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Employment Law Update: The extended prohibition on exclusivity clauses

Ban on exclusivity clauses in zero-hours employment contracts has been extended to low paid workers and employees.

Making a Will? Why not using a solicitor could be a hazardous choice

While you do not need a solicitor to draw up your Will, your choice of professional is important. Leaving a Will which does not accurately reflect your wishes, or which is drafted in a way which gives rise to unnecessary tax liabilities for your estate, sadly risks causing distress to your loved ones.

Separated Parents: Deciding where your child goes to school

Choosing a school after a divorce or separation? In our latest blog, Caroline Keeley, Head of our Family Law team, outlines the key things to consider if you’re trying to agree your child’s choice of school with your ex-partner.

Is the Will Valid: What is a Larke v Nugus letter?

If you are going to dispute a Will, or defend an allegation of a Will being invalid, you need information about the circumstances around the preparation of the Will, or Wills, in question so that you can decide the basis for your challenge or defence of the Will.

No-Fault Divorce

The new and welcomed ‘no-fault divorce’ legislation for obtaining a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership in England and Wales comes into effect today.

Employment Law Update – Important changes in April 2022

Do remember that from 6 April 2022, various limits that apply in employment law change.

Family Mediation: How it Works

One of the many challenges of the COVID pandemic is the strain placed on marriages and relationships as a result of homeworking, restrictions on external stimulus, health concerns, financial uncertainty and, as a result, friction that can tip over quickly under the strain.

A home for life – providing for your pet’s future

If a dog is a man’s best friend then making sure that they (or any other pet) are provided for if something happens to you will be a priority for all animal lovers.

Charitable gifts in Will drafting and estate administration

Leaving money to a charity in a Will is a great way to leave a lasting legacy for a cause particularly close to your heart, and reduce the Inheritance Tax your estate will be subject to on your death at the same time.

The benefit of early advice in divorce

When people are faced with the prospect of separation and divorce, the best thing they can do is to seek early advice.

Banks v Goodfellow: The common law test for testamentary capacity remains

A frequent means of challenging the validity of a Will is to claim that the person who gave instructions for the Will, known as “the testator”, did not have the required level of mental capacity, known as “testamentary capacity”.

Are some parties being ‘Overprotected’? – US Conservatorship vs English Deputyship

Following the recent documentary ‘Framing Britney Spears’, the case of the court-ordered conservatorship of the singer Britney Spears has been in the headlines. In our latest blog, Laura Walkley looks at US conservatorship and the English equivalent, Deputyship.

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