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The High Court has revoked a grant of probate after it decided a woman who had been reported dead is, in fact, still alive. June Ashimola, who was born in Nigeria and lived for a time in Plumstead, southeast London, was declared dead in 2019 based on a forged Nigerian death certificate. Probate was then […]

[London, England] – [May 2025] Fraser and Fraser, a leading provider of genealogical and probate research services, is proud to announce that a significant number of its case managers and case assistants have achieved the new status title of CILEX Chartered Paralegal, alongside CILEX Paralegal, after the Privy Council approved the amendments to the CILEX […]

Many people in the UK are confused about estate planning, writing a will and the laws of succession, latest research shows. A survey published last week by financial services giant Canada Life found that almost one in four (38 per cent) of respondents wrongly believed they would avoid probate if if all their assets passed […]

A stretch of abandoned houses and derelict land in Stoke-on-Trent will be transformed into a development of up to 141 homes if local authority plans are given the go-ahead. Much of the council-owned, city-centre site has already been cleared, but some empty terraced houses, plus a former pub and a canal-side warehouse remain and would […]

[London, UK] 29.04.2025 Probate TV is excited to announce the upcoming launch of Lineage Series 2, kicking off with a special episode commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II. This episode will feature leading probate research firm, Fraser and Fraser, as they undertake a poignant case, with support from the Commonwealth War […]