What does it mean to be appointed as someone’s Attorney? Emma Longstaff | Associate Solicitor In the year of 2019 to 2020 917,550 Lasting Powers of Attorney (“LPAs”) were registered with the Office of the Public Guardian (“OPG”), taking the total of
Protecting your Business – Business LPA’s (Lasting Powers of Attorney) Emma Longstaff | Associate Solicitor Did you know that if an individual owns and runs a business as a sole trader or sole Director of a company, and they lose capacity, no
Josiah Hincks Wins National Award We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the NFUs Tim Sell Legal Panel Excellence Award for 2020 for our service to the farming community. We are very proud to have won this prestigious national award and it
Leaving your Estate to a beneficiary with a learning disability or a vulnerable beneficiary If you have a family member or a close friend that you want to provide for in your Will but you are concerned because they have a learning difficulty or perhaps
Good Divorce Week 2020 Dealing with separation and divorce is difficult. Emotions are high and even if two people both agree to separate, the changes can be so stressful that conflict and confrontation can seem inevitable. However, this doesn’t
3 things you must consider when buying a property Buying a property can be an exciting and busy time. If you are planning on buying a property, then there are a number of things you really should consider. Here are three things you must think
The special protection against eviction enjoyed by many agricultural tenants can be overcome if a landlord can show that the relevant land is ‘required’ for some other purpose. The question of what constitutes such a ‘requirement’ was addressed in a High Court case on which
If you are disabled and have suffered unfair workplace treatment as a result, a lawyer will see to it that you are properly compensated. In a case on point, a school technician who was suffering from arthritis, anxiety and depression when he was sacked from
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic it has become even more popular to seek resolution of financial issues arising from divorce via private arbitration rather than formal court proceedings – but to what extent are arbitration awards binding and enforceable? The Court of Appeal confronted that issue
The trouble with appointing loved ones as executors of your will is that they are likely to be grief-stricken and there can be no guarantee that they will get on. A High Court decision showed that appointing a professional to perform the task is often
