Past Events

For our first session of the series, we will be discussing the lines of Intestacy and what that means, who is more entitled, and what happens if Next of Kin do not want to act. The session will also cover Debts, what has to be paid, and what doesn’t if there are minimal funds.

Location: Online via Livestorm

Join us for our first webinar of 2023, where our speaker, Fiona Anthony, will explore the legal aspects of bringing empty properties back into use. Fiona is a qualified solicitor with expertise in compulsory purchase and a wealth of experience in local government law and will be covering EDMO’s, CPO’s, and Enforced Sale, making it ideal for professionals in empty property management, environmental health, private sector housing, planning, building control, street scene, and solicitors.

Location: Online via Livestorm

For our first Deputyship Surgery session of 2023, we will be focusing on questions that you want to ask but are afraid to. Regardless of how long you have worked in the field, there will always be questions that might feel a bit silly to ask, but you need answering.

Location: Online via Livestorm

For our second webinar of the International Asset Services series 2022, we have invited back Louise Levene, who will focus on the specific area of estate administration: the varying kinds of documentation required when there are assets overseas in an estate.

For our final Bereavement Services E-Conference of 2022, we are aiming to enhance the confidence of bereavement staff in effectively signposting the bereaved to support agencies, and to share best practice in bereavement services in a variety of contexts.

Location: Online via Livestorm

We are hosting an event for Private Client professionals, specifically appealing to those working with and in association with private deputyship. For our final Private client event of 2022, we will be delivering presentations from top professionals in the field discussing topics relevant to your role.

We are hosting another FREE in-person classroom session designed for Empty Home Officers and those working in association with empty properties. We have invited back specialist solicitors from NP Law to deliver training on legal solutions for empty homes.

Continuing on from our last #DepDevDay, we will be speaking with the DWP Disability Partnership Team who give a presentation on benefits and updating delegates on potential changes to benefits paid to clients, and finalising with a live Q&A.

Location: Online via GoToWebinar
We are hosting an event for solicitors and others working in legal services, specifically within the Private Client field. We will be focusing on Wills and Probate, inviting excellent speakers to discuss and debate topics relevant to your role. To talk, we have invited; Barrister Andrew McGuiness, MD of Paul Smith Consultancy, Paul Smith, and International Asset Services Manager, Louise Levene.

For our first Bereavement Services E-Conference of 2022, we have invited a collection of excellent speakers, providing talks relevant to those working in and in association with bereavement services. We aim to enhance the confidence of bereavement staff in effectively signposting the bereaved to support agencies, and to share best practice in bereavement services in a variety of contexts.

The webinar will focus on the ways in which shares listed overseas can delay and frustrate the estate administration process; what to look out for and identifying problem areas. The talk will cover:

• Shares overseas – the kinds of issue that can arise
• Issues that can arise dealing with foreign listed stock, e.g. bureaucratic, taxation, legal and cultural
• The what, why and how of Medallion Signature Guarantee stamps for US and Canadian securities
• Escheatment
• Share fraud
• Real-world case studies

For our first webinar of 2022, we are inviting back Jill Arriordaz to talk further into her research. Our second speaker, Mayanka Dave Mukherji will be providing a talk on “Storeys of Emptiness: An Anthropological Study of Empty Homes in Chelsea”.

Adam Cliff from the EHN will be providing an insightful presentation into the UK government national statistics on empty homes 2020, further detailing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This webinar highlights best practices, looking at how councils can ensure the service they provide continues to be dignified and respectful for both the deceased and those they leave behind.

Our panel of Wills & Probate professionals will be discussing the topic of ‘Statutory Wills’, looking into how they are made, what should be avoided and how a probate genealogist firm can assist you in the application process.

This e-conference is aimed at hospital and coroner’s staff. More information to follow.

The 2021 instalment of the Public Health Act Funerals E-Conference is aimed at environmental health practitioners and local authority/ other professionals who are involved in PHA Funerals or so-called ‘Pauper’s’ Funerals.

Our keynote speaker will be discussing her research which explores the ways Councils and Empty property owners can work with Property developers (private and community based), supported by a case study of an empty property development.

A discussion into the changes and adaptations occurring during the pandemic which have impacted deputyship and appointeeship work, and further assessing the future of our roles, supported with best practice suggestions from experts in the field. We will also be taking a more stringent look into the CoP and the OPG.

In our second webinar, Louise will be covering ‘Ribbons, seals and Apostilles: What overseas institutions mean when they ask for ‘official’ documents’. We will be focusing on the varying kinds of documentation when there are assets overseas in an estate and also diving into further detail into the kinds of ‘official’ documentation that may be required depending on the situation.

A panel discussion with speakers from Irwin Mitchell LLP, Brachers LLP and Finders International discussing the probate process through the pandemic: what has changed, what has worked and what does it mean for the future?

Hosted by International Assets Manager, Louise Levene, this webinar will focus on the ways in which shares listed overseas can delay and frustrate the estate administration process; what to look out for and how to identify problem areas.

Presented by Shaun Moss, Director of Surrey Property Licencing, this webinar will explain the Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and how best to utilise this tool when dealing with empty homes.

This e-conference is dedicated to supporting those working in the field of bereavement.  Presentations include: mental health awareness and support; public health funerals information; support available to Armed Services personnel and their families; and preventing young sudden cardiac deaths and the affected families.

An e-conference aimed at local authorities and public deputies with discussions on testamentary capacity and statutory Wills, as well as the ACC Judgement and what that means for local authorities acting as a deputy.

Where: publichealthfunerals.org.

This e-conference is aimed at hospital and coroner staff. Presentations will include topics such as post mortems; the homeless community and death by suicide; support available to bereaved parents; and a new initiative that seeks to limit the burden placed upon the bereaved in having to contact multiple agencies to advise when a death has occurred.

Where: publichealthfunerals.org

Where: www.publicdeputies.org

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