Spring Budget 2017: A missed opportunity for stamp duty?
Having had delivery of the 2017 Budget, and the opportunity to digest all the facts and content, there is arguably one major area that has been...
Blogs
The most important factors to consider when launching your own...
There’s rarely ever been a better time for people in the UK to look at starting their own business. With the spread of online content...
Danielle Collett-Bruce
Senior Solicitor, Commercial & CorporateShock horror! Justice for claimants after all
Congratulations to the Lord Chancellor, Elizabeth Truss, for (a) doing the right thing and (b) for leaving many claimants’ lawyers stunned. Today (27.02.17), the Lord...
Isabel Bathurst
Associate, Personal Injury and Clinical NegligenceHow do I love thee? Let me count the ways...
In 1976, beloved American actor Jack Benny passed away and left, in his will, a sum of money for the purchase and deliverance of a...
Catherine Poleykett
Solicitor, Trusts & Estates‘Breaking up is (still) hard to do’: A Brexit Divorce...
I was reading some very positive stories in the papers last week about couples who sadly decide to separate but who retain enough respect for...
Julian Waldon
Associate, FamilyThe new property trap affecting thousands
Earlier today, the BBC ran an article on an increasingly common trap affecting thousands of families across England and Wales. We asked Emily Fitzpatrick, Head...
Emily Fitzpatrick
Partner, Head of Leasehold EnfranchisementTop Tips for Lessees for a Collective Enfranchisement or Right...
If you are a lessee or a group of lessees considering acquiring your freehold of your block of flats under the Leasehold Reform Housing and...
Emily Fitzpatrick
Partner, Head of Leasehold EnfranchisementPlaying Games with Peoples’ Lives
Is it any wonder that many people view statements by politicians with scepticism? “Say one thing and do the other” syndrome is alive and well...
Isabel Bathurst
Associate, Personal Injury and Clinical NegligencePayback time for Claimants?
In many cases, when Claimants are injured and they are successful in a personal injury or clinical negligence claim, they end up with a lump...
Emily Phelan
Paralegal, Dispute ResolutionComplex challenges for employers in the year ahead
Constant changes and increasing complexity have helped make employment law a frontline challenge for business and this year looks set to continue the trend. The...
