At the time of writing it seems that Brexit is not the only matter in disarray.

For those unfamiliar with estate administrations, a grant of representation (commonly known as ‘probate’, although strictly this is only when there is a Will) is a legal document confirming a personal representative has authority to deal with assets in the deceased’s estate.

On 7 February 2019 a Delegated Legislation Committee voted by 9 votes to 8 in favour of implementing the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) new probate fee structure.  This narrow margin gives an indication of the differences of opinion on the matter – sounds fam...