The Government first threatened a big hike in Probate Court fees back in June 2016. The original fee proposals were then put on hold following the announcement of a snap general election. Now they are back on the table and the House of Lords reluctantly voted to approve the plans on the 18th of December […]
As we are data controllers for the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) we have updated our Privacy Notice. By law we must process all your personal data lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner. Our new Privacy Notice explains how we process your personal data, the purpose of us processing your […]
From 1 February 2018 you may be eligible for a partial refund on your power of attorney registration fees which you paid to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). For a couple who made both types of Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) between April 2013 and September 2013 the refund could be as much […]
I have always advised my clients to make a power of attorney, as long as they can appoint someone suitable, who they trust. So last week when recently retired senior Judge Denzil Lush, former Master of the Court of Protection (and who from hereon I shall refer to as ‘DL’) took to the airwaves on […]
The risks of using the government’s latest online tool have made headlines this week as the highly respected group ‘Solicitors for the Elderly’ published their latest findings into the pitfalls of ‘do it yourself’ Lasting Power of Attorney (‘LPAs’). The government is determined to save money and make the country ‘digital by default’ but what of […]
Are you busy getting organised to go away on your summer holiday? It can be a frantic time of year. Many of us are busy working through our ‘to do’ lists at home and at work, ready to escape for a couple of weeks holiday once the children break up from school. If you […]
If you need to get Probate for someone who has died then you are advised to hurry. There has been a recent government consultation paper proposing very significant changes to Probate Registry fees. These are the fees that you pay to the Probate Registry when you apply for a Grant of Probate. Probate application fees […]
The McKenzie Law umbrellas were put to good use when Laura and Kerry volunteered as marshals for the Shropshire Alzheimer’s Society ‘Tour Dementia’ event on 21st May. As part of Dementia Awareness Week, Tour Dementia was a 34 mile cycle ride beginning at Upton Magna and finishing in Market Drayton. Despite the initial estimate that […]
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is the independent body responsible for overseeing the regulation of ‘lawyers’ in England and Wales. It has recently measured average prices being charged by ‘law firms’ (these are not always Solicitors) for common services such as Will writing, Probate applications, estate administration, Powers of Attorney and divorce. 1,500 law […]
Thank you very much to all at Applewood Wealth Management in Oswestry for hosting Tuesday night’s Charity Fun Quiz in aid of The Movement Centre at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Hospital. A very enjoyable evening was had by all at Henlle Park (even if we didn’t win, or come close to winning). […]