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Sep 2019

The Executor’s Year

The estate of someone who has died is administered by a personal representative who is called an executor if there is a Will and an administrator if there is not.  The role of the personal representative is to gather in the deceased’s estate, meet his / her liabilities and make distributions to beneficiaries in accordance…

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17
Sep 2019

Making a Will – why is it so important to seek specialist advice?

Making a Will is of upmost importance so that you have peace of mind in what will happen to your assets when you pass away. However, failings occur when online Will-making websites and written templates are used. Some online Will writers are unregulated and unqualified so protection from a professional body is unavailable. Online schemes…

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17
Sep 2019

Like, Comment or Share if your social media policy requires an overhaul

Social media is a term used to describe internet applications that encourage people to keep in touch and enable them to interact on-line.  There are positive aspects to the phenomenon, including the ability to communicate easily or share information and ideas; however it can also distort the lines between home and work, degrading into issues…

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17
Sep 2019

Maternity deaths probe into Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals

A report has found that ‘best practice’ was not always adhered to, in relation to the deaths of five women whose maternity care was overseen by the same hospital trust. The trust, which incorporates two acute sites where their maternity services are based, have said that although there had been no evidence that the deaths…

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