UK Will Soon Have Voluntary Code of Conduct for Will Writing

As I have previously discussed, the UK Government decidednot to follow the recommendations of the Legal Services Board and regulate willwriting. 

In response to this inaction,the Law Society is developing a voluntary code of conduct called the Wills andInheritance Scheme that is set to launch in July.  This code hopes to increase consumerconfidence in will writing by having firms subscribe to a minimum set ofstandards.  Firms that apply and qualifyfor the scheme will receive a one-year accreditation.

See Henry Brennan,Law Society Proposes Code of Conduct forWill Writing, Mortgage Strategy, May 29, 2013.