Wills, Trusts & Probate

In a situation when someone dies without a Will, what happens next? Duncan Lyon, head of our Wills & Probate team, shares a story of a particular situation when Intestacy rules were implemented in the absence of a Will. The...

It is not uncommon to hear people questioning the need to take legal advice when making a Will. Many people think the process is straightforward enough to do themselves. Unfortunately, a high proportion of all homemade Wills that we have come across have...

Imagine the scenario… An elderly gentleman has his family nearby, attends various social activities in the week and generally enjoys his life. But he finds getting out to the bank difficult and struggles to sign documents because of the stroke he...

Stepping off at Beeston Tram Stop and into the brilliant sunshine, so begins another day as a Wills & Probate Solicitor at Ellis-Fermor & Negus. In just a moment’s walk past the church and the chiropody clinic, I walk in...

 L-R David Wells, Simon Hale (Director) & William Skinner TWO solicitors who qualified on the same day and decades later worked for the same legal firm with offices in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire are set to retire after 40 years. William Skinner...

We are pleased to announce the latest addition of Private Client solicitor, Jacqueline Lewis, to our legal team in Long Eaton. Originally from the Wirral, but now living in Bramcote, Jacqueline is the newest member of the probate team in Long...

Chartered legal executive Joanna Bridges has joined solicitors Ellis-Fermor & Negus at their Beeston office in Devonshire Avenue. Joanna is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, having qualified in 1996 after studying part-time for six years. After...

Joanne Fletcher, our Probate and Conveyancing clerk will be working from the Belper office from February 2012.  She can help you with Making and/or reviewing your Will(s), Estate Administration and Lasting Powers of Attorney. To contact Joanne please telephone 01773...

We are pleased to announce the qualification of one of our trainee solicitors, Ellie Wreford.  She will now work in the probate department at our Long Eaton office. Ellie, born in Nottingham and joined the firm as a trainee in September 2009.  She...

Intestacy Rules A number of cases have come across my desk in recent times that very graphically illustrate just how vital it is to have a Will, especially when one is not married. The first case relates to an elderly...