Powers of Attorney

Ordinary Powers of Attorney (Section 10)

This covers decisions about your financial affairs and is valid while you have mental capacity. It is suitable if you need cover for a temporary period (hospital stay or holiday) or if you find it hard to get out, or you want someone to act for you.

Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA)

These can be prepared and registered on your behalf and tailored to your individual circumstances by our experienced and helpful lawyers. We an also assist the Attorneys with their duties.

These cover decisions about your financial affairs and/or your health and care. They can come into effect either if you lose mental capacity or if you no longer want to make decisions for yourself. You could set up an LPA if you want to make sure you are covered in the future.

Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA)

EPAs were replaced by LPAs in October 2007. However, if you made and signed an EPA before 1 October 2007, it should still be valid. An EPA covers decisions about your property and financial affairs and can be used if you have mental capacity but want someone to act on your behalf. Should you lose mental capacity, however, the EPA must be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian and our experienced lawyers are able to assist with this process.