Rugby League World Cup 2013

This week Christiaan Roets of the Wales Rugby League World Cup squad and the North Wales Crusaders took some time out of his busy schedule to come and have a photo in our Wrexham office with Directors David Parry and Ian Lewis. 

As ever we are thrilled to be a part of Rugby League in the Wrexham area, and when we found out the biggest competition of all, the Rugby League World Cup was coming to Wrexham, we simply had to get involved. 

Working together with the North Wales Crusaders, we purchased 100 tickets to Sunday's match between Wales and the USA at the Glyndwr University stadium, and selected local primary school Barkers Lane to go and support the Welsh team and soak up the atmosphere. 10 lucky pupils will also get to parade around the pitch before kick off in front of what is sure to be a huge crowd, and hopefully they will catch the bug for watching the sport and maybe even giving it a try.

We are thrilled such a prestigious event has come to Wrexham and we will be there in force to support the Welsh team on Sunday afternoon! Good Luck Lads!

From Left to Right: Director - David Parry, Wales squad member Christiaan Roets and Director Ian Lewis

Fees Cut for Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA)

Anyone applying to register a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) at the Office of the Public Guardian will now be helped by a 15% cut in the application fee announced by Justice Minister Helen Grant.

From 1 October 2013 the application fees for registering LPAs and the older Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) will both be reduced from £130 to £110.

LPAs and EPAs are legal documents which allow the applicant to appoint someone they know and trust to make decisions about their health and welfare or financial affairs if they were to lose capacity in the future.

 Justice Minister Helen Grant highlighted the importance of getting legal affairs in order;

'It is really important that people consider making a lasting power of attorney – it means that as they get older, or if they have issues with their health, they have the peace of mind from knowing that the important decisions about their life will be taken by someone they know and trust, if they ever lost capacity.'

At Allington Hughes we have a team that specialises in matters such as Lasting Powers of Attorney and welcome all contact regarding questions or queries.

Wrexham - 01978 291000
Chester - 01244 312166
Llanrwst - 01492 641222

Steve Davies is a Director and head of the Managing Your Future and the Wills, Trusts and Probate departments.

Rod Spencer Joins Allington Hughes Law

Allington Hughes is thrilled to welcome another highly experienced solicitor to our team.

Rod Spencer has over 35 years of experience as a solicitor and practised on Hoole Road in Chester until retirement from sole practice in September 2013.

Rod will take up a role as consultancy solicitor in our Chester office as of 1st October, adding a great amount of experience and knowledge to the firm.

Rod has a particular interest in property transactions, wills and probate and all elderly client matters.

It is a real pleasure to welcome Rod to the firm and we wish him every success in his time at Allington Hughes.

Rodney Spencer will be a consultant practising in our Chester office