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Barcan and Kirby had the honour of sponsoring the Bristol Women in Business Charter Five-Year Impact Celebration, which took place on 28th April at Bristol City Hall. The exclusive gathering...
The Transparency Project is a pilot scheme that allows journalists to report directly from family courts. It was rolled out in 2023 and has recently been extended across England and...
By law, employees have a legal right to 52 weeks’ maternity leave, but it’s not always clear what an employee’s maternity or parental rights are when they are on a...
Our Court of Protection lawyers recently helped a client recover a settlement he was entitled to from his life cover policy, after his partner, the sole Trustee, lost capacity. Background...
Charlotte Tracy, Senior Associate in our Medical Negligence team, recently helped a client (Janet) claim compensation for the avoidable death of her husband, John. Names are anonymised to protect the...
There are many decisions you need to make when considering separation or divorce, such as how you will divide your finances and arrangements for your children. Many couples want to...
According to the Alzheimer’s Society, one in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime. Despite this, many people don’t realise what would happen to...
What is surrogacy, and how is it governed? Society has changed, and surrogacy has become more common. Celebrities have brought this to the forefront of discussion, but surrogacy is not...
The legal requirements for intended parents in surrogacy In 2019, the law changed to allow a single person to apply for a Parental Order and become a child’s legal parent....
What are the legal requirements for surrogates? In the third episode of our surrogacy podcast, Barcan and Kirby’s surrogacy solicitors, Charmaine Moger and Charlotte Wait, explain who can become a...
The future of surrogacy: why is there a need for reform? In the final episode of our surrogacy podcast, Barcan and Kirby’s surrogacy solicitors, Charmaine Moger and Charlotte Wait, look...
In April 2025, Disney+ released a gripping new programme, ‘The Stolen Girl’. The concept, albeit a bit far-fetched, is every parent’s worst nightmare. The thriller depicts a family’s turmoil after...
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has been managing a cyber security incident, which involves an attack on the Agency’s digital services. These digital services are used by legal aid providers,...
Inclusivity goes far beyond awareness initiatives such as International Women’s Day and Pride. To build an inclusive workplace, all employees should be valued, treated fairly and given equal opportunities throughout...
We are thrilled to share that we are an official sponsor of Gromit Unleashed 3, which returns to Bristol this Summer. This is the highly anticipated fourth edition of the...
We’ve all seen in films and TV programmes when someone threatens to remove a family member from their Will and angrily rips it up after a disagreement. While ripping up...
Not long after the merger that formed Barcan and Kirby, our Corporate and Commercial team was established. At the helm was Georgina Bryant, who joined us with several years’ experience...
Our specialist birth injury solicitors helped a first-time mother claim compensation after she suffered a misdiagnosed perineal tear during the delivery of her baby. Incorrect diagnosis of perineal tear Following...
Our employment law solicitors helped secure increased compensation in a settlement agreement for an employee who was facing redundancy. Selected for redundancy Our client came to our employment lawyers after...
While it’s common for a friend or family member to be appointed a Deputy (also known as a ‘lay Deputy’), this is not always possible or appropriate. Not everyone has...
Email is now one of the most used forms of communication, and it is rare to come across a situation where sending documents via email is either not accepted or...
The Government has now published a roadmap, setting out the timings of new employment rules under the Employment Rights Bill. These new laws will affect both employers and employees. Employment...
Costs orders are rare in child law cases as the court focuses on the child’s best interests, rather than rewarding or punishing the parents; however, they are becoming more common....
It’s a common presumption that once you make a Will, that’s it; it is set in stone, and your estate will be distributed per that document. Unfortunately, this is not...
While pensions are included with other assets and liabilities when dividing finances during divorce, separation or civil partnership dissolution, the way the law deals with public sector pensions makes things...
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