Welcome!
A great big welcome to our three new members of staff in our Private Client team. Samantha Watson (middle) started two weeks ago as a Paralegal. She has just graduated from Canterbury Christ Church University with a 2:1 Law degree. Angela Read (right) started with us yesterday as a Private Client secretary with more experience…
Congratulations
Congratulations to Alexandra Gordon TEP CTA from our Private Client team who has maintained her ranking in Chambers and Partners HNW guide.
Sophie Wallace wins Junior Lawyer award
We are so thrilled to announce that Sophie Wallace, a Chartered Legal Executive in our Private Client team, has won the Kent Law Society Junior Lawyer of the Year award. The award winners were announced on Friday 12 May at the Society’s annual dinner. Sophie qualified in January 2022 and is currently studying towards her…
Tassells attends Kent Law Society dinner
On Friday the Kent Law Society will hold their AGM and annual dinner at the Mercure in Maidstone. The Kent Law Society was formed in 1818 and promotes the interests of the legal profession here in Kent. We are very excited to be supporting this year as Sophie Wallace in our Private Client team has…
Tassells Solicitors welcomes Alexandra Gordon as a partner in their Private Client team
Alexandra joins Tassells from a leading law firm in Maidstone and has a wealth of experience as a solicitor for over 13 years, a Chartered Tax Adviser and Notary Public. Alexandra specialises in tax and estate planning, trust creation, preparation of wills, Lasting Powers of Attorneys and estate administration. Alexandra is a full member of […]
Where is the Will?
When someone dies the questions of was a Will made and if so where is it stored inevitably arise. In many cases this gives rise to further questions, if no will can found or if there is uncertainty about whether the document has been located is the last will. In one scenario Bert apparently…
LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: WHAT IF I DON’T MAKE ONE?
Statistics show that an increasing number of people are making Lasting Powers of Attorney, and nearly half of those registered now relate to Health and Welfare. We urge everyone reaching an age where ‘end of life decisions’ are becoming an issue to consider putting in place a Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare…
Automatic Revocation
“I now pronounce you…” It is at this point in the marriage (in all its various forms) that automatically and without any other comment or warning, a Will is revoked, and thereafter the statutory provisions operate in its place. Not a lot of people know this. This might not worry you; if you have no…
What is Probate?
“Probate” is the process of proving that the Will of the deceased is legitimate, and a “Grant” is the Court’s seal of approval. It acts like the “deeds” to the deceased’s estate, without it, the Executor may have trouble proving that they “own” it. Executors have authority and power over the assets of the deceased,…
What are Letters of Administration?
“Letters of Administration” are equivalent to Probate where the deceased left no Will or there is something not quite right about the Will. The application process is similar, the person who would take on the responsibility has to give formal evidence to the Court to explain their right to do so, and about the background…