by Silks Solicitors | 22 Feb, 2021 | Probate, Wills
The Law Society is encouraging people to consider what happens to their online presence when they die, and to include their “digital assets” (emails, photos etc) in their wills. A survey commissioned by the Law Society revealed that three quarters of those surveyed do...
by Silks Solicitors | 11 May, 2020 | Wills
Reading through recent media articles from the Daily Mail to the New York Times, the Money Observer to the Sunday Express, it seems we Brits have got the bug now that the bug has got to us. Enquiries have hugely increased in making wills and lasting powers of attorney...
by Silks Solicitors | 19 Mar, 2020 | Wills
We are facing unprecedented and uncharted territory in the world and news is constantly changing. Covid-19 is not something any of us saw coming and has taken us all unawares. Silks remains open for business and taking instructions, and we are looking at alternatives...
by Silks Solicitors | 28 Feb, 2020 | Wills
I remember a few years ago writing that it had been a year of famous deaths. Well, it’s over 8 weeks in and 2020 has already seen many “celebrity “deaths through old age, unexpected and undiagnosed illness, dementia and suicide. The deaths only this month of the “last...
by Silks Solicitors | 28 Feb, 2020 | Lasting Powers of Attorney, Wills
Recently, I was invited by Ian Williams to speak to carers and staff at Home Instead, Dudley, about the importance of having a properly drafted will and Powers of Attorney in place. We also explored what to look out for when caring for the elderly and vulnerable in...
by Silks Solicitors | 7 Jan, 2020 | Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate, Wills
Not only has the year come and gone but we find ourselves at the start of a new decade which will undoubtedly see changes for all of us: Brexit, start of new relationships, new careers, moving to a new house and starting a family, possibly retirement or loss of a job...
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