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Trust Mismanagement: Cornwall Couple Faces £12,000 Loss

12/19/2025

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Lee Jackson, 50, and Joyce Gifford, 72, of Cornwall, signed homes into trusts with McClure solicitors, hoping to shield them from care fees.
Jackson lost £12,000 to dissolve his trust after claiming he was misled.
Gifford discovered she was no longer the legal owner after McClure's bankruptcy, saying she was misled.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority criticized Jones Whyte and called for stricter asset protection-trust rules.
McClure's former director denies wrongdoing.

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Lee Jackson, 50, and Joyce Gifford, 72, of Cornwall, signed homes into trusts with McClure solicitors, hoping to shield them from care fees.
Jackson lost £12,000 to dissolve his trust after claiming he was misled.
Gifford discovered she was no longer the legal owner after McClure's bankruptcy, saying she was misled.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority criticized Jones Whyte and called for stricter asset protection-trust rules.
McClure's former director denies wrongdoing.