Fiona Heald
Fiona Heald is a partner in the private wealth team at Moore Barlow, and chair of the Private Client Section committee.
OpinionField of dreams
Fiona Heald introduces our special edition of PS, aimed at those in the early stages of their private client career, or considering this field as a specialism, and explains why she chose private client, and why she still loves it now
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Back to basics: Wills, trusts and care home fees
Fiona Heald reviews the basics on wills, estate planning and the problem of care home fees.
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Home comforts
Fiona Heald explains how the Section and the Law Society are continuing to work behind the scenes this summer to support private client members
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Strange days
Fiona Heald talks about the challenges of working as a private client practitioner during lockdown
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Morning matters
Fiona Heald explains how we’re trialling a new early start for some Section events, based on feedback from last year’s equality and diversity survey
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Decisions, decisions
While the Brexit impasse continues, Fiona Heald reports on some good news
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Turn of events
Fiona Heald looks back at the annual conference, and ahead to our upcoming events and how we’re looking to support you in the year ahead
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Keep on moving
As the pace of life continues to accelerate, Fiona Heald considers what keeps a career in private client interesting and engaging
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Feeling the heat
Fiona Heald laments further disruption to the probate process as the government carries on with its courts reform programme
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Speaking from experience
Fiona Heald shares her frustration that solicitors’ knowledge and experience seems to count for less these days in the eyes of the public
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Concerned caller
Despite the news that investigations into lasting powers of attorney are on the rise, Fiona Heald has noticed a trend in members of the public struggling to get their concerns taken seriously. Here she explains what you can do if you get a call asking for help
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Capacity confusion
Modern institutions are well-equipped to handle a person’s death. So why do so many struggle once someone has lost capacity, asks Fiona Heald
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Face to face
Fiona Heald recaps her highlights from this year’s annual conference, and recalls standout past events
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Practically speaking
There is a plethora of training available for private client solicitors, but the practical detail is invariably lacking, says Fiona Heald. She explains how the Private Client Section is trying to do things differently
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Don't bank on it
Fiona Heald wonders whether the unstoppable rise of internet and mobile banking is leading to a generation ignorant of the basics of banking, and leaving many older people behind
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Under review
Private Client Section committee chair Fiona Heald reviews a new title on the financial abuse of the elderly
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Charm offensive
Fiona Heald muses on how to attract more young solicitors into private client work
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Heald firm
Our new chair, Fiona Heald, discusses the two private client issues closest to her heart.
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Back to Basics: Funding of care fees
Melinda Giles and Fiona Heald outline the three main ways government will assist with care fees for a person going into care – through the local authority; NHS continuing healthcare; and section 117 funding – and explain when it is possible to claim, how to claim, and what is and ...
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Too simple?
The simplification of lasting powers of attorney may encourage more people to make one, but the changes also remove certain safeguards, which could lead to abuse of the system. Fiona Heald explains
