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What are my rights as a minority shareholder?
A majority shareholder owns 50% or more of the shares in a company. They will generally govern the running of the business and can prevent a minority shareholder from making...
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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...
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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...
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Case Studies
Case study: constructive dismissal claim against employer
Our client came to our employment law solicitors whilst she was experiencing a complete breakdown of trust and confidence in her working relationship with her employer. Her employer had breached...
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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...
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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...
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Why staying on civil terms during divorce will benefit your children
There’s been so much of a surge in January divorce enquiries in recent years that the first Monday of the New Year is now known as ‘D-Day’, or ‘Divorce Day’,...
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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...
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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....
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Firm News
‘The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes’
In November of this year, The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes opened as part of a Channel 4 programme to raise awareness of dementia and remove the stigma around the disease....
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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....
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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...
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