A NEW organisation has formed in Warrington and Cheshire for professionals involved in will-writing and estate planning.
Solicitors, accountants, financial advisers and will-writers from across the county have joined to form a new branch of the international professional body, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Leading the new STEP Cheshire chapter as chairman is Stephen Lawson, a specialist in contentious probate and a partner in law firm Forshaws, Davies Ridgway, based in Warrington.
He said: “We are delighted this new Cheshire STEP chapter has generated such an enormous amount of interest. The inaugural meeting was so popular we had to move to a larger venue just to accommodate all the interested delegates.
“There is definitely a need for accreditation of professional people providing a service in wills and trusts to the public. The problem of disreputable will-writers has been highlighted in the media recently, and the public need to know who they can trust.”
The organisation will also offer networking, support and development opportunities, and a quality guarantee of professional service.
Pictured at the STEP Cheshire meeting are the newly elected inaugural committee (left to right) Kevin Blyth, Louise Eccleston, Stephen Lawson, Helen Kelly and Chris Smith.
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