Insights and Guidance - Page 2

Over the past year or so, with the uncertainties created by the Coronavirus pandemic, we have been inundated with requests from clients asking us to assist in finding bespoke estate planning...

Kate Garraway’s documentary ‘Finding Derek’ on Tuesday 23 March 2021 harrowingly exposed the difficulties she has had face whilst her husband has been hospitalised for an extended period of...

When you pass away without leaving a will, you are said to have died “intestate.” Many people assume that their loved ones will inherit their estate anyway, without leaving a will. They would...

If you are an executor named in a Will of someone who has died, you are given the legal responsibility for dealing with the estate. You may be appointed as a sole executor or jointly with...

With more and more complicated family structures, here at Gordons we are increasingly having to advise our clients on leaving their estates in trusts in order to ensure their wealth is protected...

The Coronavirus outbreak has resulted in significant changes to how we go about our daily lives. Here at Gordons Partnership we continue to follow government advice and have adjusted our practices...

If you have been appointed as an attorney for someone under a Lasting Power of Attorney (“LPA”), you can make decisions on their behalf. The person who has appointed you is called the...

If you have been named as an executor in a Will of a loved one, you may find it difficult to act following their death. The role of an executor carries significant responsibilities and therefore...

Which takes priority: Living Will or Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare? You can have both a Living Will (now known as an Advance Decision) and a Lasting Power of Attorney for Health...

The term having ‘mental capacity’ means being able to make your own decision at the time that the decision needs to be made. A person can lack mental capacity due to several reasons including a...