BBC Report – ‘Will Writing Must Be Regulated’
April 25th, 2012Chris Kenny, chief executive of the Legal Services has called for regulation of the Will writing industry. For the full report please read and listen to the following links;
Wills and Probate | Certainty National Will Register Blog
Certainty and LinkedIn
March 30th, 2012
Certainty are on LinkedIn
Certainty National Will Register now have a LinkedIn Group where we encourage active discussions relating to Wills, Pobate and the importance of registering and searching for Wills.
We invite the profession to join the group and welcome future contributions.
Certainty Will Search Finds Another Will that the Family Wasn’t Sure Existed
March 9th, 2012Of the many Will searches Certainty conduct every day, we are tracing Wills for bereaved families who can’t remember whether their loved one made a Will, let alone where it is safely stored.
Recently we were contacted by Mr Hope who was looking for his brother’s Will, who had sadly passed away just before Christmas 2011. While sorting his brother’s personal documents he could find no evidence a Will had been made. He then learnt about intestacy and the work that would need to be conducted if no valid Will is present. Concerned he may be distributing his brother’s estate under the rules of intestacy when he may have made a Will, Mr Hope was provided with our telephone number.
What is Probate?
January 17th, 2012Recent reports published by Google identify the search term ‘What is Probate?’ as one of the top 10 ‘what is..’ search terms entered in Google’s search engine in 2011. Why is this the case?
Certainty Will Search finds Will 34 years after it was written
December 2nd, 2011David Thomas is a Guinness World Record-holder for memory, his memory feats include reciting Pi (3.14159) to 22,500 digits without error and Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author. He has the power to recall many key facts, so remembering simple things such as where a Will may be kept shouldn’t be a problem. But of course, he can only remember facts he has learnt. Like the rest of us, David can’t recall what he doesn’t know.
Are you a Wills and Probate solicitor thinking of joining Certainty?
November 12th, 2011
Members can take advantage of TOUCH
Hertfordshire law firm, David Barney & Co Solicitors became members of Certainty in November 2010, recognising the significant benefits and opportunities available to their business and clients. In a recent interview, David Barney & Co reported that they had got off to a ‘flying start’ with Certainty.
Will Registration and Will Search Documented as Best Practice
October 5th, 2011Searching for a Will is no longer time consuming, cumbersome and expensive. Therefore, we feel is may be helpful to inform you of the Will search options which are now available to the legal profession.
Thousands of Consumers are being ‘ripped off’ by unregulated Will-Writers
July 18th, 2011The Legal Ombudsman have published their first report, listing will-writing by unregulated will-writers as one of the most common complaints they receive. Unfortunately, as the Legal Ombudsman can only act on complaints made against regulated solicitors, these complaints cannot be followed up.
Protect yourself by using a solicitor practising in Wills and Probate, who as they are regulated there is the help available if things go wrong.
Remember a Charity in Your Will
June 14th, 2011Charities in the UK heavily rely on legacies left in Wills. It is a fact that while 74% of the UK population support charities, only 7% currently leave a legacy to them. Remember a Charity work with charities to encourage more people to consider leaving a gift to charities in their Will, after their loved ones have been looked after.
Certainty Member – Q and A
June 8th, 2011Andrew Holroyd Managing Partner of QualitySolicitors Jackson & Canter talks about why they have joined the Certainty National Will Register. Jackson & Canter was established in 1960 in Liverpool and employ 110 staff. Andrew was awarded an OBE for services to publicly funded Legal Work in Liverpool in June 2003 and a CBE for services to Administration of Justice in December 2008.
Andrew was President of Liverpool Law Society from 1993 to 1994 and Chair of the Standards Board of the Law Society of England & Wales from 2002 to 2005. He was elected Deputy Vice President of the Law Society of England & Wales by the Council in 2005 to 2006,Vice President
from 2006 to 2007 and President from 2007 to 2008.
