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Solicitors encouraged to help cohabiting couples at risk of inheritance issues, as new Will Aid research highlights scale of problem 
Top of the Blogs Wills and Probate
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Solicitors encouraged to help cohabiting couples at risk of inheritance issues, as new Will Aid research highlights scale of problem 

Cohabiting couples in the UK face risks due to misconceptions about inheritance laws. Research shows 68% of couples don’t realize that without a Will, they have no automatic right to inherit their partner’s estate, even after years together or with children. Peter de Vena Franks discusses how solicitors can address this by joining the Will Aid campaign, which runs in November.

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“It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace”
Top of the Blogs Mental Health
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“It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace”

This World Mental Health Day (10 October), LawCare, the charity that promotes and supports better mental health in the legal sector, is sharing practical tips to help you create a mentally healthy workplace. They’re also offering a free webinar to give legal professionals the tools they need to manage work challenges and prioritise mental health at work.

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Being a Partner at a law firm comes with unique pressures and challenges!
Top of the Blogs Mental Health
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Being a Partner at a law firm comes with unique pressures and challenges!

The legal profession is known for its high standards and relentless demands, especially for Partners who balance leadership, client expectations, and personal lives. In this feature from Dr Catherine Sykes highlights the unique mental health challenges faced by Partners at law firms, including increased risks of depression, anxiety, and burnout.

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Guardcover Launch Unoccupied Property “Block Policy” Solution for Solicitors
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Wills and Probate

Guardcover Launch Unoccupied Property “Block Policy” Solution for Solicitors

Guardcover is delighted to announce the launch of our much anticipated Unoccupied Property Insurance Block Declaration Model, designed especially for Solicitors.

This brand-new approach allows you to quickly and simply insure multiple properties across your practice under a single policy; whether they have been left unoccupied in probate, deputyship, intestate, or even during the conveyancing process.

Tracing Direct – Experts at tracing beneficiaries – Case Study on Pamela Lamb
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Wills and Probate

Tracing Direct – Experts at tracing beneficiaries – Case Study on Pamela Lamb

Locating missing beneficiaries can be a daunting process. Without access to the right contacts, data, or sources, it can seem difficult to know where to start. This, coupled with the potential beneficiaries being located overseas, can make the difficult feel almost impossible.

Tracing Direct have the skills, knowledge, and expertise to help you locate missing beneficiaries from across the globe. It’s this unique skillset combined with their years of experience that meant they were able to locate lost beneficiaries to an estate that had

Press Release – by Clayton Legal
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General

Press Release – by Clayton Legal

Clayton Legal are leading recruitment specialists with over two decades of sector experience- matching legal professionals at all levels to the very best opportunities in the market.

With long-established, and trusted relationships across a client base that includes Legal 500, Top 200,
Regional and Boutique law firms, our team are passionate about driving service excellence across the
business and impacting the careers, and lives, of legal talent across the country.

We take our role in the placing of legal professionals into their dream jobs extremely seriously,
understanding implicitly the importance of listening to requirements, working in their best interest at all times, and giving them the tools and resources, they need at every step of the journey – for a successful outcome for all parties.

The Divorce Revolution
 •  4 mins read
Family Law

The Divorce Revolution

Family law blogger John Bolch examines divorce, the new law that has come into effect on April 1st and whether it will reduce animosity, encourage mediation and improve the system as a whole.

5 Tips to Help Your Law Firm with Anti Money Laundering
 •  7 mins read
General

5 Tips to Help Your Law Firm with Anti Money Laundering

Anti-money laundering for law firms has always been a concern, what is “enough” information on a client to determine they’re legitimate, and their money is legal? But over the past few years there has been a growing concern within the industry as a whole, specifically pushed by the SRA and Law Society that enough simply isn’t being done. Take for example the story of Mishcon de Reya being fined for AML compliance breaches. They were smacked with a fine of £232,500 which highlights the reinvigorated push for better AML compliance and AML checks within law firms.

With the need for more stringent anti-money laundering checks in the legal sector, we have put together a list of some top tips on how to help you combat money-laundering.

An Introduction to Tracing Direct
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Wills and Probate

An Introduction to Tracing Direct

Regarded as one of the most efficient, swift, and responsive finders of people. Tracing direct has been committed to assisting organisations identify rightful beneficiaries to both intestate and testate estates for over fifteen years. Established in 2007, Tracing Direct has developed a successful and proven strategy to locate unknown beneficiaries around the globe. Their proficient […]

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