Two new solicitors have joined long-established law firm Oglethorpe Sturton & Gillibrand as it continues to expand. Oglethorpe Sturton & Gillibrand, which has offices in Lancaster and Kirkby Lonsdale, has taken on Helen McCabe and Laura Brereton to further strengthen its already experienced private client department team. Clare Love, a partner and head of the department, who has been [...]
If you are a sole practitioner in a business, or are a partner or director in a company you might want to think about what would happen to your business should the worst happen to you. Many professional standards require you to have provision in place to cover death, incapacity or extended absences – particularly [...]
A Business Lasting Power of Attorney allows you, as the owner of a business, to appoint someone to make decisions concerning your business interests should you be unavailable or lack mental capacity. If there is no Business Lasting Power of Attorney in place certain risks can arise: for instance, if one of the business bank [...]
