Changes To The Law On Wills And Intestacy

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The Inheritance and Trustees Powers Act 2014 came into force in October 2014 and made a number of changes to the law on wills and intestacy.

Intestacy arises when somebody dies without having made a Will. If you die intestate then the law will state what will happen to your Estate rather than you.

If your circumstances are not straightforward, for example, you may have children from a previous marriage, it is all the more important to make a Will.  If you do not have a Will in place, you should consider whether you would be happy for your estate to be distributed in line with the new Intestacy Rules.

In many cases, a Will is needed to restore balance between competing obligations and responsibilities for which a person is often seeking to provide when they write a Will.

For more information, please contact our Private Client department for expert and professional advice.

Adams Harrison Sponsors Haverhill Triathalon

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Adams Harrison HaverTri Sponsorship Jenny Carpenter and Jack Tappin

Jenny Carpenter, managing partner of Adams Harrison Solicitors, with HaverSports director Jack Tappin.

Haverhill’s triathlon has proud new sponsors in the shape of local solicitors Adams Harrison.

The company is the flagship sponsor of HaverTri, which is being held on Sunday 4 October at Haverhill Leisure Centre after attracting close to 200 triathletes to Haverhill for last year’s inaugural event.

HaverSports is also hosting Haverhill’s first duathlon to simultaneously with the triathlon, with both events raising money for Haverhill Scouts and Guides and being licensed by British Triathlon Federation.

HaverSports director Jack Tappin said: “After last year proved the popularity of triathlon last year I’m hoping to build on the foundation of success and grow HaverTri further this year, particularly with the addition of HaverDua to get those who complain about swimming taking part!

“It’s great that there are businesses like Adams Harrison in Haverhill that are committed to realising athletics events in the town, and I look forward to working with them to deliver another excellent event for Haverhill.”

Adams Harrison Solicitors has entered three relay teams to the Sprint+ race as employees look to show that they can go the distance.

Jenny Carpenter, managing partner at Adams Harrison Solicitors, said: “HaverSports has shown how popular athletics events are to Haverhill and we look forward to seeing hundreds swim, cycle and run round the town in October.

“We’re proud to be supporting HaverTri and realise how important it is for people to keep active while promoting the growth of community events.”

Duncan Batty, group Scout leader at 1st Haverhill, added: “Last year’s HaverTri delivered a welcome boost to our aim of funding new facilities so the children of Haverhill can continue to enjoy Scouting and Guiding. We look forward to seeing even more take part this year in this great community event, as community involvement is what we’re all about.”

You can get full details on HaverHalf and enter here: http://www.entrycentral.com/havertri2015

Adams Harrison HaverTri Sponsorship Group Picture

Jenny Carpenter, managing partner of Adams Harrison Solicitors, with HaverSports director Jack Tappin and 2nd Haverhill Sea Scout leaders Monica Reed (left) and Kerry Meek with members of their troop who will among the beneficiaries of HaverTri 2015