News & Events from Sanders Witherspoon
Silver Separation on the increase
The Daily Telegraph has recently reported that while divorce rates in the population generally have been dropping, those amongst the over 60s is increasing. The phenomenon has been dubbed the ‘Silver Separation’. The increase has been as large as 4% in 2 years, meaning that...
Family Inheritance rules to face serious modernisation
The Law of Inheritance inEngland&Walesare firm and if one dies without a Will then a strict pattern of inheritance follows. The rules specify that family members inherit, meaning that unmarried cohabitants will not in any circumstances inherit unless they legally challenge the Will. On 14...
Sanders Witherspoon Opens on Saturdays
From Saturday 15th October, we shall be open for business from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sanders Witherspoon recognises that our client’s lead busy lives and that most of us use our weekends to catch up on all things other than work. So we are...
Phoenix FM – Is It Legal?
For the past 26 weeks Sanders Witherspoon have been providing guidance and information to the local area through Phoenix FM in Brentwood. The 1 hour weekly show called Is It Legal? has been a wonderful success and covered all areas of law that we as...
Thousands ripped off by “unregulated” Will Writers
Thousands ripped off by “unregulated” Will Writers (BBC News UK 18th July 2011) Will writing, divorce and employment services can be provided by unregulated companies. Thousands of people are being ripped off by companies providing unregulated services such as will writing, claims the first Legal...
Estranged Daughter Successfully Challenges Mother’s Will
Melita Jackson died in 2004 and in her Will left her entire estate worth £486,000 to animal charities. Mrs. Jackson had left a letter to her Executors explaining why she did not want her daughter Heather Llott to inherit anything. The letter read as follows:-...
