Past Events
Our e-conferences and webinars are available to view up to 6 months after the event date. Simply register to the corresponding links below. For any issues, please contact [email protected].
E-conferences & Webinars
Public Health Act Funerals Clinic: The Laws of Intestacy
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.
Empty Homes: Legal Solutions Webinar
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.
Deputyship Surgery: The questions you want to ask but are afraid to…
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.
International Assets Webinar
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.
Bereavement E-Conference
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.
Private Client Conference: Private Deputies
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.
Empty Homes: Classroom Session
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.
Department for Work & Pensions Webinar
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.
Private Client E-Conference: Wills & Probate
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.
Bereavement E-Conference
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.
International Assets Webinar
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
Empty Homes Webinar
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”.
Empty Homes Webinar
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.
CIEH Webinar: Public health act funerals - are they fit for purpose?
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.
Private Client Solicitor: Private Deputies E-Conference
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.
PHFIS Bereavement Services E-Conference
This e-conference is aimed at hospital and coroner’s staff. More information to follow.
PHFIS Public Health Act Funerals E-Conference
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.
Empty Homes Webinar
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.
PADSN Deputyship Development E-Conference
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.
International Assets Webinar
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.
Private Client E-Conference
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?
International Assets Webinar: Foreign-Listed Stocks and Shares to an Estate
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.
Empty Homes Webinar
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.
Hospital E-Conference
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.
PADSN Deputyship Development E-Conference
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.
Coroners E-Conference
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.
PHFIS PHA Funerals E-conference
PADSN Deputyship Development E-conference
Private Client E-conference
How do we better support our vulnerable clients to make decisions?
Private Client E-Conference: Working in the new normal
North West Deputyship Development E-conference
Events
Hoarding and Deputyship – What are your responsibilities?
For the second Deputyship Surgery webinar, Gemma Hopper from Nelson Law and Jo Cooke from Hoarding Disorders UK will be joining Dave to discuss and answer questions on hoarding and deputyship. The recent Court of Protection judgement has expanded the areas that Deputies need to consider before attempting to clear a property, so our expert speakers will share their expertise to help professionals approach hoarding disorder cases sensitively and effectively.
Care and Support Workshop
Tilly Bailey Irvine LLP and Finders International are co-hosting a legal workshop, aiming to provide expert guidance for care home professionals and advisors in the field. We will be discussing a raft of legal matters relevant to your field, including important topics in current employment law, private client, wills & probate and what to do when someone passes away with no known next of kin.
York Deputyship Development Day
For our third and final hybrid event of 2022, we are taking #DepDevDay to York, aimed for both public and private deputyship professionals based in the North of England. We have invited speakers from the DWP Universal Credit team, Clarion Solicitors, and Nellie Supports.
Community Action on Empty Homes
Brought to you by ‘Action on Empty Homes Join’, join us for a morning of networking, excellent food and hospitality, and a plethora of knowledge delivered by top individuals in the field. Action on Empty Homes shall be launching their ‘Community Action On Empty Homes Toolkit’.
Public Health Act Funeral Event
The PHA Funerals Conference is an annual, unique event, designed to welcome delegates from all fields who have an interest in, provide and have experienced a funeral provided under statutory legislation by a public authority.
London Deputyship Development Day
Finders International are hosting their second hybrid event of the Deputyship Development Day series. This event is for all those managing client finances in the public and private sector. We have presentations from the Department for Work & Pensions, the Department of Health & Social Care, Finders International and Boyes Turner LLP.
Empty Homes: Classroom Session
We are hosting a FREE in-person classroom session designed for Empty Home Officers and those working in association with empty properties. We have invited specialist solicitors from NP Law (Norfolk County Council) to deliver training on legal solutions for empty homes.
Care Homes Conference
Coole Bevis LLP and Finders International are co-hosting an event, aiming to provide expert guidance for care home owners, managers and administrative staff. We will be discussing: Wills, LPAs, debt recovery, employment law and what happens when a client passes away with no known next of kin.
Deputyship Development Day
Introducing our first hybrid deputyship conference – an event aimed at both public and private deputyship professionals. This event is free to attend, with places allocated on a first come, first served, basis.