Tag Archives: legal

The legal status of Almshouse residents

The legal status of Almshouse residents

We can almost sympathise with Anthony De Ritter of the Almshouse Association in his attempt to defend the indefensible (Mature Times, June). No amount of circumlocution can erase the fact that England ...
Charities acting as Executors

Charities acting as Executors

In a recent edition of Mature Times, a question was raised about Executors and whether or not it was possible to appoint a charity to perform that task. Eifron Hopper, Head of Legacies at the RNIB, be ...
Laying down the law

Laying down the law

A sprightly 92-year-old is still laying down the law delivering legal documents and papers for a firm of city solicitors. George Cameron took up his role as messenger at Lawson, Coull & Duncan aft ...
Smoking ban in cars containing children

Smoking ban in cars containing children

Smoking in cars carrying children is set to become illegal in England late next year in the biggest crackdown on lighting up since the ban on smoking in public places in 2007. On Wednesday the governm ...