I have not updated my Will for many years but will need to as my husband has applied for a divorce. I want to leave my entire estate to my daughter, but I want if possible to ensure it goes to her alone and my son-in-law doesn’t benefit. It isn’t that I have anything against him, and they seem to be very happily married, but then I thought I was happily married and my husband just upped and left me for someone half his age after 41 years of marriage. And he benefited from my own inheritance! Can I protect my daughter’s inheritance for her alone?

Robert Williams, who became an equity partner in 2002 and was head of the firm’s Civil Litigation, Personal Injury and Dispute Resolution departments, stepped down to become a Consultant working three days a week, following his appointment as 2025-26 President of Cheshire and North Wales Law Society earlier this month.

Taking Robert’s place as an equity partner is Sarah Talbot, who joined GHP Legal’s litigation team as a Senior Solicitor in 2022. Flintshire raised Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 2013 after studying Law at Liverpool John Moores University part-time whilst raising her children.

My mother has passed away. She was a wealthy woman and I am to inherit half of her estate. However, I already own a high value estate and I know that my own estate will be subject to inheritance tax when I die. Is there any way that I can redirect the inheritance due to me to my children instead, without my own tax position being impacted?

I am a single mum with an autistic daughter aged 17. She is physically able but is non-verbal and will never achieve the mental capacity of an adult. I have taken care of her on my own and fought for her rights all her life. I am now worried what will happen when she reaches 18. Will I still be able to have a say in what happens to her? And what will happen about her financial affairs and well-being if something happens to me?

Emma Simoes and Euros Jones, both partners of GHP Legal, can now exercise rights of audience in all criminal proceedings in the higher courts and judicial review proceedings arising from any criminal cause. This applies to all courts in England and Wales, including Crown Court, Court of Appeal and the House of Lords.

I own a rental property that I bought some years ago with the proceeds of an inheritance. It was always my intention to sell it when I was coming up to retirement age as I don’t have a private pension, but unfortunately ill health is forcing me to retire early. The same tenants have been in the property for several years and we have always got on, but as soon as I mentioned that I was going to have to sell they became quite aggressive and told me I couldn’t evict them under new legislation. What exactly are my rights as a landlord?

A former London School of Economics statistics graduate from St Asaph who changed career and followed his father into law has become the 2025-26 President of Cheshire and North Wales Law Society.