It is not uncommon to hear people questioning the need to take legal advice when making a Will. Many people think the process is straightforward enough to do themselves. Unfortunately, a high proportion of all homemade Wills that we have come across have...
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This Sunday, 24th September, two of our directors Simon Hale and Ben Bourne donned their newest running trainers and made their way to Victoria Embankment along with over 13,000 others to take part in the 2017 Robin Hood half marathon....
Making a Will is an important way of looking after the people closest to you. In some circumstances, there may be times when you also choose to leave a gift to a charity in your Will. This week marks an...
The responsibilities on charity trustees aren’t letting up. With intervention in or removal of charities by the Charity Commission for those repeatedly filing late returns, increased powers to suspend or disqualify non compliant trustees and its new weapon to issue...
We are pleased to announce that our Charity of the Year for 2017 is Ben’s Den, the Ben Parker Trust Fund. Ben’s Den is a local dedicated children’s charity based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. They are set up in memory of Ben Parker, who sadly...
A group of visionary women from Stoke-on-Trent have been successfully awarded charitable status by the Charity Commission. Their charity, Voice of Hope, is run by a group of volunteers and exists to support human trafficking victims. They describe themselves as...
We are pleased to welcome residential conveyancing specialist, Kim Favill, who joined our Belper office on 4th January. Kim was at PBS Solicitors in Belper (previously Pyms), but before that worked with Derby firms, Nelsons and Flint Bishop. Kim brings...
We are pleased to announce that residential conveyancing specialist, Kim Favill, will be joining our Belper office on 4 January 2017. Kim comes to us from PBS Solicitors in Belper (previously Pyms), but before that worked with Nelsons and Flint...
At Ellis-Fermor and Negus all our Family lawyers are proud members of Resolution, a community of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way. But what is Resolution all about? Resolution membership...
Imagine the scenario… An elderly gentleman has his family nearby, attends various social activities in the week and generally enjoys his life. But he finds getting out to the bank difficult and struggles to sign documents because of the stroke he...