By Ian Macara, Senior Partner & Panel Deputy at Bennett Griffin Our Gov.uk alerts have just notified us of this helpful post if you or a loved one or colleague are an Attorney or Deputy: “A new post, “Acting as an attorney or deputy...
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By Tania Clapham, Head of Private Client Department Throughout the country and indeed the world, some industries have slowed down or halted entirely. The legal world is no exception to this. All our departments are still operational, albeit from...
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Last week the Lord Chancellor announced that there will be an increase to the Statutory Legacy to the surviving spouse where a person dies intestate (having no valid Will) on or after 6 February 2020. The increase is £20,000, from £250,000 to...
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Equality Newsflash! Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 After much campaigning by various individuals and groups, including a sizeable number of Resolution trained Family Lawyers, as of 2nd December 2019, opposite-sex...
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You probably have a Driving Licence but do you have an effective Power of Attorney? BLOG #2 Powers of Attorney – are they as simple to apply for and use as a driving licence? In our first Blog of this 10 part series on “Planning for Later...
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For many parents, the summer break presents at least a slight sense of pressure as to keeping all bases covered, but majorly, hopefully, the pleasure of being able to spend meaningful time with their children. However, the six week break (sun or no...
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The death of a loved one, whether they are a friend or a relative, will obviously be an emotional time for everybody. Therefore it can come as a shock to discover that the Last Will and Testament of the deceased does not reflect what was expected...
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I have just finished reading two tutorial type books about the family and how we can all make things just a little better for one another, even through difficult times, by essentially being less critical and simply kinder to those closest to us. The...
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Due to our longstanding professional relationship with Guild Care we were delighted to be invited to facilitate some complimentary bespoke training for their fantastic staff on the importance and potential complexities to look out for with Powers of...
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We have re-visited the interesting issue of the use of McKenzie Friends (MFs) a number of times in the Bennett Griffin Family team’s blogs etc. Our basic, unswerving response to the subject is that MFs provide a viable and valuable service for...
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