A Truro firm of Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers is one of only a handful of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales who have been licensed to undertake probate work.

Nick Skerratt, a Partner in the prominent Cornish Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers Robinson Reed Layton, is one of the first accountants in the country to be licensed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales' (ICAEW) to deal with probate and estate administration. Please find below a press release regarding this.

Please also find attached a low res image of Nick Skerratt, a Partner at Robinson Reed Layton. For high res and alternative please do not hesitate to get in touch.

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PRESS RELEASE

To: News Desk

From: Robinson Reed Layton

Date: 27^thNovember 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE USE

Cornish Firm one of the first in England and Wales to be licensed for Probate work

A Truro firm of Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisers is one of only a handful of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales who have been licensed to undertake probate work.

Nick Skerratt, a Partner in the prominent Cornish Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax AdvisersRobinson Reed Layton, is one of the first accountants in the country to be licensed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales' (ICAEW) to deal with probate and estate administration.

Nick (and Robinson Reed Layton) is one of the first to be licensed to deal with obtaining Probate on clients' wills, which was previously a "reserved legal activity" and as such could only be carried out by an "authorised (legally qualified) person".

Nick commented:

"For some time now we have been helping clients with Estates when family members die, but we have not been able to deal specifically with the application for a Grant of Probate as, like the drafting of Deeds, the legislation makes it a criminal offence for someone who is not an "authorised person" to undertake such "reserved legal activities".

"The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales is now an approved regulator and licensing authority for probate work, making it possible for Chartered Accountants to apply to be "authorised" for the purposes of Probate work. I was one of those asked by the ICAEW to take part in the first tranche of applications and we are one of the first firms in England and Wales to be licensed"

"Here at Robinson Reed Layton we are always looking for ways to improve the services we can offer to clients" added Nick, "so it was a logical step to apply to become regulated to do probate work. It makes sense for us to provide this service when we are already providing inheritance tax and succession planning advice and our clients trust us implicitly to handle their financial affairs. The whole process can now be much more straightforward for them. We are delighted to be able to offer this service."

For more information about Robinson Reed Layton, please visitwww.rrlcornwall.co.uk

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Contact:Rebecca Waterfield at Eventy - Marketing & PR on 01326 376273 orrebecca@eventy.co.uk.

Photo:Please find attached a low res image of Nick Skerratt, a Partner at

Robinson Reed Layton. For high res and alternative, please contact Rebecca Waterfield.

Further info:

Robinson Reed Layton is an independent firm of accountants and registered auditors with origins dating back to the early 1920s. With offices in Truro, the business heart of Cornwall, their client base includes corporate clients, unincorporated businesses, non-profit organisations and private clients, giving them a deep-rooted understanding of and involvement in the business community.