Elderly client service news
Practice group: Elderly client legal services
30-04-10
Contested will addresses mental capacity concerns
Questions have been raised during a recent court case over how mental capacity should be taken into account when a bereaved individual...
17-02-10
Ageing population 'creates need for Power of Attorney'
It is important for people to think about completing a Power of Attorney should they ever reach the stage where they can no longer look...
28-09-09
Legal 500 demonstrates strong support from clients
The excellence and professionalism of the team at B P Collins has been underlined with the publication of the latest Legal 500...
10-09-09
'Speak to a legal professional' when writing a will
People making provisions for their financial future need to make sure they write a will, urged Phil Perry, Director of Ark Financial...
04-08-09
Family successfully overturns will in High Court battle
The family of an elderly philanthropist has successfully overturned her will, in which she left her estate to the son of a privately-hired...
20-07-09
Lasting Power of Attorney forms revised
Parliament has been presented with a revised version of Lasting Power of Attorney forms, which are said to make it easier for someone to...
14-07-09
Health care insurance 'on the cards'
The government is expected to announce that older people should pay for insurance to fund their long-term health care. It is believed to...
08-06-09
Pensioner divorcees 'could be financially vulnerable'
People over the age of 60 who divorce could find themselves in financial difficulties, findings from Safe Home Incomes Plans (Ship) have...
01-06-09
Legal technicality 'renders man's will useless'
A minor legal technicality has left a man's family without a home or the inheritance he intended them to have, the Daily Telegraph has...
11-05-09
Poor inheritance tax planning 'loses Britons billions'
Britons are losing billions of pounds as a result of poor inheritance tax planning, according to new research from unbiased.co.uk. The...
27-04-09
Inheritance confusion 'can be minimised through getting advice'
People remain confused over inheritance tax as they perceive it as voluntary, says Alex Pegley, Director of Calculis. He believes they also...
22-04-09
Inheritance tax confusion 'costs people thousands'
Confusion over inheritance tax (IHT) is costing Britons thousands of pounds, new research from Norwich Union suggests. The findings show...
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