Care Homes E-Conference

The main objective of this event is to raise awareness of external organisations and research which will benefit all Bereavement Service staff. There will be information on signposting resources, bereavement support and the concept of ‘moral injury’ in care provision during the pandemic

This webinar provides useful information on best practice for Coroners and Service staff. The event will cover explanation on sepsis and relationship to Covid-19. The work of M-BRRACE UK, Mother and Babies, Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK and Road Peace, the national charity for road traffic victims providing support and campaigning for safer roads.

This e-conference is aimed at Coroner staff and those working in bereavement services. 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.

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

In the next Deputyship Development E-Conference, we are looking 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 Court of Protection and The Office of Public Guardian.

In our next instalment of Empty Homes webinars, our keynote speaker Jill Arriordaz will be discussing her research which explores the ways Councils and Empty property owners can work with Property developers (private and community based). A case study of an empty property development will also be covered.

For this webinar, we are hosting Shaun Moss who will be providing his expertise in the Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and how best to utilise this tool when dealing with empty homes.

Adam Cliff from the Empty Homes Network will be providing an insightful presentation into the information collected by the government national statistics on empty homes, further detailing how this area has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

An e-conference aimed at enhancing the confidence of bereavement staff in effectively signposting the bereaved to support agencies, and to share best practice in bereavement services.

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

Statutory Wills – Avoiding the pitfalls For our final Private Client e-conference of 2021, we will be introducing a panel of Wills & Probate professionals to discuss the topic of ‘Statutory Wills’, looking into how they are made, what should be avoided and how probate genealogist firms can assist you in the application process

Within this e-conference our speakers will be participating in a panel discussion exploring the probate process during the pandemic, detailing what has changed during COVID-19, what has worked and what does it mean for the future. On-Demand event which went live on 22nd July 2021

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