To become a Full Accredited SFE Member, a solicitor must: be a practice or freelancer recognized by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority have full compliant Professional Indemnity cover in place pass two entry exams. The SFE…

In a world of blended families and falling marriage rates, it can’t be stressed enough the importance of unmarried couples making Wills. Unlike for married couples, a surviving partner has no access to the matrimonial…

As an Estate Planning Solicitor, I have spent my career working both in city centre law firms and firms concentrated on agricultural farming communities. Between both ends of the spectrum, the one question I am…

Sadly, because of the aging population, this seems to be becoming a scenario solicitors and GPs are fast becoming more accustomed to identifying – usually within the first meeting with new clients. Capacity vs Instructions…

Many people expect a Will is unnecessary to their estate for many reasons, such as perhaps they believe that because they own assets jointly with another person; or they are married, their estate will go…

Prior to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 an Advanced Decision was called a Living Will. A Living Will did set out your wishes but was not binding. The MCA 2005 introduced a change by way…

Where you have pooled finances with another person you have created a combined estate and it is important that you jointly decide how best to leave that combined estate in a way that takes account…