Wills

• Having the Capacity to make a Will: Alzheimer

  • PostedSeptember 13, 2017

  Whilst it is important for everyone to consider making and/or updating their Will, it can be particularly important for someone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. In the early stages of the disease,...

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• Where there’s a will, there’s a way

  • PostedSeptember 4, 2017

  When thinking of making a will, the idea of a Victorian lawyer taking down the last instructions at the bedside still springs to mind for many people. And the 19th...

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• World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

  • PostedSeptember 1, 2017

  Launched in 2012, World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month is an international campaign that takes place every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. Two out of every...

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• Should the worst happen….

  • PostedAugust 21, 2017

  Children are arguably one of the most precious things in a person’s life (maybe not at 2am when they think it’s playtime!) and as a parent you want what is...

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• Carer jailed for £340,000 theft from 99 year old

  • PostedJuly 11, 2017

  A case fought by Ashtons’ client, Marnie George, the niece of the late Reginald ‘Rex’ Lucraft, has resulted in a carer being jailed for 32 months for defrauding Mr Lucraft...

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• Why have a Will?

  • PostedMay 16, 2017

  What is a Will? A document that appoints people (executors) to look after your affairs after you die, and instructs them how to do so. What if you die without...

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• Having the Capacity to make a Will

  • PostedMay 16, 2017

  With any Will, the important starting point is whether someone has ‘testamentary capacity’ – this broadly requires a person to understand what making or changing a Will means; how much...

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• Suffolk piano teacher strikes the right chord with generous £1million donation

  • PostedMay 2, 2017

  A much-loved music teacher from Suffolk has brought hope to hundreds of children in sub-Saharan Africa by leaving an incredible legacy of over a million pounds. Helen Ruddock was so...

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• Latest thinking on Inheritance issues and estranged children

  • PostedMarch 15, 2017

  If you are thinking of making a Will leaving all your money to charity and none to an estranged child, or are a child who is not a beneficiary of...

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• The importance of a Will

  • PostedMarch 9, 2017

  A will is one of the most important documents anyone can make, and they are particularly crucial for business owners. Still, research has shown that 73% of 16-54 year olds...

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• Guardian Angels

  • PostedNovember 11, 2015

  Did you know that 7th November is the day on which babies conceived on Valentine’s Day are due to enter the world? Life changing events, such as a baby being...

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• Who would you trust to be the Executor of your Will?

  • PostedOctober 7, 2014

  Your Executor is the person who carries out the wishes set out in your Will after your death. It is a big responsibility to give to someone and it is...

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