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The UK Probate Research awards were back for a third year to honour and celebrate the fascinating world of probate research.

Some 88 percent of legal professionals think the bereavement process is “slow and inefficient” according to an article on the Today’s Wills and Probate website.

New government data shows that the average waiting time for grants of probate seems to be stuck at 35 working days.

An inheritance can take many forms as a family found out recently when the Harry Potter book their mum had left them turned out to be a rare edition worth about £30,000, the Mirror reported last week.

Latvia’s Constitutional Court is to abolish the rule that a same-sex partner must pay a higher state fee to inherit the estate of their deceased partner, as reported on LSM.LV (public broadcasting of Latvia).

The UK mourned the passing of HRH Prince Philip on Friday 9 April – the longest serving consort in British history and the longest-lived male member of the British royal family.

Finders International are delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for 5 awards at this year’s Probate Research awards.

If you have Jewish ancestry, you’ll be delighted to know that the online genealogy service MyHeritage has now published..

The UK Human Rights Blog’s website featured a recent article reporting on the Covid-19 vaccination, care home residents and the Court of Protection.

In recent years, the need to deal with foreign assets after someone dies has increased. More people are working abroad, opening foreign bank accounts and buying property than ever before.