by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Divorce, News
By Louise Martin, Head of Family Law As of 8th June we know that the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act will come into force on 6th April 2022. This law, which was given Royal Assent in Summer 2020, changes the complexion of divorce, making it no longer essential...
by admin | May 31, 2021 | Lasting Power of Attorney, News
By Sarah McDermott, Private Client Paralegal A Lasting Power of Attorney is a document whereby you appoint someone, whom you trust, to act on your behalf in relation to your financial affairs and your health and welfare. Anybody over the age of 18 can make a Lasting...
by admin | May 27, 2021 | Family Law, News
By Kim Mapperson, Solicitor The government’s Domestic Abuse Bill, which will provide new protection for victims of abuse, has received the Royal Assent and is therefore now an Act of Parliament. Legal abuse will be given a legal definition for the first time in...
by admin | May 7, 2021 | Family Law, News, Separating
By Kim Mapperson, Family Solicitor & Armed Forces Covenant Coordinator A question we are commonly asked as experienced family law solicitors is whether, as a separated family, you can take your children abroad? Assuming that, as we all hope, Coronavirus...
by admin | May 4, 2021 | News, Property
By Katherine Price, Property Paralegal What are title deeds? Title deeds are paper documents showing the chain of ownership for land and property. They can include: Conveyances Contracts for sale Wills Mortgages Leases Where are my title deeds? HM Land Registry store...
by admin | May 4, 2021 | COVID-19, News
By Kim Mapperson, Family Solicitor & Armed Forces Covenant Coordinator Coronavirus will have affected each and every one of us in some way or another. We have all, of course, lived the last year or so in unprecedented circumstances. Not least, it has affected the...
