by Oliver Saxon | Apr 7, 2022 | Disputes, Powers of Attorney, Wills, Trusts & LPAs
There has been an interesting and shocking case in the press lately detailing how a man from Hull stole more than £60,000 from his dead neighbour after impersonating him for over 2 years. Mr Thompson (who unofficially cared for his...
by Oliver Saxon | Dec 8, 2021 | Disputes, Powers of Attorney, Property, Wills, Trusts & LPAs
A woman almost lost her home to a fraudster after discovering a Government department had granted lasting power of attorney of her affairs to a complete stranger. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, the homeowner learnt that a woman had fraudulently posed as her sister and...
by Oliver Saxon | Nov 25, 2021 | Disputes, Employment Law, Powers of Attorney, Property, Wills, Trusts & LPAs
Most people understand the benefits of a lasting power of attorney (LPA), which allows an individual to nominate someone to make decisions on their behalf if they become incapacitated in some way. But not everyone knows what a business LPA is and how it can be used to...
by Oliver Saxon | Nov 20, 2021 | Disputes, Property
The numbers of unmarried cohabiting couples in the UK has risen to approximately 5 million (according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics). But unmarried couples don’t have automatic legal rights to inherit from each other. The rights of...
by Oliver Saxon | Oct 20, 2021 | Disputes, Powers of Attorney, Property, Wills, Trusts & LPAs
Monty Python legend Terry Jones’ children have launched a High Court battle with their late father’s widow over the estate that he left her in his will. The Welsh comedian passed away in January last year at the age of 77, 9 years after his marriage to the...
by Oliver Saxon | Oct 13, 2021 | Disputes, Property, Wills, Trusts & LPAs
A Trust can be set up through your Will to help protect and control wealth for the benefit of your family/loved ones. Trusts enable people to place assets under the control of others, so that they have full responsibility to manage those assets for the benefit of...
