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  • Certainty Expert Webinars present Deputy and Attorney Abuse

    Join us for our next Certainty Expert Webinar on Thursday 7th May at 12.00pm when Julia Szczepanski, Client Projects Director at Certainty the National Will Register will be hosting our webinar with Edward Cumming QC, Barrister at XXIV Old Buildings and Paul Hewitt, Partner at Withers LLP who will be presenting on Deputy and Attorney abuse.

    Friday, 24 April 2020
  • Certainty Expert Webinars present Mark Baxter, Barrister, 5 Stone Buildings

    We are pleased to be welcoming back Mark Baxter, Barrister at 5 Stone Buildings who will be presenting the next Certainty Expert Webinar on Wednesday 15th April 2020 at 12.00pm, titled “Recent Court of Protection Cases of Note”.

    Wednesday, 1 April 2020
  • Certainty National Will Register’s company statement concerning COVID-19

    During these extraordinary times where we are seeing extraordinary measures taking place, we wanted to update you on the actions the National Will Register is undertaking amidst the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure continuity of service.

    Wednesday, 18 March 2020
  • Tips and tricks of home working

    Join us for our next Certainty Expert Webinar with Mark Solon on Tuesday 24th March 2020 at 12.00pm, titled ‘Tips and Tricks of Home Working’.

    Wednesday, 18 March 2020
  • What to do if you’re not mobile enough to visit a solicitor

    Increasingly, many private client firms are looking at how to provide a more user-friendly service for their clients seeking help with their Wills, trusts and probate matters. You’ll probably hear firms cite, expertise, their leadership status in certain specialisms, their location, and the technologies they are using to provide faster turnaround times at less cost to the client.

    Wednesday, 11 March 2020
  • Certainty the National Will Register features in the Mental Capacity Law Report

    We are seeing a significant increase in the number of enquiries to locate missing Wills, in life, for non-deceased Testators. We are therefore very pleased to have been invited to contribute a short article on this month’s issue of the Mental Capacity Law Report.

    Friday, 14 February 2020
  • What would you charge for a Will if Wills & LPAs were the only services you offered?

    Certainty Expert Webinars are The National Will Register’s free monthly webinars that are presented by forward-thinking, leading individuals in Private Client Practice. Each month our speakers present on thought provoking subject matters with the aim of educating and giving our audience an insight on current cases, ‘hot topics’ or specialist areas of the law which those watching can take and apply into their everyday working practices.

    Thursday, 13 February 2020
  • Say hello to Clive Fowler who’s helping the public to find wills everyday

    This year Clive celebrates his 10-year work anniversary. Clive heads up the Helpdesk at Certainty the National Will Register. Helpdesk deal with enquiries from members of the public and legal profession. Clive has a vast wealth of experience and understands the various problems people face if they are unsure if a Will exists, where it exists or if they have found the last Will.

    Friday, 7 February 2020
  • The signs of Contentious Probate and why a specialist is needed

    Join us on Wednesday 29th January at 12.00pm when we will be joined by Paula Myers, Claire-Marie Cornford and James Laycock from award winning firm Irwin Mitchell who are presenting the first Certainty Expert Webinar of 2020, titled “The signs of Contentious Probate and why a specialist is needed”.

    Tuesday, 21 January 2020
  • Inherited will bank leads to lost wills and lost law firm

    It is not uncommon through the passage of time that firms can re-locate or close down which can result in other firms inheriting Will Banks which sometimes results in testator’s not being aware of the location of their Will.

    Friday, 13 December 2019

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