Heppenstalls Support Dementia Friends
Heppenstalls Solicitors are delighted to be supporting the Alzheimer’s Society and Public Health England’s Dementia Friends campaign which is helping people to develop a better understanding of dementia. An introductory presentation by a local Dementia Champion has given our staff more awareness of dementia and the difficulties encountered by sufferers. We provide an environment where people with […]
Update From The President
Update from our Consultant, Andrew Caplen, President of the Law Society of England and Wales. It has been another busy few weeks for Andrew. He travelled to Berlin in March and spoke on the subject of access to justice at a conference comprising senior German lawyers and Government officials. He also attended the Commonwealth Law […]
Heppenstalls Consultant named as one of the 500 most influential people in Britain
Andrew Caplen, a Consultant with Heppenstalls Solicitors of Lymington and New Milton has been named in this year’s Debretts list of the 500 most influential people in Britain, published recently in “The Sunday Times”. The Debretts 500 “is a positive endorsement and recognition of Britain’s 500 most influential people.” The list is compiled annually by […]
Bournemouth & District Law Society Annual Lunch
Heppenstalls attended the Bournemouth District Law Society Annual Lunch 4 February 2015 with guest speaker Dr Phil Hammond. A superb event which everyone enjoyed!
The continued fight against proposed increase to Court Fees
Our consultant, Andrew Caplen, President of the Law Society of England & Wales, continues his fight for access to justice . You may have heard about the cuts to Legal Aid, but now the Ministry of Justice proposes increasing Court fees, that is the fee paid to a Court to start or take steps in […]
Law Society president makes ‘posh bible’ list
Our very own Andrew Caplin, the president of the Law Society, features alongside comedian Russell Brand, former Spice Girl-turned fashion designer Victoria Beckham, Dr Who actor Peter Capaldi (pictured) and singer Ed Sheeran in a list of Britain’s 500 most influential people today. Andrew took office in July and appears in the annual Debrett’s 500, […]
A valid will is the best Christmas present for your family
A properly and professionally drafted will is the best Christmas gift for your loved ones. 30 million UK adults who do not have a will : a staggering number! Legally drafting your final wishes should be top of the to-do list this Christmas. Heppenstalls is a member of the Law Society’s Wills & Inheritance Quality […]
Legal Walk
Our consultant Andrew Caplen, currently President of the Law Society of England and Wales has walked over 65 miles to raise money for charity. Andrew walked the Test Way, starting at Inkpen Beacon on the Hampshire Berkshire border, on his first day walking to Chilbolton. On his second day he walked to Hythe and on […]
Think Of The Children
On the 1st October 2014 the rules of intestacy in England and Wales will change, with the coming into force of the Inheritance and Trustees Powers Act 2014. If you don’t have a legally valid will in place this could affect you. Although the new Act may be good news for some, it highlights that the […]
Notary Training Day
NOTARY TRAINING DAY – MORE HISTORICAL STUFF! Last week I attended a Notary Training Event at Madingley Hall just outside of Cambridge. The Hall is lovely: built round about 1540, in private ownership until 1948, when bought by the University for £50,000. This must have been a huge amount of money in those days, although […]