Power of Attorney

Chartered Legal Executive, Rebecca Green, explains its purpose and why you shouldn’t leave it too late. A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a powerful legal document which allows you to choose one or more ‘attorneys’ to make decisions and handle your...

Have you made a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney? Many people have a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place for covering decisions regarding property and financial affairs. But do we apply that same concern towards our own...

You may have made a Will, but have you considered who would look after your affairs during your lifetime and ensure your wishes were met if you lost mental capacity due to either illness or an accident? Wills & Probate...

Article by Rianne Wilcockson. With our minds focussed on the coronavirus, many people are unaware that a key change to the way we give consent to organ donation has taken place. The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 came into...

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is often viewed as essential in respect of property and financial affairs. However, do we think about decisions on our health and welfare? Last month, my son was injured in a cycling accident. The importance...

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...