Category: Lasting Powers of Attorney

1. Valuing an Estate for Probate and Inheritance Tax

   29th November 2019

   A question that many clients often ask is how do you value an estate where someone has died for probate and Inheritance Tax and what [Read more]

2. New hope for out of time Inheritance Act claims

   26th September 2019

   On 30 July 2019, the Court of Appeal handed down its Judgment in the case of Cowan v Foreman which concerned a claim under the [Read more]

3. Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney – When is the right time to act?

   3rd July 2019

   Chris Kelly recently wrote an article for Age UK Essex about the importance of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney to ensure your personal wishes are [Read more]

4. Making Gifts as an Attorney or a Deputy

   30th April 2019

   Attorneys acting under an Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney, or deputies appointed by the Court of Protection, should be aware of their limited power [Read more]

5. Deputyship Orders: Don’t delay your LPA!

   31st October 2018

   Many people put off making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) due to a number of reasons. These can include the cost, hoping that illness [Read more]

6. The UK “Incapacity Crisis” – are you prepared?

   31st July 2018

   Earlier this month, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) published an article in relation to a new report from both Solicitors for the Elderly and Centre [Read more]

7. Access to an Incapacitated Person’s Will

   29th June 2018

   If you are appointed as an Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs via a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), then you will know that this [Read more]

8. Guide to Lasting Powers of Attorney

   13th July 2017

   Learn about the different types of Lasting Power of Attorney; Financial Decisions and Health & Care Decisions. Understand who should act as your Attorney and the [Read more]

9. Guide to Registration and Use of an Existing Enduring Power of Attorney

   13th July 2017

   Understand how and when an existing Enduring Power of Attorney must be registered, and the duties of an Attorney.    

10. Guide to Deputyship on the Loss of Mental Capacity

    13th July 2017

    Understand when a Deputyship order will be required, and the paperwork which needs to be completed for the application.