Our Private Client team has one clear ethos; their clients. They have a long history of expertly guiding clients through intricate legal issues. The team is led by two of the firm’s partners, Clare Love and Mark Hutchinson-Lyons, who have been noted as providing a “strong partner lead” and inspiring a “tremendous” work ethic in [...]
We are delighted to be recognised in the latest Legal 500 UK rankings. Based on feedback from clients and intermediaries, along with submissions made by law firms themselves, The Legal 500 highlights individual solicitors and teams that are providing ‘the most cutting edge and innovative advice’. We are listed under Agriculture and Estates, Real Estate [...]
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 [...]
Choosing the right solicitor can be difficult, and with so many to choose from how is Oglethorpe Sturton and Gillibrand different? How do you choose? We are the largest law firm in Lancaster, with a second office in Kirkby Lonsdale, and here are just a few examples of how you can instruct us with confidence [...]
Congratulations are in order this month, with three solicitors being promoted within the firm. Mark Hutchinson-Lyons, a specialist and experienced Wills, Probate and Trust solicitor, has been promoted to Associate Solicitor. Mark has been with the firm a number of years and is also a Society of Trust and Estate Practitioner (STEP). Avelina Wright is [...]
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 [...]
Use a STEP qualified practitioner for specialist trust, tax and estate planning work. STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) is the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning. What do STEP members do? As specialists in inheritance and succession planning STEP members draft wills, administer estates, act [...]
Whilst most Farmers know that they should have a Will, many have not thought about what would happen if they had an accident or developed a mental illness and could no longer manage their own affairs or run the farm business. With farmers working daily with dangerous machinery and livestock, often near pits or silos, [...]
Oglethorpe Sturton and Gillibrand have been getting into the festive spirit at our Lancaster office today by selling lots of lovely treats and playing Christmas themed games to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. Alzheimer’s Society is a charity very close to our hearts at Oglethorpe Sturton and Gillibrand as the disease affects many of our [...]
Brenda Grant made a “Living Will” stating that she feared degradation and dignity more than death but was kept alive after the Living Will was placed in a thick pile of medical notes. If you make a Living Will or a Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare we recommend that: You tell those [...]
