Probate Court fees
March has been a busy month in government. It may be this that has delayed a debate on the draft order increasing the court fee for applications for grants of probate. The order is still (as at 28th March 2019) draft. The fees will not increase without notice, and the draft order says we will…
Private Client department vacancy
Our Private Client department currently has a fee earning vacancy coming on stream in March 2019, and we are inviting practitioners with relevant experience to contact us. Prospects are good, the firm is busy but friendly, with a high proportion of returning clients, and a broad range of work that supports our clients in most…
Public and Private Road
When buying a property, the local authority search will reveal whether the road the property is in is a public or private road. A public road means that the local authority maintain it through local taxation. A private road means that the road is owned either by the people who live along it or a…
Pink Day Thanks
Monday 22 October 2018
The office is closed today for essential maintenance. We will open as usual on Monday 22 October 2018. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
EMAILS AND CYBER CRIME
Please be very careful when communicating with us by email. Criminals seek to impersonate Solicitors like ourselves by “cloning” emails, and the results can appear very convincing. This is one of the reasons that we will not discuss payment arrangements with you by email. If you ever have any concerns or suspicions in relation to…
The Law’s Delay
Lawyers are often associated with delay. Our objective, however, is always to carry out the work according to your preferred time scale. Here are a few things you can do to help us help you in this respect: We normally have to take some preliminary steps before we can start work in earnest. There are…
Saturday 20 October 2018
The office will be closed on Saturday 20 October 2018 for essential maintenance. We will open as usual on Monday 22 October 2018. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Keeping your Will safe
If someone dies and the evidence is that they had the Will in their own possession, but it cannot be found, the legal inference is that they revoked the Will by destroying it. Where this happens an earlier Will may be revived, or there may be an intestacy. The truth is that sometimes even important…
The office is closed today for essential maintenance. We will be open as usual on Monday 25 June 2018. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.