Check the ground rules to avoid boundary disputes
Warm weather and longer days sees a surge in interest in garden works each year, and where householders improve and replace, boundary disputes are sure...
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HMRC announces updated approach to clearance process and timeline for...
In its recent Trusts and Estates Newsletter for April 2022, HMRC announced some changes to the processing of IHT 100 forms, which changes the timelines...
Louise Harrhy
Chair, Partner & Head of Trusts & EstatesFinancial provision for children
As the number of children being born to unmarried couple rises, family lawyers have seen an increase in enquiries from parents concerned about how they...
Dimple Patel
Senior Associate, Family LawAutism – The law and neurodivergence in the workplace
In this article, we take a look at neurodivergence in the workplace and how employers can both comply with the law and support neurodivergent workers....
Jane Crosby
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited MediatorRenting and repairs: My landlord won’t fix the heating, what...
If you are renting your home, it is your landlord’s responsibility to provide heating and hot water. When the heating or boiler fails through no...
Lucy Penfold
Associate, Dispute Resolution5 key steps to protect your intellectual property
In this article, we look at five of the key things all business owners should look at. 1. Take stock of all of your intellectual...
Nigel Maud
Partner, Commercial & Corporate, COLPEasements, what are they and what do they mean for...
An easement is a right enjoyed by a landowner over another person’s land which binds successors in title. Usually speaking, most easements are positive, which...
Lucy Penfold
Associate, Dispute ResolutionPensions and divorce, why it should not be overlooked…
A survey carried out by Which? in November 2021 found that only 15% of divorcing couples include pensions in their financial settlement. For many families...
Dimple Patel
Senior Associate, Family LawRecovering business tenancy rent arrears and the new legislation
The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (“the Act”) came into force on 24 March 2022. The purpose behind the Act is to extend the protection...
Lucy Penfold
Associate, Dispute ResolutionPrenups… not just for the rich and famous.
According to a survey carried out by the Marriage Foundation one in five weddings now start with a prenup. They may be considered unromantic by...
