Legal Pass it on The BPA Lawline team will be at Parkex answering members questions on pressing legal matters. They are also focusing their attention on an issue that we all need to address: writing a will. Derek Millard-Smith and James Harvey explain more arkex is returning with a bang for the first time in two years. We are as excited as everyone else to attend the centrepiece event of the parking calendar and catch up with you all in person. On 14 and 15 June, a team from JMW Solicitors will don their BPA Lawline hats and be at the event should you wish to discuss any legal query both parking and nonparking related. Remember BPA Lawline offers free initial legal advice to all BPA members across the full range of legal services. You can find us on and around the BPA stand just ask for us. We are facing huge changes to the parking sector in the coming years and many of you are busy putting in place measures to protect the future of the organisations you own or work for. However, what about you and your family? Have you done the same for yourself and put in place plans for your future and beyond? In light of the upcoming changes and also the impact we have all felt of the Covid pandemic, we decided to focus this article and at our time at Parkex on a key personal task that many of us overlook, writing a will. P No time like the present BPA Lawline offers free initial legal advice to all BPA members across the full range of legal services. You can find us on and around the BPA stand just ask for us I often hear people say that they dont need to put a will in place because everyone knows what I want to happen. Whether loved ones know or not, if you have not left a will, your estate must be distributed following the Intestacy Rules, which do not include unmarried partners, stepchildren, or your favourite charities, says Joe Cobb, partner and head of department of JMWs wills, trusts and estate planning department. People often also say: I dont want to think about something so morbid or negative. Putting a will in place is actually a really positive act. You are setting out what you want to happen and providing guidance and reassurance for those who will have to deal with your affairs after youve gone. More than 60 per cent of us fail to have a will in place by the time we die. It is an important consideration for us all, and taking that first step could remove a lot of problems for the loved ones we leave behind. 34 PN June 2022 pp34-35 Legal.indd 34 24/05/2022 11:43