Lee qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2017. In 2019 he attended Leicester De Montfort University to complete the GDL and LPC and cross qualified to come a Solicitor in 2022.
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Lee KirbySenior SolicitorHe has spent his career to date, approximately 14 years, at a local law firm, before joining Walker Foster in March 2023.
Lee advises on all aspects of Private Client Law, including; Will drafting, Inheritance Tax planning, estate administration, trust creation and administration, General and Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyship applications. He is also an affiliated member of STEP.
Lee has grown up in West Yorkshire and enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. He is big on sport, mainly football, being a lifelong Leeds United fan, as well as rugby league.
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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