Jane’s Blog

I often meet with clients who are delighted to discuss their Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney over a nice cup of coffee. Recently, it transpired that a husband had refused to inform his wife of his funeral wishes, forever. In the context of a relaxed meeting...

​Some years ago, I employed a lovely guy to paint the whole of my house inside. He was someone who was known to us, we got on well, and he was a likeable chap. The job went on for a while, and he appeared to be taking pride in his work. I learned two major lessons...

At JC Independent Wills & Probate Ltd I run a tight ship, and if you make a commitment to put thought into your Will, I make a personal commitment to produce it in a timely fashion. The process is a two meeting system. Our first meeting takes about an hour to an...

It's a common thought that you'll get round to putting your Will in place, in good time. All in good time, all in good time. The trouble is, not everyone gets the luxury of time, or the knowledge of when they're likely to die. People who are told they're likely to die...

Many years ago, when a client was trying to knock legal fees down, he said in a way I understood he meant as an insult, that Probate work is not rocket science. It's an interesting assertion, and one that I don't completely disagree with. Probate work, the...

I have recently spent an hour or so, speaking with people who thought they might have a claim against an estate, a person who needed specialist employment law advice and another who had an urgent need for a commercial lease to be drawn up within days. In each case, I...

Some of you will be aware of my very personal story, which I shared back in September 2017. In a nutshell, when I was nine years old, my Mum died. She had recently remarried, and her new husband received everything under the law. And he took it. In the Telegraph's...

It's an estate that's captured the world's attention, partly because everyone loved the soul that we've lost, and partly because we can't quite get over the fact that a lady with such incredible financial wealth, did not get around to making her Will. If she'd died...