Free Public Talk – Will Wishes for the New Year
Swayne Johnson Solicitors North Wales are holding a completely free Public Talk which is aimed to educate, inform, and provide you with much needed information about planning for your future. Featuring ways to make the perfect Will, information regarding protecting...
The Ownership of Assets in the Event of Death
Do You Own Assets with Another Person? Do you know how the ownership of those assets would pass in the event of either death? Most people expect that even where they own title to assets jointly with another person, each person is able to leave their share of that...
The Right To Die
Always a controversial subject, the Court of Protection examined whether to authorise refusal of life-sustaining treatment at a hearing held on 20 December 2016. The case was Briggs v Briggs and involved the treatment of Mr Briggs following his involvement in a...
Divorce Day
Solicitors across the country are expecting to receive a spike in divorce and separation enquiries in the New Year. This may appear to be at odds with the notion that the Christmas and New Year celebrations is a period when we enjoy spending time with our family and...
The Hidden Cost of DIY Lasting Powers of Attorney
A Lasting Power of Attorney is a powerful legal document, enabling someone to appoint trusted individuals to make decisions on their behalf in relation to finances or health and welfare. The Attorneys’ authority to make these decisions lasts after someone has lost...
Enduring Powers of Attorney – Need to Know!
Did you enter into an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) prior to 2007? An EPA is a document in which a person signed up to 2007 before the process of appointing an attorney changed to incorporate Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs). Properly executed EPAs are valid...
Grandparents Rights
It is very common to see grandparents at the school gates picking their grandchildren up from school. Similarly grandparents are often seen in toddler groups with their young grandchildren or out about in the community, feeding the ducks or on the swings in the park....
Special Guardianship Order : A Half Way House?
Special Guardianship Orders ( SGO) became law in 2005. A SGO is a private law order that appoints one or more individuals to be the child’s ‘special guardian’ giving them parental responsibility and the child a secure home. However, the legal relationship between the...
Money and Welfare – Inextricably Linked
A recent Court of Protection case has emphasised how financial decision making has a direct effect on health and welfare. In this case, when Mrs P lost her mental capacity her solicitor put himself forward to be her financial deputy. He was granted that position and...