18 Dec, 2024 Law Commission report on financial remedy reform to be released By Chris Lloyd-Smith This week is not only the Christmas countdown but the release of the Law Commission Scoping Report on Reform of Financial Remedies Law in...
10 Dec, 2024 Human Rights Day By Ciara Best Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on 10 December. This marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),...
05 Dec, 2024 Don’t always listen to Benjamin Franklin: The importance of planning for old age By Nikhil Handa The famous American Benjamin Franklin once said “Nothing is certain except death and taxes." When people come to us to talk about wills,...
02 Dec, 2024 New personal injury discount rate By Ann Houghton For our clients whose lives have been turned upside down by negligence, financial security is hugely important. One question we are...
20 Nov, 2024 Sorry seems to be the hardest word By Ann Houghton It's not often I want to quote song lyrics but Elton John nicely sums up how frustrating the clinical negligence claim process can be...
31 Oct, 2024 Online system error causes dozens of divorces to be wrongly approved By Elizabeth Wyatt It has long been the case that to apply for a divorce, you need to have been married for more than one year plus one day. The plus one...
18 Oct, 2024 Inheritance tax rises? By Donna Holmes Rumours about the forthcoming Budget abound - what will the Chancellor do? The truth is, no one knows until 30 October. However, the...
16 Oct, 2024 Providing for family and friends with disabilities after you are gone By Nikhil Handa This BBC article explains how a large proportion of adults with severe learning disabilities in Wales live with their families, meaning...
15 Oct, 2024 Autumn Budget from a matrimonial lawyer’s perspective By Kelly Brown After a change in government over the summer, Labour’s first Budget will be delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday 30 October...
03 Oct, 2024 Golden owls and treasure hunts: Keeping an enterprise going after your death By Nikhil Handa There's good news for treasure hunters this week as it was announced that a long-running mystery has been solved. As this BBC news...
02 Oct, 2024 100 weddings! And a funeral? Thinking about wills when you get married By Nikhil Handa Many of us will have been pleased to read about the 100 weddings that took place at Old Marylebone Town Hall yesterday in celebration of...
02 Oct, 2024 When is a Swiss Army knife not the right tool? By Christopher Frankling Recent whistleblowers have reported an alarming history of patients being injured during surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS...