I’ve been instructed to act in a transaction where the client comes up as a possible sanctions match. How should I proceed? You should review all the client identity information you hold against the ...

The long-awaited pay rise for duty solicitors is a positive step in our campaign for fairer legal aid rates for our members.

A residuary beneficiary requested a certified copy will. The original was electronically scanned, then submitted to the probate registry. Can I print the scanned will and certify it as a true copy of ...

I’m acting for a local authority bringing a claim for unpaid council tax against a deceased person’s estate. They did not leave a will and no family member intends to apply for letters of ...

A beneficiary has asked me to share a copy of my deceased client’s will file. The executor does not want the file released. My firm is not instructed in the probate and administration of the estate – ...

I act in Children Act proceedings where my client requires that their contact address should not be disclosed. How do I proceed? Rule 29.1 of the Family Procedure Rules (FPR) deals with non-disclosure ...

My client would like to be cremated and have their ashes scattered in a local river. Is this permissible and will they need an Environment Agency licence? It’s permissible to scatter ashes in rivers, ...

Notice should be sent to the donor and at least three close relatives of the donor in priority order. The classes of relative to give notice to are listed in Schedule 4, paragraph 6(1) of the Mental ...

reviews and advises on policy formulation and negotiations with the Legal Aid Agency, the Ministry of Justice and wider government to promote improvements in the availability and operation of legal ...

I prepared and registered an LPA for property and financial affairs, appointing a client’s son and daughter as joint attorneys if she loses mental capacity. The son has requested its release on the ...

The government must invest in the family court system to provide the public service that children and families deserve, ...

Law Society of England and Wales looks at what 2025 holds for the legal sector as it celebrates its bicentenary.