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Who is Paul Darnborough
I am a Solicitor with over 35 years of experience in the Law. I entered the legal profession to help people, and this is still my motivation and drive.
I am a trained advocate and a trained mind with skills inside and outside the courtroom. In my 35 years in the legal profession, I have seen how important listening, preparation, and experience are, and can offer you a comfortable and attentive service, empathic to your needs.
I consider it a privilege to be able to use my legal skills and experience in a significant and positive way.
My Qualifications
- Law Degree Newcastle University 1985.
- Qualified Solicitor – Supreme Court 1992.
- Higher Rights Advocate – Supreme Court 1995.
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. (Trusts) Qualified 2015.
Areas of Work
- Reputation Management
- Personal Matters
- Preparing Your Will
- Commercial Matters
- Family Life
Experience
- Qualified as a Solicitor in 1992, having studied Law at Newcastle University, and in 2005 gained my qualification and Higher Rights of Audience to address the Crown and Higher courts.
- Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and hold the STEP Certificate for Trust and Estate Planning.
- Worked in a legal aid practice in Moss Side training to obtain my Higher Rights of Audience in the Crown and Supreme Courts.
- Director of Ancoats Dispensary Trust. Hulme Community Garden Centre. I am an active member of the Dying Matters Coalition, and also Solicitors for the Elderly.
- Appointed a Free Will Writer for Cancer Research UK and the National Free Wills Network
A Life in Law has Taught me…
- It’s almost never as bad as it seems
- There is always a result and you will get through it.
- If I can help you and solve your legal problem I’d be glad to.
- If I can’t I will tell you so and recommend the best person for you. If I know them.
- I will not turn a £1000 problem into a £2000 bill and the rest. An agreed price will be stuck to. If you follow my advice. The rest well you’re paying for it.
- Just for you. Free telephone consultations are available.
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Trusts
The 6 Duke of Westminster died in August 2016. Leaving the bulk of his £9 Billion Estate to his eldest son Hugh, who at 25 year of age became the 7th Duke of Westminster. Unlike the rest of us, if Gerald ( the deceased Duke) had left his estate in a Will. Giving everything to …
The Will of Unintended Consequences
Can You Make a Will? “Can you make a Will for my friend Brian?” Asked his best friend Ally “Yes” “Can you make it soon? He’s ill” “Yes I but will need a letter from his Doctor saying he has ‘capability to make the Will he wishes to make. Meaning he has mental capacity.” “Yes, …
The Care Act 2014
The Care Act 2014 is a dramatic peace of legislation. It aims to modernise adult social care law and create a holistic framework for We at Paul Darnborough Legalare concerned that the act is not capable of delivering all that it offers. Indeed it is the failings in delivery of the services statutorily required that …
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