A report published by genealogist company, Title Research, has revealed that the number of Grants of Probate issued to solicitors has fallen.

For the first time in the UK, writing a will is to be fully regulated after the Legal Services Board found that some firms were offering an “unacceptable service for customers”, the Telegraph is reporting.

The Last Friday Club will be 2 years old next month and the continued success of the monthly networking club is the local business support in Halifax.

The club has 4 supporting partners that facilitate the activity, direction and focus of the group and that is Ramsdens Solicitors LLP, the Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, Begbies Traynor and our newest partner Barclays Bank.

Dewsbury was one of the first towns to have a county court when the modern civil justice system was established in 1846.

Much-needed employment law reforms which came into effect this month look set to save UK businesses more than £10m a year, ministers have claimed.

It’s that time of the year again, a time when UK employers gear up for a swathe of employment law changes, and 2012 is no different.

New research from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) published this week has looked at the comparative costs of owning and renting a property in the UK with a view to addressing whether prospective owners would be better to “buy, or not to buy?”

People seeking compensation after being involved in a road traffic or workplace incident will welcome government plans to introduce a faster system for handling claims, it has been claimed.

Leading regional law firm, Ramsdens Solicitors LLP have appointed a new Head of Risk and Compliance.

Emma Serjeant is based at Ramsdens head office, and has overall responsibility for the management of risk for the firm and ensuring regulatory compliance across the firm’s network of eight offices around Kirklees and Calderdale, which also includes offices in Huddersfield, Halifax, Holmfirth, Slaithwaite, Elland, Dewsbury and Mirfield.

A caring mother who was left severely brain damaged after being struck by a careering truck has been awarded £750,000 in personal injury compensation.