Legal firm builds on success with six new promotions
March 17th 2023A LEGAL firm is investing in the future by promoting six members of its team to key positions. Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors has made the appointments as part of its commitment to strengthening and developing the firm, which currently employs more than 90 people based at its six offices across Cumbria and Northumberland. The internal promotions include the appointment of Kendra Winter to Senior Associate Solicitor and Shannon Bateson, Emma Blamire…
Kate Garraway inheritance case highlights value of powers of attorney
July 1st 2022The heart-breaking experience of TV presenter Kate Garraway’s inheritance case highlights the value of drawing up Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) to protect your future. Jane Oakley, Private Client Legal Executive in our Wills, Probate & Inheritance team reports. Kates’s husband Derek Draper suffered a terrible reaction to Covid and still has a long way to go in his recovery. The Good Morning Britain star said that the two of…
New Year Resolutions to protect your future and your family
January 6th 2022January is the time for making resolutions to give ourselves a fresh start for the New Year. Jane Oakley a member of our Wills, Probate & Inheritance team reports. It’s good to take stock and decide to eat less or exercise more but there’s so much more we could be doing to improve our lives and protect ourselves for the future. Here are three New Year Resolutions relating to the law…
Lasting Powers of Attorney to be made safer and simpler
August 5th 2021The process of managing a loved one’s affairs using a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is to be made simpler and safer. Jane Oakley a member of our Wills, Probate & Inheritance team provides an update. An LPA is a legal document that allows people to appoint someone else (an attorney) to make decisions about their welfare, money or property. They are often used by older people to choose someone…
