Will writing—better consumer protection v higher costs

Table of contents

• Original news
• What are the key points of the response?
• Is the Law Society’s response as expected or are there any surprises?
• The proposed regulations have been discussed for a while, what are the difficulties with this particular topic?
• What are the possible drawbacks?
• What outcome is likely to be expected, and when?

Article summary

Practice compliance analysis: Will adding will writing and the administration of estates to the list of regulated activities offer better protection to consumers? Andrew Blatt, partner at Murdochs Solicitors, looks at why these proposals may not necessarily be all good news for consumers.