Not long to go until the Legal Innovation Awards, which I was thrilled to be judging for a third year! Some great names on the shortlist and we are very much looking forward to revealing the 2023 winners 🏆 Book your tickets here 🎟️ https://t.co/8qIOlo4HxE
Thanks @lawtech_uk for a great workshop today on building an entrepreneurial ecosystem to improve access to justice ⚖️ Looking forward to reading the report when it’s published (with absolutely no bias towards Team C’s ideas of course 💅) 👀 #justicetech
The pandemic must be top of mind, what do we think it has shifted attitudes towards? It’s certainly changed the world of work and how we harness technology remotely, are we ready to consider more digital presence in will making?
The long-awaited news that the Law Commission is returning to Project Wills is here. Expect a supplementary consultation, focusing on areas where there might have been a shift in views since 2017, in September. https://t.co/hkdoLzoUS1
Could definitely make this a regular Thursday thing 🍸 It’s the biggest night of the year in wills and probate - good luck to all our fellow finalists at this evening’s #BWAPAwards2022 🏆 And please pray for my feet to last the evening 🪩
Annual IHT statistics are in 👀
TL;DR: Receipts are up 14%, widowed individuals living in the South East and dying between the ages 74 and 85 are paying the most, lowest value of exempted transfers to charity since 2010/11.
https://t.co/keekSOe42t
Not many things in past months have succeeded in piquing my interest enough to pull me back into the world of work and away from my new tiny human, but this just did it. Essential reading, and as always, so easy to consume (like perhaps legal services should be 🙃) 👏
A new post by me: The fig-leaf of protection for consumer harm. Announces the publication of a supplementary report to the @IRLSR https://t.co/xYfhBiDYP2
Have you submitted your application to join a policy committee yet? Apply by 17:00 this Sunday 3 April.
We’re looking for exceptional solicitors to help us defend the #RuleOfLaw and advocate for greater #AccessToJustice on behalf of the profession
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We've got some exciting news! We look forward to a long standing and important partnership with
@TSB, and to having a meaningful effect on the lives and deaths of a huge number of families around the UK.
Mondays are the most popular time to write our wills 📅
Prince Philip’s admission to hospital last year saw an 148% increase in will writing 📝
Liverpool were the most mentioned football club in our wills ⚽
Read more about The Year in Wills 2021, in our annual report here 📈💛