Did you know that on average a deceased person will continue to receive 80 items of direct mail during the year following their death?

Grief is a natural condition that most people will eventually experience at some stage of their lives when losing someone or something they love, but it can be quite difficult to know how to help children cope with the loss, especially when parents are trying to work through their own bereavement. The organisation Child Bereavement UK is launching a nationwide campaign encouraging teachers to give children lessons on how to overcome grief when the worst happens with a parent or a sibling.

The Legal Services Consumer Panel is determined to keep trying to persuade policymakers that Will writing should be made a reserved legal activity, even though the government decided not the support the idea in May.

According to a recent report from insurer Aviva, around a quarter of Britons approaching retirement age do not plan to leave an inheritance as they focus instead on covering living costs and providing immediate financial support to family members.

The value of assets owned by Britons who die intestate has nearly doubled in just a year, which means that the estates of more and more people are being transferred to HM Treasury.

The government has decided not to make Will writing a reserved legal activity, as proposed by the Legal Services Board (LSB).

The impact of technology on our everyday lives is becoming more and more evident with each new device launch, app roll-out and innovation announced. Digitalisation is increasingly pervading our world and it's no surprise that 63% of people are now willing to record their last wishes in a video, in addition to the traditional written Will.

When looking for legal services, consumers in the UK chiefly rely on recommendations from friends, relative and colleagues, but more and more people are using the Internet to choose the best provider, research suggests.

In recent years the legal services industry has seen some major changes, chiefly prompted by the emergence of new types of law firms and new pricing models. In a new report, SixthSense, the business intelligence unit of YouGov, looks into how the new legal landscape impacts consumers and how many Britons now use non-traditional sources of legal advice. The report chiefly focuses on consumer-related legal services, including Wills and Probate, personal injury and accidents, and conveyancing.