“I started my own business based on my ambition to provide basic legal service at an affordable price to those who could not afford the hourly rate charged by my solicitor colleagues” guardian.co.uk, Monday 3 December 2012 16.08 GMT Name : Lakes Legal Ltd Area: Cumbria Website: http://lakeslegallimited.co.uk/ I started my own business based on my ambition to provide a basic legal service at an affordable price to those who...

Running your own business is immensely satisfying and hopefully a financially rewarding process. Your business is often thought of as your baby, you nurture it, you watch it grow and you hope that it will flourish long after you have died. A living legacy of your life and work for generations to come. For this to happen, like all business ventures, you will need to plan ahead. Much like you would plan for your family’s future following...

Most of us have heard of the Land Registry, but what is it and what does it do? In 1925 the Government introduced a compulsory property registration regime that is still in operation, albeit in a much larger scale, today.   The program was rolled out slowly focusing on London and the home-counties to begin with and gradually reaching north until Land Registration became compulsory throughout England and Wales.  It is now Compulsory to register...

When explaining to clients the importance of having their legal affairs in order, I often use examples of cases I have worked on which have involved a dispute. It is more common than you think and in todays litigious world the number of disputes is on the rise. I will use this post to share a particular favorite example of mine with you. During my career I was fortunate enough to work on a case which was reported in the times. This was a very...

As part of our ongoing support of St Mary’s hospice in Ulverston, Cumbria, we are trying to raise our clients awareness that they can leave a gift to charity in their will. We have the pleasure to offer our first 10 ebay clients the oppotunity to have their will professionally drafted at a discount rate of £35.00, which is     a huge saving of £65.00! All you have to do to claim your discounted will is to visit our ebay store...