Phillpa Bruce-Kerr of Rickerbys LLP appointed Gloucestershire regional co-ordinator of solicitors for the elderly - June 09

Private Client solicitor, Phillipa Bruce-Kerr of Cheltenham based solicitors Rickerbys LLP (Rickerbys) has been appointed as the Regional Co-ordinator for the Gloucestershire Region of the national association 'Solicitors for the Elderly' (SFE).

SFE is an association of lawyers who specialise in legal services for older people. Members of SFE have a wealth of experience within this key legal area and they are required to have spent a substantial amount of time working for elderly clients. The aim of this national association is to improve the knowledge and service provided for the older people and their carers on legal issues including, tax planning, wills, enduring powers of attorney, long-term social and health care and other retirement issues.

Phillipa will be responsible for running the local branch of SFE. This role will involve holding meetings with SFE members to discuss issues in the field of elderly client law, organising training sessions with experts in the field who will give lectures and discussions with the group. She will help ensure that local solicitors have the requisite knowledge to be able to give the best legal advice to their clients. Phillipa will be the main point of contact with the national group ensuring that information is disseminated to her local members. Phillipa will also be the local ambassador for SFE, making contact with appropriate local organisations to raise awareness of elderly client issues and also be a key point of contact for legal advice in this area.

Rickerbys, the Cheltenham based solicitors, provides a variety of specialist legal services to both commercial and private clients. The firm has a team of lawyers who specialise in legal issues affecting the older people. Phillip’s new role as Gloucestershire Regional Co-ordinator of SFE will provide clients with the assurance that Rickerbys has wide ranging expertise in providing legal services for the elderly.

On the 25th June Rickerbys launches a series of events aimed at those needing private client legal services.

Phillipa Bruce-Kerr of Rickerbys said:

"I have been specialising in legal services for older people for many years, and am looking forward my new role as Gloucestershire Regional Co-ordinator. This means that I will be able to continue my development in this area, as well as helping other legal professionals to do the same, so that I am able to give both my clients and colleagues first class legal advice in a field of law which is constantly evolving, as the requirements of the elderly population change.”