My son has been sectioned following a bit of a breakdown. His family and I are all confused about what happens next. Does he need to get legal advice/representation and if so, where do we go for it and does he have to pay?

The village Methodist church where my grandparents purchased a double plot and are buried is to be sold at public auction. Sale details state the purchaser will be required to take on the adjacent Burial Ground on a 999-year lease and they must fence it off. They will be responsible for the upkeep of the burial Ground and the Methodist Church ‘will retain a right of access for burial purposes and the visiting of graves’. I regularly visit my grandparents’ grave and hoped when my time came I could be laid to rest there with them. Now I am worried about future access to the plot and ongoing maintenance of the churchyard. Can you provide any clarity?

I have a rare medical condition which took fifteen years to diagnose. That was eight years ago and even though my life expectancy was affected by it I am still doing ok. I have, however, recently concluded it is time to ‘put my affairs in order’ by making a new Will and setting up a Power of Attorney etc. After talking it over with my family I have decided I would like to leave my body to medical science. So, my question is, should I put that in my Will?

Natalie Holloway joined the firm at the end of September, following the retirement of solicitor, Andy Howarth. Based at GHP Legal’s Oswestry office, Natalie has more than ten years’ experience in mental health law and has been a member of the Law Society Mental Health Accreditation Scheme since 2016.

My older brother and I have worked on the family farm since leaving school. I wanted to go to university but Dad wouldn’t let me. He said we need to work as partners and preserve the farm for future generations. The problem is we have no formal partnership. Dad just controls everything and pays us a basic wage. As my brother is now marrying into a neighbouring farming family I’m worried I will get squeezed out and I will have given up the chance of a different career for nothing. Is there any way I could get some kind of financial settlement from the farm to help me go my own way?

A cutting-edge local law firm with a reputation for keeping its feet firmly on the ground when it comes to handling client cases, will this weekend be encouraging participants to lift their feet off the ground in the Chirk Castle Dark Run.

GHP legal, a longtime supporter of local charities and sporting and fitness events, is one of the main sponsors of the event due to take place on Saturday 18^th October in aid of Hope House Children’s Hospice.

My mother is moving into a nursing home but we don’t want to sell her house yet. What is the situation regarding council tax when she is in the home, and what happens about it if she passes away and we then sell it? Would she, or we if she has passed, be liable?

I have put as much as I have been able to into my pension pot to fund my retirement. Now, just when I am thinking about retiring, it seems that what’s left of that pension pot when I die could be taxed at 40% rather than being passed on to my wife in full. Do I need to update my Will and include my pension in it?

Leading North Wales and Shropshire law firm, GHP Legal, has announced the qualification of one of its paralegals as a solicitor, after she successfully completed her training contract with the firm on 2^nd October 2025.

I joined a gym after moving into the area. I had to sign up to a year’s membership, but after 2 visits in 2 weeks decided it wasn’t for me as I was less fit than I’d thought. I asked to cancel the membership but my request was refused. I queried the ‘cooling off’ period but was told it did not apply because I had already used the gym. I was really upset and cancelled my standing order, but now I have received a notice from debt collectors. What should I do?