Ramsdens Solicitors LLP has recently announced its latest round of promotions for 2022. The promotions took effect from the 3 May and comprises of staff members from across its Private Client and Commercial services.

This week is Dementia UK’s annual ‘Time For A Cuppa’ fundraising week. Over the last 12 years, Time For A Cuppa hosts have raised over one million pounds for Dementia UK, enabling the charity to continue to provide vital support and guidance to the hundreds of thousands of families facing dementia in the UK

On Thursday 28 April, the UK Probate Research Awards named Ramsdens’ Private Client team and Senior Associate, Michael Robinson winners of the ‘Best Probate Law Firm: North England’ and ‘Young Will and Probate Professional’ awards respectively.

STEP has announced that the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is changing its guidance in relation to the inclusion of express discretionary investment management clauses in Property and Financial Affairs Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA's).

Whilst we might all acknowledge that having a Will is a good idea, the reality is that for many of us it is a ‘round to it’ thing and we never get ‘round to it’!

The summer of 2020 saw the introduction of legislation temporarily amending The Wills Act 1837.

“You are worth more dead than alive” is a quote that you may have heard from time to time before and in the most part this statement is true.

Losing a loved one is never easy but during the last year due to the Covid Pandemic many who have lost family members or friends have endured prolonged anguish and grief due to isolation caused by social distancing.