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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It has been over 2 months since the Covid pandemic changed the way we live, work and interact and whilst the lockdown shows some signs of easing and signs of normality begin to spring up, the continuing issue surrounding Covid cases in Care Homes...
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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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Of the adult population, 2/3rds do not have a Will and only 8% have a registered Lasting Power of Attorney. This can cause potential issues for family members when it comes to organising the affairs of the individuals, when this can be sorted out in...
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When you buy a property jointly you don’t often contemplate what would happen if the relationship broke down and you wanted to sell the property, or you bought with a friend as an investment and now simply want to move on…. but the other party...
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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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With each Blog in this series our Team and I will: 1. Highlight a hopefully interesting and significant STATISTIC 2. Provide a little COMMENT from our professional and personal experiences as later life specialist Solicitors 3. Suggest an...
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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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“Probate” is an often mis-used term. It is often used to describe the process of administering an estate, from start to finish. In fact, a “Grant of Probate” is a document produced by the Court that proves the Executor has the legal...
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The 21 September 2018 was World Alzheimer’s Day. Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia and the numbers suffering from this devastating condition will continue to rise. Losing mental capacity, through disease, old age or an...
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Thinking about the future and what may happen to us in later life is a difficult and sensitive subject. Planning for the “what ifs” is often avoided. Irrespective of age and health, putting in place a lasting power of attorney (LPA) is now...
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STEP and TEP may sound like moves performed by the Royal Ballet, but they actually stand for a highly recognised, worldwide professional body representing trusts and estate practitioners from many professions, including law. Bennett Griffin...
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Bennett Griffin are delighted to have been recognised amongst England and Wales' best at last week's Law Society Excellence Awards, receiving the Highly Commended certificate in the Customer Service category. Ian Macara, Elin Dukes and Rhys Price...
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You cannot explain what it’s like to mourn someone who is still alive unless you have experienced it first-hand. - Jessica Seay Soto Dementia Friends is a special organisation founded for the purpose of increasing awareness of dementia within...
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Last week, former Court of Protection judge, Denzil Lush, said he would never sign a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) because it can have a ‘devastating effect’ on family relationships. Judge Lush, who was the senior judge in the UK Court of...
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