Archive for October 2016

The number of applications for lasting powers of attorney (LPA), or living wills, has doubled in the last two years, according to research carried out by the Times newspaper. It says half a million LPAs were set up last year by people seeking to protect their interests in case they develop illnesses like dementia at…

A family have succeeded in their battle to overturn their brother’s will, which left nearly all his estate to his live-in carer. The issue arose after the brother was involved in an accident that resulted in him having to spend time in a mental health hospital. He made a will dividing his assets between his…