The late actress Audrey Hepburn, who died in 1993, left memorabilia including hats, scarves, jewellery, posters, costumes, photos, scripts and awards, which caused a dispute between her two sons, Sean Ferrer and his half-brother Luca Dotti who each wanted a tangible piece of their late mother. Hepburn had left her sons a 50/50 cut of…
An accountant forged his dead mother’s will to take control of a slice in his family’s £160million palm oil business. Girish Dahyabhai Patel from north London, used a blank document, pre-signed by his mother, before adding a will around it. Mr Patel was caught out by forensic analysis, which revealed the faint indentation of her…
The recent case of ‘right to die’ policeman Paul Briggs, highlights the need for people of all ages to have in place a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney. PC Briggs, 43, was involved in a head-on collision on his motorcycle on his way to work for Merseyside Police in July 2015. He suffered several…
A former judge and her husband who forged a dead man’s will in order to obtain two country cottages which they then converted into a £325,000 home were jailed for six months each earlier today. Margaret and Alan Hampshire made it appear as though Martin Blanche had left his house to an elderly cousin of…
We are taking part in Dr Kershaw’s Will Week from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th October 2016. During the week we will prepare Wills for clients free of charge in lieu of a donation to the Hospice. Our usual fees are £95 for a single will and £175 for mirror wills. The idea is to…
Once again we are showing our support for ‘Remember a Charity in your Will Week’ from Monday 12th to Sunday 18th September 2016. The week, organised by Remember A Charity, aims to increase awareness of the importance of charitable legacies, and encourage more people to think about charitable giving in Wills. Whilst the decision of…
Two sisters, who were cut out of their father’s will on his deathbed, have launched a legal fight for his £4million estate – claiming he was mentally unbalanced by surviving the Hillsborough disaster. Thomas Fitzgerald was hours from death and speaking through an oxygen mask when he disinherited his daughters in 2012. The daughters did not need his money,…
Dying Matters Awareness Week, which runs from 9th-15th May, encourages people to talk about and prepare for dying. The national campaign aims to highlight the importance of talking more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life. The year’s campaign is focused around the #BigConversation. The hashtag, to…
Much has now been written about the benefits of a Lasting Power of Attorney. It is a way to ensure that if you ever are unable to deal with your own property and finances or make decisions about your health and welfare, someone else can. So, who should be appointed to make those decisions for you?…
Actress Lynda Bellingham, who starred in the long running Oxo TV adverts and panelist on Loose Women, died in 2014. In her will she left everything to her husband, Michael Pattemore. Ms Bellingham’s two sons have criticised Mr Pattemore for ‘disrespecting their mother’s memory’ since her death. The sons stated they are in the process of challenging…