by Portcullis Legals | Aug 6, 2020 | Advice, Funeral Plans, Lasting Power of Attorney, News, Probate, Storage Vaults, Trust Planning, Wills
Whilst the talk in and around the subject of disruptive law models continues unabated and rightly so, the title of this post does not refer to IBM Watson, Artificial Intelligence or the entry from all sorts of global brands into the legal services arena. As most of us...
by Portcullis Legals | Jul 21, 2020 | Lasting Power of Attorney, Trust Planning, Wills
As you think about, or embark on retirement, you will need to start thinking about planning your estate. As we are all told we are living longer than ever before, we need to have all the right planning in place to ensure that everything we have worked long and hard...
by Portcullis Legals | Mar 27, 2020 | Advice, Trust Planning
The most common form of a trust in England and Wales is what’s known as a discretionary trust. As it’s name implies, it is a gift into a trust that then allows the trustees to make discretionary decisions as to how the contents of the trust are used and for whose...
by Portcullis Legals | Sep 12, 2017 | Advice, Trust Planning, Wills
Prince died without making a Will, as did Amy Winehouse and Jimi Hendrix meaning they died intestate, and their assets not neccasairly going where they wanted them to. Making a Will helps to ensure that you, rather than legislation, decide what is done with your...
by Portcullis Legals | Jun 5, 2017 | Advice, Community, Lasting Power of Attorney, News, Probate, Trust Planning, Wills
CEO, Trevor Worth, was asked to contribute an article to Remember A Charity again this year about charity legacies and technology. If you were asked to name a creative and customer focused industry or profession, it’s a fair bet that the legal profession wouldn’t come...
