Finders, the international probate genealogy firm, have today welcomed the guidance produced by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) for Personal Representatives and Trustees on (Probate) Genealogists (sometimes known as Heir Hunters) fees, which endorses the beneficiary contingency fee. The STEP guidance, issued to 6,000 of its UK members, sets out issues for… Read more »
International probate genealogy firm, Finders, has today said that Alternative Business Structures (ABS’s) are ideally suited to the provision of wills and probate services. Under the Legal Services Act, new business models will be opened up to ensure consumers can access legal services of better value and quality. This will be particularly pertinent to the… Read more »
Solicitors are often faced with a tricky dilemma when someone dies with no known next of kin. Where searches by professional probate genealogists uncover previously unheard of relatives, this could complicate matters further. Upon referral to the Treasury Solicitor’s Bona Vacantia division, where it is a Bono Vacantia estate, it is more often than not… Read more »
The Court of Appeal has failed to be persuaded that a conditional fee arrangement was champertous*, and therefore unlawful in the landmark ruling of Sipthorpe and Morris v London Borough of Southwark [2011] EWCA Civ 25. This case sets an important precedent for probate lawyers and leading probate genealogy firm, Finders, who specialise in identifying… Read more »
Leading probate genealogy firm, Finders, were the proud sponsors of the Bournemouth and District Law Society Annual Lunch earlier this month. Celebrating the achievements of local legal practitioners, the annual lunch saw solicitors in and around Bournemouth gather to discuss issues affecting the legal profession. Joined by Alex Brummer, City Editor of the Daily Mail,… Read more »
