HOW CAN I TRUST THE ADVICE I AM BEING GIVEN?
- Fiona McSmailes
- 12 May 2022
- Law Blog
- Wills, Trusts & Probate
An episode of BBC Rip Off Britain earlier this week warned of the risks of using unregulated law firms. The episode highlighted that there have been many people across the UK who have recently been wrongly advised to put their assets into trusts as a way that purports to protect them from care home fees and inheritance tax. Fiona McSmailes, Wills, Trusts & Probate Solicitor discusses the episode and how Sills & Betteridge can help.
Read more"Dying Matters" Awareness Week: 2nd – 6th May 2022
- Nicola Davison
- 27 Apr 2022
- Law Blog
- Wills, Trusts & Probate
From 2nd to 6th May it is “Dying Matters" Awareness Week. One aim of the week is to break the stigma associated with talking about dying and how and where we would wish for this to happen. Another topic associated with dying, and often avoided, is the importance of making a Will. According to statistics over 60% of UK adults do not have a Will.
Read moreUpdate Your Will Week | 28th March - 1st April
- 29 Mar 2022
- Law Blog
- Wills, Trusts & Probate
Promoted by ‘Solicitors for the Elderly’ (SFE), a membership body representing over 1,600 solicitors specialising in working with older and vulnerable people, the purpose of Update Your Will week is to ra ise awareness of the importance of having an up-to-date will.
Read moreNew Lawyer Joins Gainsborough Team!
- Fiona McSmailes
- 24 Jan 2022
- Firm News
- Wills, Trusts & Probate
The Gainsborough team at Sills & Betteridge has recently been strengthened with the appointment of specialist Wills, Trusts & Probate solicitor Fiona McSmailes.
Read moreSills & Betteridge Give Huge Boost To Charities During Free Wills Month
- Andrew Durkan
- 17 Nov 2021
- Firm News
- Wills, Trusts & Probate
We are delighted to announce another successful Free Wills Month at the firm, where members of our Wills, Trusts & Probate team across all of our offices helped to raise £161,450 in future donations for charity.
Read moreA day in the life of a Solicitor who specialises in Contentious Probate work
- Karen Bower-Brown
- 16 Nov 2021
- Law Blog
- Wills, Trusts & Probate
Karen Bower-Brown is a partner at Sills & Betteridge who specialises in contentious probate work which includes advising clients on contesting, challenging and disputing a will.
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