Wills & Probate
Meet Alice Vage, Solicitor at Penderlaw Solicitors
Business LPAs and why you need one.
What would happen to your business if you couldn’t be there to run it? A Business LPA forms an essential part of any crisis planning for a company or organisation, in the same way that a business continuity plan ensures a business keeps operating in the event of, for example, a flood or cyber attack.…
Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) – 5 things you might not know
Lasting Power of Attorney – The Basics
LPAs – The BasicsA Lasting Power of Attorney (“LPA”) is a legal document that appoints an attorney or attorneys to make certain decisions on your behalf. There are two types of LPA; one covers decisions in relation to your Health and Welfare and the other covers decisions in relation to your Property and Financial Affairs. …
Probate – What you need to know.
What happens if I die without a Will?
The rules of intestacy determine what happens to a person’s assets when they die without a Will. These rules have recently changed, but there is still a great deal of misunderstanding about them. Lucy Wilton, Solicitor in our Wills, Trusts, and Probate team discusses these common misconceptions. So, what happens if you die without a…
Apple’s new Legacy Contact feature – passing on your digital photos (& other stuff) when you die
We published a blog a while back now discussing what happens to our digitally stored assets when we die – What will happen to your ‘Digital Life’ when you die? Apple have now created a feature which enables those with iPhones to appoint a digital Legacy Contact to make sure precious digital memories aren’t…
Penderlaw compete in Cornwall’s Pretty Muddy 5k
On Saturday 20th May, some brave members of the team at Penderlaw took part in the Pretty Muddy 5k challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK which took place at the Stithians Showground. The weather was perfect for it and the team thoroughly enjoyed the event. Alice Vage from the Wills, Trusts & Probate…
Compulsory registration of all UK resident trusts required by 1st September
Did you know that all UK resident trusts (with some exceptions) are required to be registered by trustees on the Trustee Registration Service (TRS) by 01 September 2022? Previously, only trusts with a tax liability (for example, income tax, inheritance tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty) had to be registered on the Trust Registration Service.…