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The case of the torn up will
Thursday, 10 May 2018The Contentious Trusts and Probate Department at Meridian Private Client advise clients on the options available to them when a loved one passes away and they have been apparently disinherited or a family member is acting suspiciously to the client’s detriment.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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Challenging Wills and Other Claims to the Estate: an Update
Thursday, 12 April 2018We are delighted to welcome Mark Baxter from 5 Stone Buildings who will be presenting the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinars.The webinar will look at recent decisions in contentious probate and related cases, and a review of where the law related to challenging Wills or claiming the estate stands.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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Intestacy? Let the search be the judge of that
Tuesday, 10 April 2018Outlined below are two case studies following Certainty Will Searches last week where the estates were ‘believed’ to be intestate and the solicitors involved provided polar opposite advice to their clients.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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Free Will Bank Registration – 22nd March to 22nd April 2018
Friday, 23 March 2018In the last Certainty News Room article we highlighted that in January and February 2018, 45% of Certainty Will Searches carried out by the general public found an ‘unknown’ Will.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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Certainty Expert Webinars – Rectification of Wills with Tom Dumont
Monday, 12 March 2018We are delighted to welcome Tom Dumont, Radcliffe Chambers who will be presenting the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinars ‘Rectification of Wills’ on Thursday 22nd March at 12.00pm.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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Public Will Search Finds Hit 45% Record High in January & February 2018
Thursday, 8 March 2018In January and February 2018, Certainty Will Searches undertaken by members of the public have produced some interesting results that are worth noting.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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GDPR: A Ticking Time Bomb is Approaching – Another Millennium Bug or is this Real?
Wednesday, 14 February 2018We are delighted to welcome Paul Holland and Jessica Pattison from Beyond Encryption who will be presenting the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinars with Steve Sharpe from LAN2LAN on Wednesday 28th February at 12.00pm.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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Do you check that a Will Writer (non-SRA regulated organisation) is not holding a Will or a later Will for the estate that you are about to distribute?
Tuesday, 13 February 2018We are pleased to announce that when you use a Certainty Will Search Combined you can now include a search of Will Writers from both the Institute of Professional Will Writers (IPW) and The Society of Will Writers (SWW) in your search.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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Law Firm Procedures Protect Their Clients After Death
Thursday, 25 January 2018When a member of the public performs a Certainty Will search it does not disclose the existence of a Will, should one exist. If a Will was written and a positive match is made the searcher’s details are sent directly to the firm that holds the Will for them to make contact.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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Suspect Wills and Dodgy Relatives
Tuesday, 16 January 2018We are delighted to welcome Anna Wonnacott from GA Solicitors who will be presenting the next instalment of Certainty Expert Webinars being held on Wednesday 24th January at 1.00pm.
Tags: Certainty National Will Register
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It’s time for law firms to ask tougher questions
For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no longer good enough.
Business fatigue to AI will risk job security
Whilst we know professional learning has always been part of career paths, to hire, retain and keep talent, AI needs to be embedded as a core part of this training.
On good authority? GenAI and the reputational risks to law firms
As GenAI’s influence grows, so do the risks which are already playing out in courtrooms across England and Wales, where some early adopters are setting precedents they would rather not.
