News - Sills & Betteridge Solicitors

Employment Law Specialist Aleksandra Flack Joins The Firm!

The firm welcomes Aleksandra Flack as an Associate Solicitor to its employment law team this month in a move which will benefit employers, public sector organisations, charities, HR professionals and employees across the region.

Sole Directors – You may be acting unlawfully!

A recent High Court decision has overturned the accepted wisdom that most companies can operate with a sole director. It could mean that decisions you have made as a sole director are open to challenge, and that without remedial action you cannot continue to operate the company as a sole director.

REGISTER YOUR TRUST NOW TO AVOID FINANCIAL PENALTIES FROM HMRC

Are you, or have you been, a trustee of a trust created by you or someone else? Are you named on the deeds or title documentation of a property which is not yours? Is your property registered in the name of someone else?

Dementia Awareness Week - 16th to 22nd May 2022

Dementia Awareness Week runs from 16th to 22nd May with the aim of encouraging people to “act on dementia”. The Alzheimer’s Society research shows that the rate of dementia diagnosis is at a five-year low and it wants to encourage those with undiagnosed dementia to approach them for support and guidance.

HOW CAN I TRUST THE ADVICE I AM BEING GIVEN?

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.

"Dying Matters" Awareness Week: 2nd – 6th May 2022

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.