The last thing a biker wants to hear… “Sorry mate I didn’t see you” is unfortunately something that bikers hear all too often after a motorcycle accident. Government statistics for 2017 show that while fatality figures for most road users are falling, motorcyclist deaths have increased by 9%. The roads can be a dangerous place […]
Taking children abroad With the dark winter months now behind us, many are likely to be planning for their summer holiday and possibly taking children abroad, but for separated parents, this can be more complicated than it might appear. If both Mum and Dad have ‘Parental Responsibility’ for the children, they have equal rights and […]
It took a long and hard fought campaign for same sex couples to be afforded the same legal rights and responsibilities as heterosexual couples. Civil partnerships were an important step on the way towards marriage equality and these are now due to be opened up to opposite-sex couples. This began when Charles Keidan and Rebecca […]
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Are you aware that there is a looming incapacity crisis? Have you prepared a Lasting Power of Attorney? You may feel that you don’t need to make an LPA while you are healthy and have full capacity to make all financial and health and welfare decisions. However, when you are healthy and well is absolutely […]
Clients are often surprised to hear that in England and Wales, it is not possible to obtain a Divorce on the basis of ‘irreconcilable differences’. Under the current law, it is necessary to either establish fault – the other spouse’s adultery, behaviour or desertion – or agree to separate and wait two years. In the […]
When dealing with property transactions for my clients, I am regularly asked; “it is my property… why am I not allowed to erect a shed in my garden or keep a caravan on my drive without seeking the original developer’s consent?” I can understand why people would ask, because I had similar thoughts when I […]
Consultant Solicitor Eileanora Ni-Charthaig explains why buying or selling land may not be as simple as you think. The idea of buying a plot of land and building a stunning property on it is extremely attractive, and most people assume their first call should always be to an estate agent – but that’s actually not […]
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Many people enjoy watching TV shows like Heir Hunters in which long lost relatives receive life changing inheritances from a distant relative they were not even aware of, but this rarely happens in reality. What really happens to an estate when somebody dies without leaving a Will depends on the family that the deceased has […]
We don’t think twice about paying for car insurance, we hope we will never need to use it but in the event of a breakdown or a collision, we are grateful for the cover it provides and for the hassle it spares us. So why don’t we take a similar, insurance based approach to marriage? […]
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Solicitor Emma Stearman of Fraser Dawbarns explains why it may be time to consider changing the law to allow for no fault divorces in the UK. Update 26/07/2018: Since this article was published, Mrs Owens has had her request for divorce rejected by the Supreme Court but the judges have stated that this left them […]
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