Lasting Powers of Attorneys
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) gives another person or persons (known as your “attorney(s)”) the authority to act for you if you are unable to do so yourself. That authority continues even if you lose the mental capacity to make decisions for yourself. If you do not have an LPA in place and you lose mental capacity, it will be necessary for someone to make an expensive and time consuming application to the court in order to act on your behalf. This can take several months.
The Gabbs team will take you through the process, discussing both Property and Finance and Health and Welfare LPAs, assisting you with choosing the correct people to act as attorneys and replacement attorneys and dealing with the registration with the Office of the Public Guardian.
Below is our useful Guide for making LPAs, should you be unsure as to whether you wish to make one. If you would like a hard copy, please contact any of our offices and we would be happy to provide this.
Our Experts
Joseph Edwards
Legal Director, Solicitor
Joe is a solicitor and head of the Private Client department and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). He assists clients with the preparation of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney as well as estate administration.
Kate Horsey
Legal Director
Kate is a Legal Director in our Hay on Wye office and undertakes a broad spectrum of private client work. She is experienced in all aspects of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and estate administration. Kate also acts for individuals and business clients in relation to tax efficient estate planning.
Navdeep Kaur Gill
Solicitor
Nav is a Solicitor based in our Hereford Office. She deals with Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Administration of Estates, and Court of Protection matters.
Sarah Charlesworth
Associate Solicitor
Sarah joined Gabbs as a receptionist in our Leominster office in July 2018, having just graduated with a first class law degree from Bangor University. She undertook her LPC with the University of Law in Birmingham, completing this in 2020.
