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The Law Society has reacted with disappointment to the government's decision not to regulate will writers.
The Law Society has prepared guidance for solicitors who are opting to unbundle their delivery of legal services in order to help clients in the wake of the government's drastic legal aid cuts.
A comprehensive framework for people who need to manage a bank or building society account on behalf of someone else has been produced by Law Society and other partners.
Law Society welcomes proposed consumer protection for those making a will but failure to regulate estate administration 'risks consumers losing everything'.
Thousands of parents may need to rewrite their wills to protect their children's interests, thanks to an unintended consequence of the government's Finance Bill.
The Law Society warned today that the Legal Services Board's approach to competition with regards to the regulation of will writing and estate administration activities may lead to an undesirable reduction in the consumer protection available.
A new protocol designed to ease the administrative burden on family members who suffer a bereavement has been agreed by the British Bankers' Association, the Law Society and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
From October, our Ask A Solicitor campaign will encourage people to use a solicitor to help with common legal issues.
In our consultation response to the Legal Services Board, we have backed plans to extend the list of reserved activities to include will writing and estate administration.
The Law Society and the North East Trading Standards Association (NETSA) have issued a warning to consumers to alert them to the risks of using an unregulated will writer to prepare a Property Protection Trust Will.
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