On Friday 4th July, Sir Kier Starmer and his Labour Party were elected to govern the UK. The election of a Labour Government marks a new chapter for England, Wales,...
On the weekend of 3rd and 4th August 2024, we had the pleasure of sponsoring and attending the 2024 Cerebral Palsy International Football Festival in Bristol. The hosts, Bristol City...
If you have a child or children from a previous relationship, there will likely come a time when you want to leave the country with your child, either on holiday...
It is estimated that there are almost 4.9 million leasehold properties in England. Many people are put off from buying a leasehold home because of the length of time remaining...
We are delighted to share that our Court of Protection team has won the LABC Building Excellence Award for ‘Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home’. The team...
Many of us are guilty of throwing those annual pension statements in the bin and promising ourselves that we will sort out our pension at ‘some point’. Unless you’re nearing...
Family law Associate Jeremy Fagan has received a Children Law Accreditation from the Law Society; a recognised quality standard for practitioners representing children in children law proceedings. To achieve this, Jeremy...
Clare’s Law, more formally known as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS), gives people the right to ask the Police if their partner has a previous record of criminal and/or...
Georgina Bryant and Rob Davenport in our Corporate + Commercial team recently advised a client with a number of existing nursery settings on their purchase of a further nursery in...
No matter how amicable you and your ex-partner are, child arrangements can be difficult to agree on. Most couples make it their priority not to let divorce or separation affect...
According to research by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), victims of personal injury continue to face substantial delays in the resolution of their claims through the Motor Insurers’...
Many people believe that once they are legally divorced, it ends their financial obligations towards their ex-spouse. This is not the case: a divorce only ends the marriage contract. Dividing...
Diagnostic overshadowing is a significant issue in the healthcare sector, often leading to serious consequences for patients. The term is mainly used in medical settings but in recent years, recognition and...
Barcan and Kirby is proud to support Baby Loss Awareness Week 2024, which aims to help people understand the impact of baby loss so that no one feels alone. One...
If you have been injured and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to make a personal injury claim. In this short video, our specialist solicitors explain how to...
If you have separated from your ex-partner, you may be worried about having contact with your child or children, even if things are amicable. Even if you and the child’s...
Did you know that you can now qualify as a solicitor via a Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship? Those who have a degree no longer have to add to their university debt,...
In early Autumn 2024, a new programme hit Netflix: ‘My Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage’. Originally a Channel 5 documentary, the show spent a week in Netflix’s Top 10...
A Special Guardianship Order (SGO) is an order that places a child with someone other than their parents until they are 18 years old, when they are unable to live...
When dealing with a difficult dispute at work, protected conversations can be a positive way of resolving things between an employer and an employee. In this blog, our employment lawyers...
Employers have a new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of workers in the course of their employment. This new duty was incorporated into the Equality...
If an employee resigns in the heat of the moment, it can be difficult to know whether this counts as a formal resignation or whether it can be put down...
According to a report by the Women and Equalities Committee, gynaecological conditions, such as endometriosis, are treated inadequately due to delays in the NHS and what they believe to be...
When two unmarried parties can’t agree on property or land ownership, either of them can make an application to the court to decide under an area of law called TOLATA....
Our property litigation solicitors helped to resolve a property ownership dispute between the owners and a former close friend who was claiming beneficial interest. Dispute about property ownership Our clients,...