client information sheets

Lasting power of Attorney

Problems can arise if you are no longer able to manage your affairs owing to an accident, illness or old age. For example, what will you live on? How will you pay your bills? Who will sign necessary documents for you?

Principal duties of a trustee

On accepting a position as a trustee, a person must be aware of the duties imposed on him by the trust deed and by statute. The following is a non-exhaustive overview of the principal duties of a trustee.

The Court of Protection - our services

Being a receiver appointed for a client of the Court of Protection is a very onerous and important position. If you have been appointed or wish to be appointed to this position you may want some help and guidance.

The Court of Protection

The Court of Protection is an office of the High Court in London which looks after the affairs of people who, as a result of some mental disorder, are no longer able to manage their own affairs.  A person called a Receiver is appointed to deal with all financial matters.  The Court, through the Public Guardianship Office, supervises the Receiver and makes orders detailing the powers of the Receiver.

Trusts for children

There are often good reasons why a child should not come into possession of significant assets on his or her eighteenth birthday and a trust can be used to leave the control of assets in the hands of responsible people till a later point, such as a twenty-first or twenty-fifth birthday. The three most common forms of trust used are bare trusts, accumulation and maintenance settlements and discretionary trusts.

Use of a discretionary trust in a Will

For various reasons it may not be desirable to leave assets directly to a beneficiary on your death.