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Registering Lasting Powers of Attorney

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Registering Lasting Powers of Attorney

Solicitors registering lasting powers of attorney could be compelled to complete the process through the government’s digital channel under proposals to reform the LPA process published recently. Compulsion is among the options suggested to reduce the 6% error rate in applications from solicitors, as well as to save the cost of handling paper. These proposals appear … Read more

Delay in Probate will be over by Christmas

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Delays in Probate ApplicationsThis is good news although the HMCTS didn’t say which Christmas!
In a meeting with the Law Society, HMCTS said grants of probate currently take around four weeks to be issued, but the process should take just two weeks by Christmas. It is also working to clear stopped applications that are blocking the system. HMCTS previously said the system would be back to normal in November.

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No “reasonable financial provision” after living together for 42 years

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no reasonable financial provision

In the case of Thompson v Ragget & others [2018] an unmarried couple lived together for over 42 years prior to the testator’s death in 2017. This case is similar but less acrimonious than Martin v Williams [2017] , also regarding an unmarried couple, with the addition of an estranged spouse. Both cases involve claims for reasonable financial provision and present and

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