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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
2 June 2021
Should I set up a joint lasting power of attorney for my mother?
In the latest edition of the Financial Times Money Q&A, Jemma Garside, senior associate in our private client team answers a question: "Should I set up a joint lasting power of attorney for my mother?"
12 May 2021
I am an attorney – can I make gifts on behalf of a donor?
Subject to any restrictions or conditions in the Lasting Power of Attorney (“LPA”), a property and affairs attorney can make gifts on the donor’s behalf to the donor’s friends, family members or acquaintances on customary occasions.
30 April 2021
Going through a divorce? Don’t forget to update your Will!
Going through a divorce process is stressful. There are lots of things to think about and one of these is likely to be what you should do to protect your hard-earned money.
29 April 2021
I’m an attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney – what happens next?
A donor must have the mental capacity to make a Lasting Power of Attorney (“LPA”) for property and affairs and health and care. The completed LPA is then sent to the Office of the Public Guardian (the “OPG”) for registration. Each page of the registered LPA will be stamped with ‘VALIDATED-OPG’.
16 April 2021
Business LPAs - How to safeguard against a future incapacitated partner, director or shareholder?
As a business owner/shareholder, what would happen to your business if you were unable to make decisions – would someone be able to authorise payments or enter into contracts and keep the business running?
