March 2020 saw a 70% increase in demand for making a will. Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors explain the impact caused by the current coronavirus pandemic. “Will-writing is one of those things on people’s to-do lists that they never...
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Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors has again received re-accreditation under the Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (‘WIQS’) for legal services in Wills, Probate and Inheritance. The firm, which first offered its...
Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors explain how the current global pandemic does not stop you from looking after your assets. Alongside making a Will we have also had numerous queries regarding the drafting and completion of lasting powers of...
The global pandemic has created quite a shake-up to our daily lives, but it does not stop you with your plans to finalise a Will or Family Trust, as Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors explain. It is without doubt an unprecedented time for us...
Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors celebrated success by scooping the award for Best Community Contribution in the 2020 UK Probate Research Awards. The annual ‘Probies’ awards night was held at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in...
The Financial Times has revealed that Lloyds Banking Group have uncovered approximately 9,000 Wills in their ‘safe custody’ service, which closed its doors to new customers in 2011. Cherie McBean in our Disputes team at Tilly Bailey...
In August, discount rates will be reduced in personal injury claims. Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitor Mark Ellis explains the Lord Chancellor's update and the effects on insurance premiums... The Lord Chancellor recently issued a...
Throughout May 2019, Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors took part in the Alice House Hospice’s annual Make a Will Month Campaign, this year raising over £3,000 for the North East appeal. Tilly Bailey & Irvine's Wills...
Do you feel your solicitor is being too nosey? Tilly Bailey & Irvine Law Firm Partner John Ellwood offers enlightenment on the question... “Solicitors are inherently nosey. They are always poking into people’s businesses for...
Summer means wedding season is back in fashion and with it comes a raft of gift ideas. But as Tilly Bailey & Irvine Law Firm explain, remember to think about inheritance tax when choosing! With wedding season on the horizon, the planning of...
Everyone will have read articles in the press or come across news items on the radio and television informing us that we live in ‘a compensation culture ’. Tilly Bailey & Irvine's experienced Personal Injury and Negligence Partner ...
Should bereavement damages be given an increase? Tilly Bailey & Irvine's legal advisers explain the current situation... Personal Injury lawyers have recently asked the Government to act to increase damages for families of people who have been...
Other than the obvious rewards, what are the benefits of including a charity in your will ? Tilly Bailey & Irvine assist clients across Teesside and explain more about how your ‘legacy’ can help others…. The...
They say a dog is a man's best friend, but that isn't always the case. Tilly Bailey & Irvine Law Firm's Personal Injury solicitors explain how to approach a claim if you are victim to dog attacks..... The UK is a nation of dog...
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Entrepreneurs’ relief is often a key consideration for owner-managed businesses when it comes to planning an owner’s exit from the business. Tilly Bailey & Irvine have a legal update..... Following the Budget in Autumn 2018, the...
With Christmas getting ever closer, many people will have finished their shopping and have all the presents wrapped. Tilly Bailey & Irvine partner Helen Dexter says now is a good time therefore to think about gifts from an inheritance tax ...
The Government has announced it will go ahead with plans to raise probate fees on bigger estates. Tilly Bailey & Irvine’s specialist private client solicitors explain more on the so-called 'death tax'. Justice Minister Lucy...
Tilly Bailey & Irvine law firm has again been recognised as one of the North East’s leading legal practices in The Legal 500 Guide 2018. We act for individual and business clients across the region from offices in Hartlepool , Wynyard , ...
Tilly Bailey & Irvine is delighted to announce the appointment of Jessica Morton , a specialist Wills, Trusts and Probate Solicitor, to the firm’s commercial office at Wynyard. Jessica will join the now 10-strong Private Client team ,...
Why should you avoid using a Will Writer? Our Probate legal experts explain the risks, something that can be avoided by using professional services of Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors.... People have been prone to...
What are the dangers of your bank being your Executor in a will? As Tilly Bailey & Irvine Solicitors discuss, it has already been a talking point.... A recent article in Daily Mail highlighted the problem that families have faced when they...
When it comes to writing a will, many find it a big responsibility as they choose their beneficiaries and assets. Others, however, have a very clear plan in their head - some more unusual than you would think. As this list from Tilly Bailey &...
Picture it; The law firm you are using suddenly goes into liquidation, so what do you do next? Gemma Tunney and Tilly Bailey & Irvine ’s Personal Injury team have stepped in for this very scenario, and here’s what happened…. ...
As I have said on previous occasions to clients, corrections happen from time to time. Particularly in the US, the market had gone up in virtually a straight line since August 2017, rising 16% in just over four months. When this sort of rise happens and...
For the first time in a while, we seem to have some degree of reasonable and synchronised growth in all geographic and sectors of the world economy. The US and Canada, continental Europe, Asia (including China, India and Japan) along with many emerging...
Global stock and bond markets have had a good twelve months and many of them are at all time highs. From here, will they go higher or will there be falls or a correction? In stockmarket parlance, a correction is generally considered to be a pullback of 10%...
Why have the US (and other) stock markets gone up since the election against all odds? Markets can be very fickle. The rise since the US election day has taken nearly all pundits by surprise. In the cold light of day investors woke up and first of...
Last week five judges in the Supreme Court found in favour of Denise Brewster, a lady who claimed that she should receive the pension of her late partner who had died two days after they had got engaged. Ms Brewster’s partner, Lenny McMullan, had...
As I am sure you are aware, OPEC met at the end of November and, led by Saudi Arabia, has agreed to cuts in oil production. Certain non – OPEC countries such as Russia (which is up there with the US and Saudi Arabia, as the world’s largest...
In early August, in response to fears of a slowdown or a possible mild technical recession in the UK because of Brexit, the Bank of England cut interest rates from 0.5%, where they had been for seven years, to 0.25%. In addition, the bank announced an extra...
During this tax year, everyone over the age of 16 and who is UK resident can put up to £15,240 into an ISA. This annual allowance will rise to a generous £20,000 in April 2017. Stocks and shares ISAs have tax advantages that are worth...
Bank of England base rates here in the UK are likely to stay “lower for longer”, as the phrase goes. Indeed, they are likely to be unchanged at 0.5% in this calendar year and market expectations on balance are now for a reduction. Interest rates...