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Taking the step into Child Arrangements Applications

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...

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Domestic Abuse – is it our business?

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...

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What is ‘fair value’ anyway?

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...

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A Quick Guide To: Discretionary Trusts

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...

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Online Probate Applications: a long awaited step into the modern age or a cause for further delay in an already time-consuming process?

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....

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The Reality of Divorce Day

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...

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Change of Name Deeds and Statutory Declarations

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...

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Is your business ready for Brexit?

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...

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Registered vs Unregistered Land: An Explanation

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...

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