Topical Talks with Title Research

This episode features Emily Robertson, Senior Associate at Hanne & Co. and a member of the firm’s LGBTQ+ specialist team. She was recently recognised as ‘One to Watch’ at The British Wills and Probate Awards 2025, having also been highly commended in 2023.Title Research joins her for a conversation exploring progress in LGBTQ+ rights alongside ongoing legal gaps, and the risks posed by outdated estate laws that fail to reflect modern family structures. Emily highlights the importance of inclusive, carefully drafted Wills, the need for empathetic and informed legal advice, and the value of specialist expertise in effectively supporting LGBTQ+ clients, among many other insights.You don't want to miss this episode. Listen now!

This episode features Vanessa Ugatti, the True Worth Expert, keynote speaker, transformational trainer and coach, and author of the Amazon Best Seller How to Get Paid Your True Worth (link). She helps lawyers get paid their true worth ethically, while keeping their clients happy and without selling their soul, by uncovering and eliminating the behaviours that cause financial loss and stress.Her unique True Worth Methodology™ honed over a 13-year period was born out of her own painful journey from utterly clueless at charging to confident, calm, and collected. This means she truly understands how people think and feel, which is crucial and she is therefore perfectly placed to help others overcome this challenge.The benefits of her work are not just financial; they also positively impact wellbeing. Authentic, transparent, and down-to-earth, she speaks directly to your heart, mind, and soul, motivating you to take conscious actions that lead to transformation.Vanessa has the blueprint to wake you up to your true worth, so you never have to feel guilty, fearful, or apologetic for charging appropriately ever [email protected]://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessaugatti/https://www.thetrueworthexpert.com/pandp/

This episode features Scott Walker, Trainer and Speaker, and Consultant Solicitor at Richard Nelson LLP. Title Research’s Head of Business, Anthony Allsopp, and Business Development Manager, Ben Osborne, join him to discuss different personality types in law and how he has challenged the belief that you have to be an extrovert to succeed in the legal industry.You don't want to miss this episode. Listen now!

This episode features Holly Miéville-Hawkins from Anthony Gold Solicitors. Title Research’s Legal Services Director, Charlotte Toogood, and Technical Manager, Simon Barber, join her to discuss Statutory Wills and proposed upcoming changes to the process.You don't want to miss this episode. Listen now!

This episode features Tom Stansfield from Legal Growth. Title Research’s Legal Services Director, Charlotte Toogood, and Chief Marketing Executive, Suzannah Taggart, join him to discuss marketing in legal sector, including insights from recent legal growth marketing report, what he sees as the biggest challenges practioners see whilst marketing their business, and what does the future hold for legal professionals and marketing as a whole..You won't want to miss this episode. Listen now!

This episode features Heledd Wyn from Rothley Law Limited. Title Research’s Legal Services Director, Charlotte Toogood, and Head of Business, Anthony Allsopp, join her to discuss vulnerable clients, including the STEP report from November 2023, roles and responsibilities of private client practitioners, the biggest challenges legal professionals face, and STEP's Spot the Signs Campaign.You won't want to miss this episode. Listen now!

This episode features Heledd Wyn and John Tunnard from Shakespeare Martineau. Title Research's Technical Manager, Simon Barber, joins them to discuss contentious probate. They discuss whether contentious probate is on the rise, what the drivers for this could be, will there be any lasting impact in the area as a result of the pandemic, and how contentious probate work crosses over into Court of Protection.

This episode features Elizabeth Ware and Andrew Mackie from Foot Anstey, as well as Nigel Merchant from Kings Court Trust. Title Research’s Head of Business, Anthony Allsopp, joins them to discuss charities as beneficiaries. They discuss how estate administrators should approach charities as beneficiaries, why charities need the information they request, charities in litigation, and more.

Title Research's Head of Business Anthony Allsopp is joined by Adrian Schuck, Senior Associate at The Wilkes Partnership LLP, and Nigel Merchant, Technical Manager at Kings Court Trust, in this podcast on Trusts. The episode covers Trust registration, the public's understanding of Trusts, and advice for legal professionals.

In this episode, we explore the costs of challenging an Executor or Trustee in recovering legal fees from the estate or Trust. More specifically, we discuss and debate the interesting outcome of the recent Kenig v Thomson Snell & Passmore LLP case in relation to challenging estate administration legal fees. We also cover the steps involved in recovering legal fees from the estate or Trust, pricing methods, and the precautions Solicitors can take to avoid their fees being challenged by a client.

We're pleased to welcome back Michael Culver of Culver Law to the Topical Talks with Title Research podcast. Title Research's Head of Business, Anthony Allsopp, and Technical Manager, Simon Barber, join Michael to discuss predictions for the legal industry. More specifically, Michael shares how the industry has recently developed, his predictions for changes in the legal sector over the coming years, and the risks and challenges that the industry may face in the future.

In this podcast, Title Research is joined by Sarah Bolt, Managing Associate in the Private Client Resolution Team at Freeths LLP, and Natasha Dzameh, a St John's Chambers Barrister, to discuss claims for reasonable financial provision. The episode covers what reasonable financial provision is and who can make a claim, mediation and the likelihood of a case reaching court, practical steps for Private Client Practitioners to avoid clients' Wills being challenged, recent case updates, and more.

In this podcast, Title Research is joined by expert guest Michael Culver, Managing Director of Culver Law and Chairman of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE). The episode covers professional memberships and Michael's role at SFE, including the principal aims and objectives of SFE, what the role of Chairman at SFE entails, the pros and cons of professional memberships, and the differing roles of regulatory vs non-regulatory bodies. As mentioned in the podcast, the SFE National Conference 2023 is taking place on 22nd June 2023. If you would like to find out more or book a ticket, please visit https://sfe.legal/NationalConference.

Title Research’s Head of Business, Anthony Allsopp, and Legal Services Director, Charlotte Toogood, are joined by special guest Ian Bond, Partner at Irwin Mitchell. In this episode, they speculate on what the future of Will Writing could look like. More specifically, the podcast covers:• Whether Will writing should be regulated• If the Wills Act 1837 provides enough protection for Testators• The Law Commission Wills Project on reforming the law of Wills• Digital assets and technology• Plus more...

Title Research’s Head of Business, Anthony Allsopp, and Legal Services Director, Charlotte Toogood, are joined by special guest Jade Gani, CEO and Head of Private Client at Circe Law. In this podcast, we cover the popular topic of digital assets in estate planning and estate administration, including covering some practical advice for Private Client Practitioners.

Title Research’s Head of Business, Anthony Allsopp, and Legal Services Director, Charlotte Toogood, are joined by special guest Ian Bond, Partner at Irwin Mitchell, to discuss the infamous topic of Probate Registry delays. More specifically, Ian covers: The current position at the Probate Registry What is being done to reduce the delays and improve efficiencies Inheritance Tax implications as a result of the delays

In this podcast, Heledd Wyn, Partner at Shakespeare Martineau, joins Title Research to discuss long-term care and Statutory Wills. More specifically, the episode covers: The role of Private Client Practitioners in long-term care planning Professional deputies and when they are required The purpose of a Statutory Will and when one should be considered The process of applying for a Statutory Will And much more...

For the last podcast of 2022, Title Research's Technical Manager, Simon Barber, is joined by Nigel Merchant of estate administration specialists, Kings Court Trust. The duo discuss the year's most prominent industry news stories, including: IHT reporting for excepted estates The probate fee increase Trust registration service changes Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin) Bill What to expect in 2023

Roy Partington, Underwriting Director at CLS Property Insight, joins Title Research's Technical Manager Simon Barber to discuss: Where insurance can support Solicitors during the estate administration process The sentiment of genealogical research and insurance in the Private Client sector The pitfalls of amateur genealogists and insurance providers Examples of insurance protecting Personal Representatives and Solicitors And more...