Updates + Media

  • Select Categories

  • Reset

    Reset
Results 12

Blogs

Looking after children’s mental health during divorce or separation

As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, we focus on the well-being of children whose parents are going through a divorce or separation. It’s well known that children can suffer...

child-handing-white-flower-to-adult More Blogs

Blogs

What are employers’ responsibilities when it snows?

We had numerous weather warnings and we knew snow was coming our way, but how many employers planned in advance? It’s likely that managers, heads of departments etc. within companies will...

empty-forest-road-in-winter-snow More Blogs

Blogs

Bristol Deliveroo riders to strike for their employment rights

Deliveroo riders in Bristol have announced an all-out strike today (Friday 18th January 2019) from 6pm until Saturday. The couriers will gather in the city centre this evening in a...

cyclist-delivering-food More Blogs

Blogs

Do I need a Declaration of Trust when buying a property?

In all the excitement of a new home together, it’s easy to forget to take steps to formalise your legal position or protect the money you’ve invested. Discussing a Declaration...

child-putting-coin-into-piggy-bank More Blogs

Blogs

Do I need a Will?

It’s estimated that over 60% of British adults do not have a Will. Like home insurance, Wills are optional; you don’t have to have one but the consequences of not...

family-members-placing-hands-together More Blogs

Blogs

Gifts in the Court of Protection for Deputies and Attorneys

The Court of Protection recently decided that an Attorney appointed under a Lasting Power of Attorney was allowed to make gifts from the funds of his mother totalling over £7m....

present-with-red-bow More Blogs

Blogs

Landlords: no EPC = no tenant

An Energy Performance Certificate (‘EPC’) is not only beneficial in ensuring homes meet efficiency targets but it allows occupiers to identify areas for improvement when it comes to energy consumption....

person-handing-over-green-keys-in-hand More Blogs

Blogs

Return of the Probate Tax: What does it mean?

The government has announced that it has resurrected its 2017 plan to implement an enormous increase in probate application fees for higher-value estates in England and Wales. While the new...

close-up-of-person-signing-document More Blogs

Blogs

Do I really need a solicitor?

If you find yourself in a dispute with someone and you are considering taking them to court, or if someone is taking you to court, you may ask yourself the...

chess-pieces-facing-eachother More Blogs

Blogs

Protect your loved ones this ‘Write a Will’ fortnight

No one wants to think about what would happen to our loved ones if we weren’t around, so it’s no surprise that the idea of making a Will is not...

elderly-hands-on-top-of-eachother More Blogs

Blogs

What is the Court of Protection and how can it help me?

The Court of Protection deals with the affairs of people who lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves. Loss of capacity to make decisions can happen to any of...

upshot-of-court-building More Blogs

Blogs

Owens v Owens: Supreme Court rules against wife in ‘desperately unhappy marriage’

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a wife seeking to divorce her husband, in a judgment which highlights once again the need for no-fault divorce to be introduced....

two-wedding-rings-on-book More Blogs
Page 19 of 27

    Close

    How can we help you?


    We’re here to help. Please fill in the form and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Or call us on 0117 325 2929.