Are you responsible for someone who lacks the mental capacity to manage their financial affairs? If so, if they have not made either an Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney appointing you in an official capacity, you will need to make an application to the Court of Protection to be appointed as their Deputy.
A Deputyship Order is an Order from the Court of Protection authorising someone to manage the Financial Affairs of the person who lacks mental capacity. In certain circumstances, the Court can also make Deputyship Orders relating to Health and Welfare matters.
A common scenario triggering the need for a Deputyship Order, is where a parent has been discharged from hospital and a Nursing Home needs to be found for that individual. This will necessitate the signing of a contract with a Nursing Home and payment of the Care Home fees. It is not possible to have access to an individual’s finances, nor contract on their behalf without legal authority either in the form of an Enduring or Lasting Power of Attorney, or a Deputyship Order.
We recommend that everyone makes a Lasting Power of Attorney, so that in the event of mental incapacity, important decisions can be made by someone you know and trust. However, if such documentation is not in place, we are specialists in the Deputyship application process and can assist you throughout the procedure.
For further information or advice, please contact us on (01267) 237441 or e-mail us at mail@utk.co.uk

Sometimes, particularly if you have inherited assets from someone else, you may find that they are held through a trust – in other words a legal entity under which one or more persons known as the trustees) hold the assets (the trust fund) on behalf of others (the beneficiaries).

These trusts can rumble on for a number of years and the original intention of the person who set up the trust may have passed e.g. the trust may have been intended for educational purposes or to provide a form of protection over the assets for the benefit of the beneficiary but this need may now have passed. Read more →

Rydym yn hapus iawn unwaith eto eleni i noddi Sioe Amaethyddol Clwb Ffermwyr Ifanc San Clêr a Sioe Amaethyddol Pontargothi.

Cynhelir Sioe Amaethyddol CFfI Sanclêr ar y 21 o Fai 2016 ym maes Sioe’r Siroedd Unedig yn Nantyci.

Bydd Sioe Amaethyddol Pontargothi yn cael ei chynnal ar ddydd Sadwrn y 28 o Fai 2016 ar faes y sioe yn y pentref.

Bydd gennym stondin yn y ddwy sioe a gobeithiwn weld ffrindiau hen a newydd yn galw heibio ac yn ymuno â ni am ychydig o luniaeth ysgafn.

Dymunwn bob llwyddiant i Bwyllgorau’r ddwy sioe gan obeithio y bydd y tywydd yn garedig wrthynt.

We at Ungoed-Thomas and King are delighted to hear about the potential of a new marina that forms part of Carmarthenshire County Council’s proposed multi million pound regeneration plan and the inevitable consequent boost to the local economy. The regeneration is well underway with a number of ambitious developments such as Canolfan S4C Yr Egin which will serve as a hub for the development of creative industries throughout Wales and the further development of the link to the Swansea Bay City region.

It therefore seems timely to remind our followers of the range of services that we can offer to these new businesses and the wider public.

We can offer advice on drafting Terms and Conditions of Business, Employment Contracts and Office Manuals, Employment advice, Partnership Agreements and reviewing leasehold terms. Whether you are a new start up that needs to put such documents and policies in place, or an existing business that needs to review your policies to ensure they are ‘fit for purpose’, we can help you.

We can also assist in Debt Recovery with our competitive fixed scale of fees for this type of work.

Should you wish to discuss any of these services, please contact Evelyn James on (01267) 237441 or contact her on evelyn.james@utk.co.uk

We are also able to offer a free initial 30 minute diagnostic interview to discuss your matter.

We were pleased to sponsor again the Open Maiden Race in the South Pembrokeshire Hunt Point to Point Races, which were held at Lydstep on Easter Monday.

The winner of the race was Sandeel Bay and Mr Adam Bruce of Ungoed-Thomas and King is pictured below presenting the trophy to the owner Mr D Rees of Tivyside Club.