when communicating via email with clients.
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Probate price transparency – compliance nightmare or business opportunity?
Thursday, 14 February 2019We are delighted to welcome Gill Steel from LawSkills to the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinars who will presenting “Probate price transparency – compliance nightmare or business opportunity?”
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An unknown risk to the estate?
Wednesday, 13 February 2019Potentially unbeknown to a solicitor distributing an estate or who has already done so, people known to the deceased will undertake their own investigations if they feel something is untoward surrounding the way in which the estate is being, or was, distributed.
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2018 a year in review – The National Will Register
Wednesday, 6 February 20192018 signified over a decade of service provision to the Wills and Probate Profession by the National Will Register.
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“You cannot simply take the risk” says Elizabeth Middleton
Wednesday, 23 January 2019It is not uncommon for a client to be in possession of a Will that they believe may not be the last Will written by the testator.
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Probate work, didn’t bank on that!
Wednesday, 16 January 2019Fiona Smith, Director at Carlsons Solicitors: “When our client brought in a Will for the deceased believing it to be the last Will, we discovered that it was an unsigned draft and therefore not valid.
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Lost Will leads to lost inheritance
Wednesday, 19 December 2018When someone dies, finding a Will can be complicated for the family. At an emotional time, sifting through decades of the deceased’s paperwork to understand if a Will exists and indeed, if one is found, is it the last Will?
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A Will made in the Silver Jubilee prevents intestacy
Monday, 10 December 2018Every day Certainty Will Search prevents estates being distributed incorrectly because an unknown Will exists.
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CMA guidance on unregulated legal services must be applauded but…
There is little doubt that, with a staggering 3,800 unregulated providers of such legal services, the recent CMA action and guidance was required.
The rise of the agent
We believe AI agents are going to represent the biggest change to the way in which the general public interact with professional services business for generations.
The lonely role of a COFA: sharing the burden of risk management
Compliance officers for finance and administration in law firms can often find themselves walking a solitary path. But what if we could create a collaborative culture of shared accountability?
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