The countdown has begun until the Legal Services Act 2007 comes in to force in October. Revolutionizing the provision of legal services, the Act is intended to ensure that consumers can access services of better value and quality with ease.
Solicitors can often encounter problems when someone dies with no known next of kin. Despite incurring huge costs on the investigation by professional probate genealogists to uncover previously unheard of relatives, the efforts of the solicitor could prove pointless if it is a Bona Vacantia estate which has already been referred to the Treasury Solicitors’ office.
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.
What to do when someone dies with no known next of kin and no will can be a tricky problem for solicitors. The rumour of no living relatives could be true, but investigation by a professional probate genealogist could turn up previously unheard of blood relatives, meaning that a referral to the Treasury Solicitor’s Bona Vacantia division (on the assumption that this is a Bona Vacantia estate) could be a costly waste of time, warns Daniel Curran of Finders Probate Genealogists.
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.
Leading probate genealogy firm, Finders, is delighted to announce its appointment as sole sponsor for the forthcoming Bournemouth and District Law Society Annual Lunch.
Finders international probate genealogists today welcomed moves towards a more consumer friendly legal services system.
Finders genealogists have welcomed the Government’s commitment to the ‘Tell Us Once’ project an initiative which will enable people to inform the Government of births and deaths just once, rather than having to inform each public body that needs to know separately.
Access to quality advice on wills and probate issues is set to be boosted by new legal services models, says international probate genealogy firm, Finders.
Finders' sponsorship reflects firm's commitment to women's achievement in the legal profession
