Ian Bond
Ian Bond is director and head of the private client department at leading Black Country firm Talbots Law and is the current chair of the Law Society’s Wills and Equity Committee. You can follow Ian on Twitter @IanBondTEP
FeatureProbate service update
Ian Bond assesses the verdict of the National Audit Office report on HM Courts & Tribunals Service initiatives
FeaturePPI: my firm’s approach
Ian Bond discusses the steps his firm has taken ahead of the 29 August deadline for payment protection insurance claims.
FeatureDo it yourself
Ian Bond provides an update on the Ministry of Justice’s plans for digitising applications for grants of representation
FeatureAlternative take
In the second of a two-part series on the beneficial interests in land owned by two or more people, Ian Bond and Gary Rycroft consider the importance of applying for alternative restrictions to protect both the solicitor and their client
FeatureHolding ground
The beneficial interest in land owned by two or more people can be held in different ways with different implications on the death of one of the co-owners. Ian Bond and Gary Rycroft look at the issues to consider and the obligations of private client practitioners
FeatureGaining currency
Digital assets are an increasingly commonplace reality of will-drafting, but one type with which practitioners may be less familiar is the cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin. Ian Bond and Lucy Obrey explain what solicitors need to know about this emerging trend
FeatureConspicuous consumption
New consumer contracts legislation introduced in June needs to be addressed in all solicitors firms’ terms of business and client care letters. Ian Bond and Helen Clarke outline the implications for private client practitioners