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Lack of Capacity?

January 19, 2016
What happens if a friend or family member lacks the capacity to manage their own financial affairs? Your loved one may have signed an Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney, in which case it is their chosen attorneys who will...
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The importance of professional advice on finance in separation and divorce

January 18, 2016
It is crucial to seek expert advice at the time of a separation.  The recent error with the Ministry of Justice online form has led to suggestions that some separated couples may have to re-open negotiations. This is likely to...
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Whose house is it anyway? Property and Inheritance Act claims

January 17, 2016
The rise in real property prices in the nineties and noughties means that many estates are of significant value with the testator’s own home the main asset. The value of the estate is one of the factors that must be...
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The Importance of Timing and Preparation for Mediation

January 12, 2016
The most recent civil disputes I’ve mediated involved a division of assets but on the day of the mediation the absence of key information caused a blockage for the parties who were otherwise moving toward their chosen form of settlement....
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New Tennis Development Scheme

January 11, 2016
Our partners at Skipton Tennis have entered into an exciting new arrangement with Craven College and North Yorkshire Sport. The agreement will help young BTEC students develop their coaching skills, up-skill primary school teachers and give primary school children (years 3-6)...
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Welcome to our new family solicitor

January 6, 2016
Walker Foster are pleased to welcome Sarah Buxton as a new addition to the firm. Sarah is a solicitor and will be head of the firm’s family department. Sarah is proactive, pragmatic and cost-effective in her approach specialising in matrimonial/family...
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