3+ hour, 39+ min ago  (524+ words) By Legal Futures Associate One Advanced According to'The National Wills Report 2025, half of UK adults haven't told anyone where their will is stored " or even if one exists. While around 38% of wills are kept with solicitors, many are held at…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (142+ words) By Legal Futures Associate One Advanced Today's modern age of increasingly complex family structures, a greater reliance on receiving inheritance, an increase in the value of assets owned, and an increased awareness of will disputes are all factors contributing to…...

2+ mon, 19+ min ago  (635+ words) Legal Futures Andy Hitchon, Head of Estates, LEAP Legal Software By Andy Hitchon, Head of LEAP Estates at Legal Futures Associate LEAPEstate planning often focuses on property, savings and possessions But a growing part of our lives and wealth now…...

2+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (780+ words) Probate: People not using lawyers for small estates Private client law firms could see client numbers fall as the court digitisation programme is helping more people submit probate applications themselves, new figures have indicated. The Ministry of Justice (Mo J) said…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (460+ words) Ash: Deal is logical step An established estate planning firm has entered regulation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and bought a family law practice to expand the services it offers. W&P Legal, based in Lincolnshire, has just been…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1120+ words) Probate: Rules at odds with Legal Services Act Private client group STEP is to lobby the government to bring the Non-Contentious Probate Rules (NCPR) in line with the Legal Services Act 2007 in the wake of the Mazur ruling. It comes…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (755+ words) Seager: Expression of wish form is vital As you are no doubt aware, inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions is due to change. The Chancellor, Rachel; Reeves, confirmed this last autumn and in July further clarity was given in a new…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (492+ words) Probate: 38% of people would contest unfair inheritance The final quarter of 2024 saw an all-time high in quarterly applications to block probate in England and Wales, research has found. There were 3, 061 applications to enter a caveat with the Probate Registry " the…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (883+ words) Shaikh: Aspect of will raised suspicions The supposed beneficiary of a will of a deceased solicitor that cut out his daughter failed to establish that it is genuine, the High Court has ruled. Caroline Shea KC, sitting as a deputy…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (436+ words) By Jamela Collins, Technical Underwriting Manager at Legal Futures Associate Temple Legal Protection A steady rise in contentious trusts and probate disputes is being reported including claims under the Inheritance Act 1975 and more frequent challenges to the validity of wills....