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If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
The Law Commission has published recommendations to improve the law governing search warrants.
Report investigating whether certain transaction costs are increasing as a result of high frequency trading.
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
Find out how to complete a stock transfer form and get it processed.
Final Report published by the expert Industry working Group on electronic execution of documents.
Export controls on goods that can be used for torture or capital punishment.
The Foreign Secretary has issued a statement warning the Iranian regime not to execute Alireza Akbari
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