We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals and businesses through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals and businesses through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
Senior Associate
"Kayleigh dealt with our case and was so helpful, explaining everything so clearly and making us feel very at ease."
The majority of Kayleigh’s clients suffer from a loss of capacity. As such their property and financial affairs are managed by a Deputy, often Matthew Edwards of this firm. Kayleigh also assists family members when a relative has lost capacity and they require a Deputy to be appointed. Kayleigh’s in-depth knowledge in this area ensures clients receive detailed and thorough advice.
Complex Deputy appointments involving multi-million pound assets that include multiple properties, Capital Gains Tax liabilities (on both property and investment assets), business and foreign assets.
Providing Deputy clients with comprehensive financial reviews to guarantee their assets are utilized to their full potential to generate an income as well as ensuring applicable tax advantages are achieved.
A significant number of financial abuse matters with claims to the Court of Protection to recover assets as well as for the disclosure of bank statements and other associated information from the former Deputies and Attorneys.
Detailed applications to the Court of Protection for Statutory Wills; including Discretionary Trusts for the benefit of Charities, Life Interest Trusts to resolve financial abuse issues and Wills to take into account lifetime gifts.
Unique health and welfare-based applications to the Court of Protection.
Taking a multi-disciplinary approach to ensure our clients entire legal affairs are managed, this has involved referring clients to Commercial Property, Conveyancing, Family (contact orders), Clinical Negligence and Property Litigation.
Whilst Kayleigh’s main area of expertise is Court of Protection, Kayleigh also specializes in general elderly client services. This involves Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Probate.
Applying to the Probate Registry for permission for this firm to administer a multi-million-pound estate under the Intestacy Provisions where the estate comprised of various investment products and foreign assets. No family members could be located and Inheritance Tax was due amounting to hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Preparing Lasting Powers of Attorneys for business owners to ensure their Attorneys can manage their business affairs in the event they are incapacitated.
Advising clients as to the benefits of care fee planning Wills to protect their assets for the beneficiaries of their estates.
"Kayleigh explained clearly the whole process and aspects of a properly prepared Will, with a good professional advice given which we took into account. The service provided was excellent with the single point of contact with Kayleigh being invaluable, especially face to face meetings throughout as opposed to remote Will writing services."
Mrs M, Essex
"We met Kayleigh at one of your free seminars; she presented in an extremely professional manner. From that meeting, we used your company for LPAs, Wills and Probate following my mother's death."
Mark & Irene Kingston, Essex
"Ms O'Donnell was a pleasure to deal with throughout and restored my wavering faith in solicitors."
Matthew Keyworth, Romford
"Kayleigh provided me with good support for which I am truly grateful. I am a satisfied customer! I was very impressed with the care I have been given by the three solicitors who have been dealing with me. The premises are welcoming and can accommodate my disabilities."
Mr T, Upminster
"Kayleigh was brilliant in explaining everything clearly and answering my questions. She also changed the wording of my Will when I found out my brother hadn't officially adopted his stepchildren."
Mrs Clifton, Upminster
"Kayleigh dealt with our case who was so helpful and explained everything so clearly and made us feel very at ease."
Mr & Mrs Morgan, Brentwood
"I found Kayleigh and Jade extremely helpful - never made me feel inadequate because I sometimes need re-assurance."
Mrs W, Essex
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