Our team of fantastic Private Client solicitors will be at Dalby Court Care Home in Coulby Newham tomorrow, delivering an informal workshop to residents and their families, to discuss the benefits of Wills and LPA’s.
A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document that you (known as ‘the Donor’) make. It allows you to choose someone (known as ‘the Attorney’) that you trust, to make decisions about things such as your finances and property on your behalf, at a time in the future where you are no longer physically able or have the mental capacity to make those decisions yourself.
An unmarried mother has recently won a landmark case at the Supreme Court, in which the ruling stated she had been discriminated against when prevented from claiming Widowed Parent’s Allowance. Family lawyers, including ours at Freers Askew Bunting, have welcomed this breakthrough ruling as a step in the right direction for unmarried partners and cohabitation rights.
It has come to light in the press recently that seemingly ‘cheap’ Wills made through your bank, could end up costing your family and loved one’s thousands, due to hidden terms and conditions and administration fees.
The sun was certainly shining on what was our 6th annual Inkwell Golf Tournament at Middlesbrough Golf Club. Dressed in 2018 Inkwell Canterbury shirts, the players teed off in the glorious sunshine in the hopes of winning the coveted solid silver Inkwell trophy, created by Mappin & Webb Jewellers in Newcastle.
Teesside University and over 3,000 of its graduates, recently celebrated their success at this year’s academic award ceremonies in Middlesbrough.
We have recently teamed up with an organisation called Cyclescheme and are really pleased to offer our employees our new Cycle to Work scheme.
