Farm Property & Agriculture

In order to be considered valid, Wills have historically needed to comply with section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 (amended by section 17 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982). Usual practice dictates that the execution and attestation of Wills must comply entirely with the statutory legal requirements, but global events relating to the outbreak of coronavirus have brought additional challenges on how witnessing Wills remotely could be achieved.
What’s Changing?
Legal requirements state that a witness must…

We’re looking to recruit a legal secretary at our Leek Office with previous experience in Residential/Commercial Conveyancing to support a busy and fast paced Conveyancing Department.

Applicants would ideally have the following skills, but not all the following are essential:

Experience of working as a Legal Secretary, preferably in Residential and Commercial Property
Competent touch typist/competent audio typist
IT literate with experience of the Microsoft Office suite of applications e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook
Excellent telephone…

Bowcock & Pursaill is excited to announce the appointment of new Legal Secretary Kay Johnson at our Uttoxeter office.

Kay’s employment comes on the back of the retirement of Legal Secretary, Gillian Elks. Kay has taken on the role and comes to the team with specialisms in probate, wills and both commercial and residential property.

Kay, who has 35 years’ experience of working in law firms across the UK, said: “I have covered all aspects of the legal field…