POA

If you don’t have a Power of Attorney in place and you become unable to make decisions for yourself to do with your health and financial matters, the only option for your family and loved ones would be to make an application to the Court of Protection for a Deputyship Order. This means that a… Read More

We would never recommend drafting a Power of Attorney, or any legal document, including a Will, without the help and expertise of a fully qualified Solicitor. If you draft the document yourself, you cannot be sure that it has been drafted and registered correctly, you may not understand the full implications of making one or… Read More

If you become unable to make decisions about your health and healthcare, it is not correct to think that your loved ones will be able to make decisions as to whether or not you should receive certain treatment and this includes life-sustaining treatment. It is also not correct to think that your doctors must follow… Read More

If you become unable to make decisions for yourself and manage your affairs, nobody, not even a spouse, child or parent, is legally entitled to step in and take care of things for you.  However, with a Lasting Power of Attorney in place, your nominated Attorney, or Attorneys, can step in and deal with everything… Read More

It is very common for people to think that putting a Power of Attorney in place is something that can be left until later in life because they don’t need one at the moment.  However, unfortunately, the reality is that an accident or illness can strike at any point in life and often without any… Read More

You do not need to make a Power of Attorney at the same time as making a Will or if you already have a Will, but we would always recommend that you have both documents in place i.e. a Will and a Power of Attorney. A Will takes care of your affairs after you have… Read More