Stay current with the latest probate technical guidance and best practice information from ICAEW's Professional Standards team in our newsletter, Probate News.

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• Ethical considerations for probate practitioners
• Probate and estate administration annual review checklist
• Probate - Common pitfalls
• Alternative Business Structures FAQs
• Probate FAQs
• Notifying us of a change of firm structure
• Probate registry form for initial applications to probate registries
• Letters of engagement

Legal Services Regulatory Update: webinar resources
This webinar took listeners through the common issues we are seeing on quality assurance monitoring reviews, a number of regulatory changes that have taken place and a summary of the 2023 Probate Diversity Survey results.

2023 Probate Diversity Survey: webinar resources
Access the webinar recording, slides and links to relevant resources to help you prepare for your firm’s 2023 Probate Diversity Survey. The recording and slides include details of how to set up your firm's survey with our supply partner Riliance.

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Price and Service Transparency
For consumers to make an informed choice of legal services providers, it's vital they can assess price and service provision information to help them decide on their provider of choice. This increased transparency can also greatly benefit your firm and help you stand out in the legal services marketplace. Watch our webinar to understand more about the benefits of transparency. Also available is a film case study: The benefits of transparency.

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Probate: What you need to know
Webinar and associated resources providing a whistle-stop tour of everything you need to know about probate.

• How to deal appropriately with vulnerable clients
• Regulatory advice on when to seek accreditation for probate
• Modernising intestacy rules
• ICAEW probate accreditation: What your annual fee pays for
• Is your firm still eligible to carry out probate work?
• Common client complaints
• How to use probate legends
• How to use ICAEW probate accredited logo
• Probate diversity data collection and reporting

• HM Courts and Tribunals Service FAQs
• Make the most of a probate licence
• Probate success stories
• Placing statutory advertisements in The Gazette
• Supporting vulnerable clients