Stepping up

Claire Elphick and Isabel Warne are two of the solicitors in our Wills, Trusts, Probate and Taxation Team. They have both recently passed the first paper of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Diploma. more...

Gilbert Stehens raise £1500 for charity

On Sunday 6 July a team from Gilbert Stephens overcame wet and very muddy conditions to take part in the Race for Life event at Killerton, Devon. Congratulations to the team who braved appalling conditions to raise £1500 in order to support Cancer Research UK's life-saving work. more...

Frances Grace Canning joins Gilbert Stephens

The partners are pleased to announce that Frances Grace Canning's practice merged with Gilbert Stephens on 3rd March 2008 more...

Sorry Darling, but Tax planning Wills are not dead!

Should anyone suggest to you that the announcement made by the Chancellor (Alistair Darling) on 9 October 2007 to double the inheritance tax threshold for couples means that tax planning Wills are a thing of the past, then think about the following situations: more...

Lasting Powers of Attorney

From 1st October 2007 in the event you want someone to look after either your financial affairs, or make decisions about your health and welfare in the event you become unable to manage your own affairs, you will require a Lasting Power of Attorney more...