A Personal Injury Trust is a legal document that permits compensation received from a personal injury to be disregarded for means tested benefits. It can also protect the compensation from being used for care fees in the future, so to maximise inheritance to family. By considering the future, at the outset of receiving compensation, it […]
A child should be able to have a loving relationship with both parents and this is usually always in the best interests of the child. Only in exceptional circumstances should the contact with one parent be stopped. This is usually seen as a last resort by the Courts. Parental alienation can occur in many circumstances. […]
I qualified as a Solicitor on 15 November 1985, marking the beginning of a legal career shaped as much by background as by ambition. I was the first person in my family to go to university. My grandfather was a coal miner, and my father left school at fourteen to become an apprentice fitter at […]
Powers of Attorney are governed by the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and they aim to empower people to be able to make their own decisions, if they are able to, regardless of a person’s diagnosis. We all have varying degrees of capacity and whether a person can make a decision depends on the situation that […]
Many of us don’t like to think about the future and our own demise but sometimes a little bit of planning can make the world of difference to our families and loved ones as well as ourselves. A stroke, heart attack, dementia or a severe accident can leave us dependent upon other people to help […]
Once a Financial Consent Order is in place it is hoped that there will be no breach of that Order. However, it does sometimes happen and is important to know what you can do in this situation. But what is a Financial Consent Order? A Financial Consent Order is a document detailing the financial agreement […]
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