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Forbes News
17 Sep 2019
Associate Solicitor, Ben Wilson, from Forbes Solicitors has been shortlisted for the Young Professional Award in the 2019 Lancashire Business View Sub36 awards. Ben, who specialises in disputes arising from contesting Wills, Trusts, Probate and Inheritance Matters, acts for clients on a national…
Contesting a Will
Forbes News
06 Sep 2019
A recent survey published by Legal Services Consumer Panel has recognised that shopping around for legal services isn't always the best way forward. Just over one quarter (28%) of people shop around when choosing a legal service provider. Of those who shop around, almost half (44%) don't…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
Forbes News
03 Sep 2019
According to a leading consultant, failure to diagnose and treat Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) is costing the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds each year. CES is a severe narrowing of the spinal canal usually caused by a prolapsed invertebral disc when the nerves become severely compressed. This can…
Clinical Negligence
Legal Article
21 Aug 2019
The Alzheimer's society have recently published analysis which states that people living with dementia have spent almost £15bn of their own money on social care since the Government reforms were first proposed in March 2017. The Government committed to publish a Green Paper on social care in…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
Legal Article
02 Aug 2019
The Legal Aid and Advice Act received Royal assent on the 30th July 1949. Ultimately, the aim was to introduce a consistent approach in England and Wales to help and support those who could not afford legal advice or representation and provide them with access to justice. Legal aid was and still is…
Family/Divorce
Legal Article
10 Jul 2019
An independent review by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has concluded that the "seven year rule", a bedrock of UK inheritance tax (IHT) planning whereby assets given away during an individual's lifetime are exempt from IHT if the individual survives for at least seven years, should…
Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts
Forbes News
01 Jul 2019
There have been calls for Divorce law reform for a number of years and it now seems that a positive decision to that is imminent. MP's are debating The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill which, if passed, will overhaul the current system of fault-based divorce. The idea behind the Bill is…
Family/Divorce
Forbes News
21 Jun 2019
Leading legal firm Forbes Solicitors has appointed Jennifer Ross as an Associate in its Conveyancing Department. Jennifer, who is based in the Blackburn office, is a lawyer who has qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in 2003, having worked in the legal sector since…
Residential Conveyancing
Legal Article
05 Jun 2019
Sometimes people find themselves in a situation where they feel they need protection from a certain person. You are usually able to apply for a Non-Molestation Order if you are a victim of domestic abuse and the person you want to be protected from is a "connected person". A connected person…
Family/Divorce
Legal Article
05 Jun 2019
The media have recently reported that abusive partners could be banned from seeing their own children as the government is launching an enquiry in to family courts that are secretive. The ministry of justice have revealed that there will be a three month consultation when a panel of experts with…
Family/Divorce
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