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Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day Hanukkah Jewish festival begins at nightfall on 7 December and ends with nightfall on 15 December. The festival celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and spirituality over materiality. We would like to wish all those celebrating this event a...

Lizzy builds a wild(life) new legacy career
After 20+ years in the family building trade, a change in circumstances meant Lizzy Steward found herself looking for a fresh start. Passionate about wildlife and animals and already a member of Essex Wildlife Trust (EWT), she was thrilled when a friend and future...

ILM Bursary Programme
We're thrilled to announce that we have partnered with Smee & Ford for the Legacy Giving Awards in April next year. To ensure that all charities have equal access to attending the awards we have put together a bursary programme to actively encourage entrants from...

Update news on probate from HMCTS
In collaboration with Remember A Charity, we are pleased to announce the new commitments from His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunal Service (HMCTS) aimed at improving the service it provides to the charity sector. These commitments include the implementation of more...

ILM Public Probate Data | 17 Nov
One of the benefits of the modernisation of HMCTS systems is the high quality of the data available. Unfortunately, detailed data is not available prior to the new system being introduced in 2019, so a full comparison of performance is not possible. The data in these...

FAQs re: CiCLA review
FAQs re CiCLA review Is CiCLA likely to change? Once the review is completed, this will help us determine what steps may need to be taken. If changes are required, we can assure members that these will be communicated in an open and timely fashion. Will my current...

Latest probate updates now available for all
To keep charity leaders up-to-date with the latest from the Probate Registry, ILM has launched a new Probate Updates section on its website. With free access to non-members as well as members, it will provide the latest news, data and developments. CEO Matthew Lagden...

CiCLA update
ILM is partnering with education consultant Dr Grant Coleby to carry out a review of the current Certificate in Charity Legacy Administration (CiCLA) qualification. CEO Matthew Lagden says: “It is only right that from time-to-time we review our training materials to...