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CILEx and CLC confirm bids to become will-writer regulators
The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and Council for Licensed Conveyancers have thrown their hats into the ring to regulate will-writers, amid further criticism of the Legal Services Board’s decision not to extend regulation to estate administration.
Accountants attack bid to pull them into regulatory net for will-writing and estate work
Accountants should be excluded from Legal Services Board plans to reserve will-writing and estate administration, their professional body has argued. Meanwhile, it is not yet clear whether the SRA will be allowed to regulate will-writers.
Four bodies to throw their hats into the ring to regulate will-writers
Four bodies have already put themselves forward to regulate will-writers following the Legal Services Board’s proposal that will-writing become a reserved legal activity, with all making their intentions clear at this week’s Legal Futures conference.
Exclusive: Legal Ombudsman bids to handle complaints about will-writers
The Legal Ombudsman is to float the idea of extending its jurisdiction so as to handle complaints against will-writers, in a bid to ease the problems faced by consumers who think they are regulated, Legal Futures can report.
Will-writers face conduct compliance checks
The Society of Will Writers is stepping up efforts to position itself as the regulator of the industry by introducing compliance checks against its new code of practice. The SWW is the largest will-writing body with 2,000 members.
News in brief: top AIM adviser, wills found in street, firms look to diversify, and much more
Our regular round-up of news snippets it’s worth knowing about include a new leading of firms advising AIM businesses, a clean-up operation by the Society of Will Writers, and a survey showing fragile confidence among professionals about the future and the steps they are taking to steady their businesses.
Second will-writer body bids to regulate sector
The Society of Will Writers has become the second trade body to announce its bid to regulate the profession if required. After the Legal Services Consumer Panel said will-writing should be regulated, the society said a system could be introduced “very quickly and cheaply with the profession bearing the bulk of the cost”.
