Want to know more about how to make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)? An LPA can help give peace of mind that your best interests will be protected in the event that you lose capacity to make decisions about your health, welfare, money or property in the future.
The University of Portsmouth's General Legal Advice Clinic is holding a special LPA day on Tuesday 18 June.
Staff, students and members of the public can make an appointment with our Law students, who will help create an online account with the Office of the Public Guardian and to complete one or both of the LPA forms.
A limited number of appointments, which last 1.5 hours, are available at 10am, 12 noon and 2pm.
Appointments are in-person at the clinic offices in the University's Portland Building and will take up to 1.5 hours. Contact [email protected] to make an appointment, using LPA Day in the subject line.
If you live or work in the Portsmouth area, you can get free and confidential legal advice from our General Legal Advice Clinic.
You'll receive advice from our students studying law degrees in the Portsmouth Law School. Their advice is guided by qualified solicitors and an experienced tutor.
They'll help you on the day with general information or advice on most civil law subjects including:
- Consumer problems: Can I cancel my mobile phone contract? How do I make a claim in the small claims court? How do I make a claim in the county court?
- Landlord and tenant problems: Can I leave my tenancy early? How do I get my tenancy deposit back?
- Employment and other work issues: My employer has not paid me, what can I do? Can my employer make me come into work on bank holidays? What can I do about bullying at work? What rights do I have if I'm made redundant or dismissed?
- Contact with children: How can I arrange contact with my child or grandchild?
- Power of attorney and guardianship issues: What happens if I am unable to deal with my own affairs and need someone to act on my behalf? How do I make a will to ensure anything I own is distributed to those I care about?
- Family law: What are the grounds for divorce? What do I have to do after someone dies?
They can't give advice on issues to do with immigration and nationality, criminal law or criminal proceedings.
The Clinic has been open since January 2013 and helps more than 200 clients resolve their legal issues each year.
Appointments are available from October to July on Mondays and Wednesdays. To book an appointment, email [email protected], or telephone 07711 389522 or 02392 844114.
