The Gazette

Publication Date

19 April 2018

A request by trust beneficiaries for more information about the trust can’t be brushed aside by trustees, the England and Wales High Court has ruled.

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17 April 2018

Ruth Pyatt, of Birketts, explains why a testator may choose to appoint a professional to administer their estate – and the pitfalls of not having this expert assistance.

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11 April 2018

Two case studies following will searches last week challenged the assumptions of both client and solicitor. Certainty the National Will Register explains.

Publication Date

15 March 2018

Why a search for a lost, unknown or latest will is worth considering.

Publication Date

12 March 2018

The High Court has ruled that an executor who obtains legal advice during estate administration need not provide details of the reasons for the resulting charges in the estate accounts.

Publication Date

15 February 2018

Checking whether a will writer of a non-SRA regulated organisation is holding a will for the estate that you are about to distribute can now be done via a Certainty search.

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8 February 2018

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has been formally approved to authorise individuals and firms to carry out probate work.

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6 February 2018

Can errors in wills be corrected after the testator has died? Robert Horsey and Sasha Wicks, of Ashfords, explain the circumstances in which this is possible.

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1 February 2018

Ruth Pyatt, of Birketts, explores social care costs and who pays for an individual's long-term care.  

Publication Date

1 February 2018

When administering an estate, the to-do list can be daunting. So can initiating the sale of the deceased’s property be started early? Karen Bacon explains what can and can’t be done.