There are terms and conditions applied to the scheme, your use of our Free Will Service is governed by the following Terms and Conditions.

• You must be aged 18 or over to use the Service.
• For mirror Wills only one person needs to be 18 or over.
• There is no obligation on users of the Service to leave a gift to Cancer Research UK.
• Users of the service are limited to 3 free Will writing consultations under this scheme. This includes new Wills and changes to existing Wills.
• Cancer Research UK reserves the right to withdraw the Free Will Service.
• We understand that you may want your gift to go towards research into a certain type of cancer or to provide support in your local area. We will endeavour to meet this wish as far as is reasonably possible.

Cancer Research UK pays for supporters to write a ‘simple’ Will, mirror Will, single Codicil or mirror Codicil, as this helps to drive income from gifts in Wills by removing the need for supporters to pay for their Will. Cancer Research UK does not pay for more complicated Wills as this would negatively impact the charity’s return on investment beyond its current desire.  If the costs of writing your Will exceed this fixed sum you are responsible for the additional amount. When giving instructions to your solicitor you should check that the cost of the Will is covered by the Free Will Service.

Please note your solicitor alone, not Cancer Research UK, has control of and is responsible for preparing your Will.

Hindle Campbell participate in the Free Will Service and are registered and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority* (SRA). Hindle Campbell are independent of Cancer Research UK and participating in the Free Will Service does not imply a recommendation by Cancer Research UK.

There are endless reasons why everybody should have a Will but the following ten reasons are perhaps the most common:

• To ensure your estate passes to the people/charities etc. that you want it to
• Minimise any inheritance tax implications on your estate
• Avoid the Rules of Intestacy governing the distribution of your estate.
• To leave specific items, property or cash amounts to the people of your choice
• If you have step children or have entered into a second marriage
• If you are cohabiting with your partner and also if you are married
• If you have business assets
• To make provisions for your funeral wishes

It is important to make a Will and what better incentive for you to meet and discuss your requirements?

This would be applying for them to be removed from the appointment. There are very specific grounds by which you can do this and at Hindle Campbell Law we can advise you about this and how to proceed.

By this appointment you will safeguard your assets for your benefit in the future if needed. If you do not have a Lasting Power of Attorney in place and you become incapable to manage your own affairs, there is a costly and lengthy process by which a court can appoint someone for you. This can seriously deplete your assets and might not be what you would want .

A Health and Welfare Lasting Powers of Attorney allows you to appoint people you trust to make decisions on your behalf should you become incapable of doing so yourself. This could be in relation to medical treatment, who you see, or where you live. You might have made a living Will which provided for this, but if it was made before 2007 it might not still be valid and should be updated.

Some health authorities will also only accept living Wills that are less than 12 months old.

With something as important as your future health and welfare you want to make sure that it is the people you chose and trust that make the decisions for you if needed.

Hindle Campbell Law has over 35 years experience in these matters. In this ever changing complex economic climate we aim to help our clients by giving clear uncomplicated advice on all these topics.

This can be over the value of Assets the interpretation of a Will clause, validity of a Will, beneficiary provisions and omitted beneficiaries. Where there is no Will and the Estate is intestate claims can be raised contrary to the statutory provisions.

Some of the concerns we can help you with are:

• You are entitled to more from a deceased Estate than provided for in a Will.
• Some beneficiaries are not entitled to what is being provided for in a Will.
• The deceased was under duress when making the Will.
• The deceased was not of sound mind when making the Will.
• Someone is disputing what you are entitled to in a Will.
• You dispute the Estate distribution in an Intestate Estate.

We provide a free consultation to advise you of your options if you have any concerns about Wills and Probate concerning you or your family.