No Win No Fee… No thanks? The system which has become known as No Win, No Fee was originally introduced in 1990 with the best of intentions – to improve access to justice for people who could not afford legal fees and to reduce reliance on taxpayer-funded Legal Aid. However, in recent years it has…
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Child arrangements are the decisions made (sometimes by a court, sometimes more informally) about where children live and how much time they spend with each parent following a separation or divorce. Family law solicitor Tegan Pownall discusses the most common problems which can arise around child arrangements and what to do about them. Feeling let…
No, not necessarily. If you and your spouse cannot agree on what will happen to the family home during your divorce, the court can order it to be sold. However, neither spouse has an automatic legal right to stay in the home after the divorce. If the court is required to decide what happens to…
No, this is not true. Amy Davis, a paralegal in our Wills, Trusts and Probate team says that one of the most common misconceptions she comes across is that clients believe that if they were to die without a Will, their Estate would pass to the Crown. This is not actually true. It would in…
Any divorce, amicable or not, is never a pleasant experience to go though. If things are acrimonious, or become so during the process, then it can often be a thoroughly emotionally draining experience. Even more so if there are children involved. If you find yourself in such a situation, choosing the right divorce solicitor to…
As awareness of term coercive control continues to grow, its impact is being recognised more and more frequently in divorce proceedings. Solicitor Tegan Pownall discusses coercive control and its impact on divorce. So, what is coercive control? Coercive control is a pattern of abusive behaviour used to dominate and control a person, that causes the victim…
No, this is not true. The red line represents the general boundary line which is not a precise legal boundary and only an approximation which cannot be relied upon as referred to by the general boundary rule. What is the General Boundary Rule? The general boundary rule, as defined by the Land Registration Act 2002,…
Ask the right questions and I’ll tell you no lies The rise of AI or Artificial Intelligence in the public consciousness over the past couple of years has been inescapable for even the most determined technological luddite. Love it or loathe it, AI is increasingly influencing our lives. Paralegal Isabelle LeGrys, explores this intriguing topic.…
When drawing up your Will, one of the first things you will need to decide is who you would like to be your Executor. They should obviously be someone you trust completely but they also need to be someone who is capable of performing the role competently when the time comes. Alice Vage from our…
