Co-operative Legal Services
Encyclopedia
Co-operative Legal Services Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Co-operative Group Ltd. in the United Kingdom
. It was established in 2006 and has its head office in Bristol
.
The writing of wills, probate
and estate administration are all undertaken by The Co-operative Trust Corp. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Co-operative Group trading as The Co-operative Legal Services. Members of The Co-operative Group are entitled to earn dividend
on wills and conveyancing and qualify for advice on many other aspects of the law free of charge. Personal injury or probate does not qualify for a share in the profits.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was established in 2006 and has its head office in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
.
The writing of wills, probate
Probate
Probate is the legal process of administering the estate of a deceased person by resolving all claims and distributing the deceased person's property under the valid will. A probate court decides the validity of a testator's will...
and estate administration are all undertaken by The Co-operative Trust Corp. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Co-operative Group trading as The Co-operative Legal Services. Members of The Co-operative Group are entitled to earn dividend
Dividend
Dividends are payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, that money can be put to two uses: it can either be re-invested in the business , or it can be distributed to...
on wills and conveyancing and qualify for advice on many other aspects of the law free of charge. Personal injury or probate does not qualify for a share in the profits.