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12 steps in the legal process of buying a business
Four Oaks Legal Services has a business and commercial department, which provides a full range of company related legal advice. Here Stuart McIntosh, commercial Solicitor and Director at the firm, takes a look at the step-by-step process of buying a business.
If you want to own a business, but don’t like the idea of starting...
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Your guide to the UK Trust Register changes
Four Oaks Legal Services has created an information leaflet that explains the UK Trust Register changes that are taking place this year.
The leaflet looks at whether the trust that you look after (as a trustee) or the trust that you created (as a settlor) needs to be registered and how to do it. The information...
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Will social care changes help us in our old age?
Were the Government’s long-awaited plans for a much-needed overhaul of social care worth the wait?
The White Paper on Social Care in England was published at the start of this month. The Prime Minister had previously announced that a new social care cap would be implemented from 2023 and no one in England would pay...
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Is COVID changing how we plan for the future?
Writing a Will has three major benefits:
You can ensure your wishes are carried out.
Personal bequests got to the people and charities that you want to benefit.
You don't leave a stressful situation for family and friends to sort out after your death.
The difficult times we have lived through since March 2020 appear...
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Simple or complicated, what's your Will type?
Search online for ‘simple’, ‘free’ or ‘cheap’ will writing and you’ll be presented with a range of website results including sponsored adverts promising that you can sort everything in five minutes flat.
In theory, you could scribble who you want to leave your earthly goods to on any scrap of paper and sign it. Then,...
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Calls for action on predatory marriage
Predatory marriage may not be a term you have heard before, but it reflects a sad situation when a vulnerable adult is coerced into a union that is financially beneficial to their new spouse.
The phrase is used regularly in Canada where some provinces have added safeguards to marriage laws aimed at protecting people who...
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Lasting Power of Attorney system to be modernised
The UK Government has launched a consultation, open to everyone, on proposals to modernise and streamline the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) system. It is open until October 13, 2021.
LPAs are powerful legal documents that allow someone to appoint people they trust to manage their affairs and make decisions on their behalf if they...
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Where there's a will, there may be a dispute
We’re seeing a steep increase in the numbers of people challenging Wills across the UK.
This is backed up by a survey claiming that one in four people said they would challenge a Will if they were unhappy with the provisions it made.
Many Will disputes involve adult children who have been cut out of Wills...
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Who Cares?
Care homes are increasingly asking potential residents of their homes to ensure that the resident has Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) in place. We have had a number of cases recently where clients have asked us to assist with this due to requests from the care home management team. But why?
LPAs are legal documents...
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Boomerang Kids?
We all know things have changed when it comes to children flying the nest. The price of property is a serious hurdle and many ‘children’ are remaining in, or returning to, the family home into their late 20s and 30s. But what would happen if you died? Would they be able to stay in...
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At Four Oaks Legal Services (FOLS) we specialise in providing comprehensive legal services to individuals, as well as new and established businesses, their directors and owner/managers. We are an independent niche law firm that trades alongside Four Oaks Financial Services Limited. The benefit to our clients is that when financial advice is needed, alongside legal advice, these services are available under one roof. 
