Legal News

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Octopus Legacy, the fast-growing estate planning and bereavement business, has predicted its probate work will jump by 1,000% over the next 12 months following a major acquisition.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to publish guidance on the implications on the Mazur ruling very shortly, it has told MPs.

A solicitor who admitted misleading his indemnity insurer about being the sole signatory on client account and practised without insurance for several months, has been suspended.

Four out of 10 clients who obtained legal advice at their GPs’ surgeries reported that their issues were resolved within three months, according to new research.