You may remember reading the results of the recent Care Quality Commission’s report. They made unannounced visits at hospitals for the purposes of assessing the care provided to elderly patients. The findings were described as alarming. The elderly in hospital are vulnerable at times of

Are we sufficiently into the New Year yet for you to have broken those New Year’s resolutions? My resolutions normally relate to living a more healthy lifestyle but it is not long before I am tempted by the Barton Bugle’s restaurant review to venture out

Getting married for the second time or cohabiting with a new partner? I know it does not sound very romantic, but take some legal advice before taking that step. Go into that new relationship with your eyes wide open. Firstly, any Will that you already

My grandson is buying a house with his girlfriend and I would like to help him out with a deposit. How can I make sure that if they split up that money comes back to me. The best way to do that would be for

When a family member or dear friend dies you may not only have to deal with your feelings of loss you may also have to wind up their financial affairs. This may involve the obtaining of a grant of probate (where there is a will)

I have been working at Dixon Stewart now for in excess of 20 years and one of the things I have noticed is how much longer people are living. This is borne about by statistics. England now has the highest life expectancy in the UK.

When a family member or dear friend dies you may not only have to deal with your feelings of loss you may also have to wind up their financial affairs. This may involve the obtaining of a grant of probate (where there is a will)

One third of us die without leaving a valid Will. Dying without a Will can cause a problem for your family and it can mean that your estate will end up with the government. The government claims approximately £25 million each year from unclaimed estates.

This allows you to nominate one or more people to make decisions on your behalf regarding your personal health care and welfare. The people you nominate – the attorneys can only make these decisions if you lose mental capacity. The attorneys can make decisions about