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Mar

Free home visits and evening appointments for Later Life legal advice

Cognitive Law's later life team are now offering free home visits during the evening and weekends Our later life experts can advise on all matters arising out of later life planning and wealth management including: Preparation of wills ...

Mar

Why should I make a Will?

by Michele Henderson in blog

Preparing a will is not usually high up on anyone’s list of things to do We tend to think the worst is never going to happen and prefer to spend money on other things Others believe that if they get a will they are ‘tempting fate’ And...

Mar

The do’s and don’ts for contracts

by Lucy Tarrant in blog

This blog accompanies the video that I recorded for The Recruitment Network on the dos & don’ts for contracts In my video I whittled them down to a handful on both sides, although there will be others that don’t appear in these...

Mar

Woman Lawyers and Mothers Launch Event

by Lucy Tarrant in blog

Woman Lawyers and Mothers are launching in East Sussex! The launch event is taking place on Thursday 4th April and is guaranteed to inspire woman lawyers to embrace their legal career with a new perspective! Managing Director and Solicitor...

Mar

Reasons to make a Lasting Power of Attorney (it’s not just in case you get dementia)

by Michele Henderson in Uncategorised

Much like the thought of writing a Will, sorting out a Lasting Power of Attorney is often at the bottom of most people’s priority list We don’t like the thought of anything happening to us or our loved ones, and it’s often left to think...

Mar

First Friday Lunch – April 2019

by Amy Pulling in blog

We are really excited to have arranged the April First Friday lunch at Gars Chinese Restaurant in Brighton on Friday 5th April Please call Gars directly on 01273 321321 to book your place Numbers are limited so book early to avoid...

Feb

Half a house – A warning for Executors and Attorneys

by Michele Henderson in blog

Close by where I live there was a fire in a 1930s style semi detached house about two years ago It was very sad; the elderly married couple who lived there were both great hoarders of paper and so the fire spread rapidly The property was razed...

Feb

Don’t get caught in the IR35 trap!

by Francesca Damario in blog

With the new legislation for the private sector to be implemented in April 2020, we want to ensure that neither you nor your candidates get caught in the IR35 trap These tips will also apply to any contractors currently working within the public...

Feb

Getting organised for the future – Don’t stick your head in the sand!

by Michele Henderson in blog

It’s all very well drawing up a will and Lasting Power of Attorney and thinking that is all you have to do to prepare for the future If you do not keep proper records of what you own then you make it so much more difficult for your attorneys...

Feb

The sad case of Mrs T

by Michele Henderson in blog

This is based on a real life case study and highlights the importance of having a Lasting Power of Attorney in place Mrs T was a widow in her eighties and was in the process of selling her large family home in order to purchase a smaller,...

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