News: Wills
29/07/2011
guardian.co.uk, Monday 18 July 2011
Legal ombudsman calls on government to take action over unregulated companies offering consumer financial services.
Which? says there is a lack of clarity over financial services including will writing.
Thousands of people are being ripped off by unregulated claims management and will writing companies, the legal ombudsman has said in his first annual report.
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09/06/2011
In an unfortunate recent case, the High Court concluded it couldn’t use the Administration of Justice Act 1982 to correct an obvious error made in executing a will. Under that Act a “clerical error” can be corrected. Sarah Nadin, Head of Wills & Probate at Banner Jones says: "A very unusual case, with lessons for all to think about.”
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30/11/2010
With Internet usage in the UK at its highest ever levels and growing, perhaps it's time for people to give some consideration to the protection of their digital assets? 30.1 million UK adults access the internet every day, using sites such as Facebook and Twitter for social purposes but also transactional sites such as E-bay for the sale of goods for money.
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20/08/2010
School fees at some private secondary schools are often in the region of £10,000 a year; and if we assume that a child spends 7 years there it is realistic to expect the total cost per child to approach £100,000 once you factor in additional costs such as uniforms, books and trips.
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