Katie qualified as a solicitor in 2009, having completed an English Literature and Language and Linguistics degree from Leeds University and studying the Post Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in York.
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Katie HindmarshSenior SolicitorKatie’s career has been spent practicing law in West and North Yorkshire, specialising in Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and Court of Protection work including deputyship applications. Katie is a full member of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) and the Society for Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Katie enjoys providing support to her clients during times which can be stressful and daunting, and has a particular interest in elderly client matters.
Katie was delighted to re-join the private client team at the Harrogate office in April 2023, having previously been a member of the private client team at Walker Foster at Ilkley in 2016.
In Katie’s spare time, she is kept busy by her young family and enjoys spending time with them in the Yorkshire Dales and Scottish Highlands when she gets the chance
"Many thanks for these documents and for all of your work done on my behalf. Your professionalism, clarity, and warmth were much appreciated."
Many people assume that only someone named in a Will can challenge it. In reality, a person does not always need to be included as a beneficiary to contest a Will. In certain circumstances, someone who has been left out may still have legal standing to bring a claim.
When buying or selling a business, the sale documentation must clearly set out who is responsible if something later goes wrong. Two of the most important protections in a business sale are warranties and indemnities.
The requirement to be physically present is absolute. A signature cannot be witnessed online via a video call like Zoom or FaceTime, or even through a window.
A power of attorney does not continue after death. When the donor dies, the authority granted to the attorney ends immediately. There is no grace period, and the attorney stops acting from the point of the donor’s death.
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