Aug 23 2023 | Case study, Opinion, Partners
Please complete our short survey below on the upcoming will reform consultation which should take no more than 2 minutes. By doing so, you will be providing valuable data which will help to inform responses to the Law Commission’s supplementary consultation on Will...
Jul 27 2023 | Case study, Members only
Members urged to provide views on the rising costs of charity estate administration An increasing number of ILM members have expressed concerns about the “excessive” fees solicitors are now charging charities to manage routine probate estate cases. To help determine...
May 4 2023 | Case study, Events, ILM news, Interview, News, Partners
Shakespeare Martineau, winners of last year’s Charity Legacy Probate Collaboration of the Year title at the British Wills & Probate Awards, share the secrets of their success The clock is ticking for entries to The British Wills & Probate Awards 2023, now in...
Jan 15 2022 | Case study, Charities, Feature, Members only, Partners
Estate Research is a firm of International Probate Genealogists which specialises in tracing next of kin. We offer services to both the public and private sector – including local councils, NHS Trusts, coroners and solicitors. We receive on a huge variety of case...
Oct 27 2021 | Case study, Charities, Events, Opinion, Partners
For the majority of donors, the highest value asset they own will be their house. For charities receiving property as gifts this could amount to a sizeable percentage of their total income making obtaining full value from a property’s sale a critical part of a legacy...
Oct 20 2021 | Case study, Charities, Feature, Legal update, Members only, Partners
Natasha McKeever of Bold Burdon looks at a recent case involving a claim from two claimants seeking financial provision from an estate The Situation The deceased left a Will appointing our charity client as sole beneficiary. Three months from the date of the grant,...
