Gary Rycroft

'Practising' law as a solicitor in Lancaster. Writing & talking about law inter alia @MoneyTelegraph & @BBCMorningLive & #BBCRipOffBritain & a bit of gardening

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25 years ago today since I started my solicitor training contract aged 23, full of vigour & enthusiasm ... ⁦& yes I have turned into the crusty old lawyer whose picture I have hanging up in my office ...

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This week is BBC Caring Matters Week. This week, lawyer Gary Rycroft will be tackling your power of attorney questions.

What questions do you have about a Lasting Power of Attorney? Please share your questions below or to [email protected] or via WhatsApp on 0800 032 1100.

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💻 Lawyer Gary Rycroft joins us to explain how you can check in 30 seconds whether your data has been breached and why you may even be entitled to compensation.

Watch 👉 https://t.co/wtHyyA4Rab

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Love thy neighbour as yourself

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🏡 Ask a Lawyer: our reader believes his neighbours using their front garden is too intrusive

Advice from @GaryRycroft here 👇
https://t.co/iRLRH2icVr

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The legal headlines @BBCMorningLive this week are a class action of cautionary tales ⚖️

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The legal headlines @BBCMorningLive this week are a class action of cautionary tales ⚖️

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🥶 £20k lawsuit for being too cold at work?
🌲 £100,000 for chopping down a tree?
🫐 £350 fine for picking berries?

Lawyer @GaryRycroft looks at the headlines and shares the simple checks to ensure this doesn't happen to you.

📺📱 Watch more 👉 https://t.co/WIM1SIIY6c

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They are barking @BBCMorningLive

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Paws and reflect! 🐾 @GethincJones and @HollyHNews put their dog-spotting skills to the test in Guess that Pooch.

For more like this, join us weekday mornings at 9:30 on @BBCOne!

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Heirs Hunters - do’s & don’ts if they contact you ⚖️

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💰 A surprise letter claiming you’ve inherited thousands? Sounds like a scam, but for one man, it was real.

Lawyer @GaryRycroft explains why you should never pay upfront, no matter how convincing it sounds.

📺 Watch in full👉 https://t.co/voAfIoeRaZ

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AI Wills are coming to get you & your inheritance

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🤖📜 Would you trust AI to write your will?

New research says half of UK & US adults would. Lawyer @GaryRycroft breaks down the dos and don'ts.

📺 Watch in full 👉 https://t.co/voAfIofp0x

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Yes you can be fined for driving in sunglasses 🕶️

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🗞️Lawyer @GaryRycroft is back with this week’s legal headlines. Today he takes on this:

"Drivers warned of £5,000 for breaking little-known sunglasses rule"

📺See all of the headlines covered 👉 https://t.co/voAfIofp0x

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Should pets have a legal status more like family members - rather than just be a ‘chattel’….🤔⚖️

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🗞️Lawyer @GaryRycroft with this week’s legal headlines. Today he takes on this:

"Family, not property: new petition seeks to change pets' legal definition"

📺 See all of the headlines covered 👉 https://t.co/voAfIoeRaZ

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@GregLam72 @BBCMorningLive @WordsworthGras Hopefully! Though I was in the Miss Dodgson & Miss Horder cohort! Hope you are well

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Just a little bit of my A Level English rising to the surface ⁦@BBCMorningLive⁩ this week 📺 📖

With apologies to ⁦@WordsworthGras⁩ for fluffing the second line 😔

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@KnealeCindy @BBCMorningLive @WordsworthGras Oh my goodness no grammar school for me. I’m a fully comprehensive Morecambe High School lad 👌

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This video clip was not recorded on a Dash Cam in Luxembourg so it’s ok to post 🤓 ⚖️

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🗞️Lawyer @GaryRycroft is here with this week's Legal Headlines. Today he takes on this:

"European driving law could cost holidaymakers £21,000"

He separates fact from fiction.

Watch in full👉 https://t.co/voAfIoeRaZ

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Always grateful to @Moneybox listeners for sharing their stories but it feels especially important to say so today when the situations being shared are so challenging & emotional 🙏🏼

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The death of a loved one has a huge impact on your life and on your finances.

Today @FelicityHannah talks about managing finances after a bereavement with @GaryRycroft and @mariecurieuk:

LISTEN: https://t.co/ffVU3eHUoL

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Because the law is not always black & white #shoes ⚖️

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🗞️Lawyer @GaryRycroft (and his snazzy shoes) with this week’s legal headlines.

A £75k ‘dine and dash’, the noisy rooster waking neighbours, and why splashing someone with a puddle could land you in hot water 💦

Catch up here 👉 https://t.co/voAfIoeRaZ

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The fake tenants who turned a house into a cannabis farm is one of the most extraordinary stories we have ever covered in 17 series of Rip Off Britain going back to 2009 😱 📺

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Now on @BBCOne, Julia Somerville, @louiseminchin, @GaryRycroft and the #RipOffBritain team investigate fake tenants who turned a home into a cannabis farm, and the animal microchipping service that may make it harder to track down your missing pet.

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Love your neighbour as yourself

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🔨 The #Easter break is a great opportunity to tackle any DIY jobs that need sorting - but knowing your rights could help avoid costly issues further down the line.

Lawyer @GaryRycroft talks through what you need to remember.

https://t.co/21myHAnQJk

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The ‘law of the land’ aka what the law says you should do with invasive plants. And other interesting nuggets. My legal clinic @BBCMorningLive

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🧑‍⚖️ Lawyer @GaryRycroft is here with his legal clinic.

He explains whether you can throw away invasive plant waste into your household bin, and if you are allowed to put scaffolding up in a neighbour's garden to fix your broken roof.

Watch here in full: https://t.co/tbxg6OPTkm

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@lanalushlou @windermerejetty @jonkay01 @BBCBreakfast Please email [email protected]

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What a backdrop 😁

Brilliant to see @windermerejetty hosting this important discussion with @jonkay01 @BBCBreakfast

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On #BBCBreakfast a lively debate on water pollution in Windermere between campaigner Feargal Sharkey and Nigel Wilkinson from the Love Windermere partnership

Catch up via @BBCiPlayer https://t.co/lkHWpQAkts