Category Archives: Storrar Cowdry Solicitors
Gifting property and assets in your lifetime
Older clients often seek our advice as to the advantages and disadvantages of transferring their home or other property to relatives, even though in some cases they still intend to live in the home. Our advice will of course vary, …
Case Study – Contested Probate Dispute
Storrar Cowdry Solicitor who dealt with the case: Kate Naylor; Litigation Partner What Happened? Our clients were the Executors of their late Uncles’ will (the Will). The Defendant was the daughter of a friend of the Deceased and she claimed that …
The dangers of homemade wills
If your Will is challenged after you die the cost can run to thousands and sometimes hundreds of thousands of pounds in Court proceedings and legal fees. Often these fees are paid out of the estate leaving very little to …
Congratulations to Freddie Storrar as he is elected President of the Cheshire & North Wales Law Society
The Cheshire & North Wales Law Society is committed to representing, supporting and promoting the legal profession of Cheshire and North Wales, both locally and nationally. As the largest legal sector membership organisation in our region, they exist to improve …
What happens to my online accounts and digital assets when I die?
Most of us now have online accounts and digital assets, whether that be passwords for Amazon, our Facebook and ITunes accounts or investments like Bitcoin. Historically, when making a Will, clients have considered standard assets such as houses, bank accounts …
Wills – Divorce & Marriage
At Storrar Cowdry Solicitors we are supporting Resolution “Good Divorce Week” 2020. Clients often ask “what happens to my Will on divorce or if I marry again?” The effect of Divorce on an existing Will There are two stages to …
Good Divorce Week 2020
The Family Department at Storrar Cowdry are supporting Resolution “Good Divorce Week”, 30 November – 4 December. The aim of this initiative is to demonstrate why clients should choose a Resolution member who upholds the Resolution Code which stresses the …
Wills – Remote Witnessing New Rules
New rules have been introduced to allow Wills to be witnessed virtually by video technology. These rules have been introduced as a temporary measure in response to the difficulties caused by lockdown restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rules …
Denise Woodward joins Storrar Cowdry Solicitors, Chester as Solicitor and Partner
Leading North West law firm, Storrar Cowdry has appointed Denise Woodward as Solicitor and Partner in the Family Law Department. Hailing from Chester, Denise is a Solicitor with more than 20 years of experience in family matters involving companies, farms …
Wills and lasting power of attorney – COVID prompts difficult conversations
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to have those difficult conversations that we have been putting off. To put it bluntly more people are talking about dying. As the saying goes “failing to plan is planning to fail” …
