“ This is recognised in the Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme Protocol, which recommends completion and maintenance of a Personal Assets Log, including digital assets and consideration of how to ensure that those dealing with the estate will be able to access those assets.”


“ This is preferable to leaving a list of passwords or PINs as an executor accessing your account with these details could be committing a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. It is enough to leave a list of online accounts and ensure this is kept current.”


‘Law Society president Nicholas Fluck said: ‘‘As technology has evolved, so has the way we store


information. Simple things such as photographs, which in the past we could have flicked through in a printed album, are now stored online. By making our wishes clear now, it will be easier for loved ones to recover pictures to cherish and will help with the more practical issues such as online bank accounts.”


’The Law Society has accredited the first group of law firms to its new Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS). WIQS is the first recognised quality standard for wills and estate administration in England and Wales.


How do I join the JLD? If you are a Law Society student member enrolled through the SRA, a trainee solicitor, or a solicitor with up to five years


active practice, you automatically become part of the JLD community. There is no enrolment or joining process.


To keep updated on JLD developments, events, committee elections, awards, and other issues affecting you as a junior lawyer you can subscribe to our e-newsletter and alerts. This service is available to anyone interested in JLD activity.


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