Posted By: Private Client on 7th February 2022
Following consultations last year, the Ministry of Justice have raised the cost of all Grant applications made to the Probate Registry from 26th January 2022, from £215 to £273 (based on applications without a solicitor). This is the better...
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Posted By: Private Client on 19th April 2021
As a solicitor specialising in the preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs), I often encounter people who say that they don’t need a solicitor to deal with preparing LPAs and hear comments such as: “I can do it online myself or buy a...
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Posted By: Private Client on 25th March 2021
The impact of the Covid 19 pandemic has been vast and felt across the entire world - whether it be the loss of so many loved ones due to the virus, or the loss of jobs and livelihoods, the past year has taken its toll on so many. There has been...
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Posted By: Private Client on 3rd February 2021
The Law Society has published research recently revealing that three quarters of people do not know what happens to their online presence after they die, leading to calls for a digital assets general clause to be included in Wills just like a...
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Posted By: Private Client on 29th January 2021
The Ministry of Justice and the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) are currently reviewing how to modernise Lasting Powers of Attorney so that they are fully digitalised. The push has come due to Covid 19, but is it too quick? How Powers of...
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Posted By: Private Client on 10th November 2020
Losing someone you love is always an extremely difficult time, but this can be made all the more stressful if you are left with the responsibility of administering the estate and dealing with probate. Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC)...
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Posted By: Private Client on 20th August 2020
A recent collaborative webinar we did with our good friends at MHA Carpenter Box Financial Advisors led to their team creating a great post about Financial Scams. The article from the team at MHA focuses on the following 5 important factors in...
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Posted By: Private Client on 20th August 2020
We have always worked hard at Bennett Griffin to help protect, educate, share experiences and hopefully prevent our clients from falling foul to the financial scams and fraudulent activity that exists on and offline in today's world. When we were...
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