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Wills, Trusts & Estates | 21st February 2017

How 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
Family | 13th February 2017

‘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, Family

The 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 Enfranchisement
Leasehold Enfranchisement | 31st January 2017

Top 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 Enfranchisement

Playing 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 Negligence
Employment | 16th January 2017

Complex 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...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Family | 13th January 2017

Divorce: who gets to keep the money?

When we are asked to advise a client about their financial claims in a divorce, we must have regard to a series of factors set...

Vanessa McMurtrie

Partner, Family
Employment | 11th January 2017

Hart Brown explains the legal rights of employees in relation...

With winter weather just around the corner and the recent tube and rail strikes, Jane Crosby, from law firm Hart Brown, looks at employees’ rights,...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Family | 3rd January 2017

Getting rocky relationships through tinsel-time

The family-focus of Christmas is often followed in January with news of unhappy couples who decide to call it quits, leading to so-called Divorce Day,...

Sharon Powell

Partner, Head of Family