• Shepton Mallet
  • Glastonbury
  • Castle Cary
  • Cheddar

Elderly Clients

These days elderly persons have more occasion to seek legal advice than ever before.

The elderly can be bombarded with advice from well meaning (but often ill-informed) members of their family, from commission hungry salesmen keen to sign them up to (often unsuitable) financial products and so on.

The advantage that Solicitors have over any other profession is that we can provide seamless advice covering every area of concern.

In particular, we can help with the following:

  • Lasting Powers of Attorney to enable elderly people to appoint trusted relatives or others to assist them in the event that they are incapable of managing their own affairs.
  • Possible impact of care fees and how these can be minimised.
  • Wills (see separate section).
  • Living Wills or advance directives in relation to medical treatment.
  • Lifetime tax planning and financial advice.

Whilst we are not qualified to advise on particular products we can discuss your needs with you and refer you to trusted financial advisers who will approach the situation with your needs in mind and take the time necessary t achieve the outcome you need.

We are happy to travel, within a reasonable distance of any of our offices, to meet clients.

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  • Commercial Property

    We have a strong commercial property department headed by Bill Bartlett... read more

  • Residential Property

    Our residential conveyancing team is headed by Elizabeth Rae. Each of our offices boasts a team of dedicated and efficient conveyancing lawyers and support staff. As well as being efficient and proactive we are friendly and approachable... read more

  • Businesses

    Lawyers are often perceived as being esoteric and out of touch with the needs of business/commercial clients. We aim to understand your business and to provide practical, commercially sensible, cost effective and efficient advice and solutions... read more

  • Criminal Law

    This department is headed by Robin Weelen who has over 30 years experience as a criminal lawyer and is a respected advocate. Robin has a wealth of knowledge built up over many years... read more

  • Wills

    Understandably, many people defer decisions about making Wills always intending to do it 'some day'. We can advise on all these issues and, equally, we can advise on how to avoid your estate paying tax unnecessarily... read more

  • Probate

    Our Probate Department is headed by Bill Bartlett. The death of a member of the family is always a distressing time. We act sympathetically yet effectively to provide advice... read more

  • Family Law

    We have a highly motivated and experienced family law department headed by Gareth Reynolds. We recognise that relationship breakdown inevitably causes stress and anxiety but we firmly believe that a sympathetic and conciliatory approach can provide considerable reassurance... read more

  • Litigation

    We have a dynamic, successful and widely respected litigation department headed by Dervla Nash. We offer a fast and efficient service... read more

  • Personal Injury

    We have experience in carrying out claims of the many different types of accident and, in appropriate circumstances, we offer 'no win no fee' agreements backed by insurance so that you are protected from personal liability for the other side’s costs in the event that your claim is not successful... read more

  • Agricultural

    The firm has a long established farming client base which ranges from small, family owned farms to large scale commercial farming enterprises. By concentrating on building personal relationships over many years, and often through successive generations, we gain understanding of our Clients needs and priorities... read more

  • Licensing

    The licensing laws have undergone significant changes in the past. We can claim specialisation in this area and our department is headed by Elizabeth Rae a qualified Solicitor with several years experience in this area... read more

  • Elderly Clients

    These days elderly persons have more occasion to seek legal advice than ever before. The advantage that Solicitors have over any other profession is that we can provide seamless advice covering every area of concern... read more

  • Contentious Probate

    Sadly there are some occasions when a dispute arises following a persons death. Our sympathetic and skilled solicitors work with Clients to obtain the best possible outcome but give full regard to the need to minimise damage to family relationships and to keep costs to a minimum... read more

  • Employment

    Employment Law is becoming ever more complex. Our Employment Department led by Dervla Nash have many years experience of acting for employers and employees... read more