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Taking the step into Child Arrangements Applications
Helen Jackson | February 26, 2021
When parties separate or decide to divorce from each other, often their next concern is regarding contact with the children of the relationship. In an ideal world, people are able to agree those arrangements amicably between themselves, but what happens...
Domestic Abuse – is it our business?
Tinsdills | February 24, 2021
As employers, domestic abuse is not our business, or is it? “There is a part for everyone to play, together we can signal to survivors and victims, that they are not alone” (Victoria Atkins Minister for Safeguarding) In the light...
What is ‘fair value’ anyway?
Tinsdills | February 19, 2021
A recent High Court case has shed some light on the ‘fair value’ of shares held by a minority shareholder, which some would say may not have been that fair. It is common practice for companies with more than one...
A Quick Guide To: Discretionary Trusts
Tinsdills | January 29, 2021
What is a trust? A trust is created when assets are transferred to other parties to hold and safeguard for the benefit of others. There are a number of different types of trust but this guide deals only with discretionary...
Online Probate Applications: a long awaited step into the modern age or a cause for further delay in an already time-consuming process?
Tinsdills | January 19, 2021
The Probate Registry is the court body that deals with Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration (collectively called Grants of Representation), which are required in most cases for dealing with the assets and liabilities of someone who has died....
The Reality of Divorce Day
my solicitor | January 11, 2021
Each year, the media join in their masses to report on a so called “Divorce Day” which, thankfully, is not an officially recognised day of any kind. It is simply a term used to refer to the first working Monday...
Change of Name Deeds and Statutory Declarations
my solicitor | December 18, 2020
Change of Name Deeds There are many reasons for wishing to change your name. The most common reasons for a change of name that we encounter are:- There are of course many other reasons why you may wish to change...
Is your business ready for Brexit?
Tinsdills | December 17, 2020
The transitional arrangements under the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement deferred many of Brexit’s legal effects on UK law by requiring the UK to continue adhering to EU law from exit day until 11pm on 31 December 2020 (known as IP completion...
Registered vs Unregistered Land: An Explanation
Andrew Burrows | December 4, 2020
What is Registered Land? Properties kept on record by the Land Registry. What is Unregistered Land? A property with no details recorded at the Land Registry. Many people are unaware that there remains a substantial proportion of unregistered land in...