We are delighted to announce that Fidelis Legal Services Director and Chief Legal Officer, Helen Claydon, recently achieved ‘Highly Commended’ at the 2025 Probate Industry Awards.

In this case study our client had concerns about their daughter's vulnerability to coercive and controlling behaviour.

APTs provide strong protection for an Estate and how it is distributed. This case study covers an abusive son being stopped from inheriting.

Case Study - Well prepared APT, Asset Protection Trust, offers protection for somebody’s Estate even through a lengthy legal challenge.

In this case study we assisted a family with nine beneficiaries, each of whom needed to be treated differently regarding their inheritance.

Many people believe that a Trust is solely for the benefit of the wealthy or celebrities. Quite simply, this is not the case.

We are excited to share that Fidelis Legal Services have been nominated as finalists in two categories at this year's Modern Law Awards.

In certain circumstances and for limited reasons, you can challenge a Will and ask that it is deemed invalid.

During probate executors have a responsibility to do everything possible to find all the beneficiaries.

This means is that we have a digital footprint that reaches far and wide but what happens to this when we pass away?

If you own a business, then it is even more important to make sure that you create a Will.

A dementia diagnosis does not instantly mean that someone cannot say who their money and their possessions should go to when they pass away.