More than half of British adults are following in Aretha’s footsteps and have no Will, survey reveals
More than half of British adults are following in the footsteps of the late music legends Aretha Franklin and Prince in having made no Will, a new survey has revealed. The study, carried out by Will Aid, the charity will-writing campaign that takes place every November, found that 53% of adults have not prepared this […]
Law Firm fined and admonished for overcharging deputyship fees
Frettons, a law firm based in Dorset, has been fined for overcharging a man subject to a deputyship order. The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) helped to settle the fine and ordered costs of £1,350 to be paid. The very concept of becoming entrusted with the protection of a person’s estate when they lack capacity should […]
Six Month Review of the Power of Attorney Refund Scheme
In February, the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) announced that they had opened a refund scheme for people that had been overcharged for their power of attorney fees. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced that anyone overcharged for lasting power of attorney fees between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2017 are entitled to […]