News & Insight
News filed under the category of category of 'Legal News'
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Not worth the paper it’s printed on?
Another Will challenge has recently hit the headlines, Clitheroe v Bond (2021). The judge in the case of Banks v Goodfellow (1870) perhaps didn’t anticipate how their words would be repeated in Courts and legal textbooks over the next 150 years.
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One Day All This Won’t Be Yours
Claims for maintenance and reasonable financial provision are on the increase and there has been a marked change in the number of children now claiming against the Estate of a deceased parent.
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The Stamp Duty (SDLT) Holiday Extension.
The latest information on the Stamp Duty Holiday
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Pensions. Don’t ignore them on your divorce.
Pensions are an important asset and should not be ignored in a divorce. Fiona outlines how she deals with pensions in divorces.
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COVID-19 & Maintenance
If you are a payer of maintenance, but have seen a reduction in your income, it may well be that you are simply not in a position to continue to meet maintenance payments, whether that be child maintenance or spousal maintenance.
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Capital Allowances
Trainee Solicitor Kirsty McMullan of our Leamington Spa office, discusses the Capital Allowances Act 2001 which can benefit business owners and domestic landlords in her recent blog.
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NHBC and the New 2020 NHBC Standards
Conveyancer Kelly Roberts discusses NHBC and the New 2020 NHBC Standards in her recent blog
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Divorce Day - Divorce and Separation and your property
Solicitor Matthew Thom discusses how a property is resolved to ensure a clean break with separating married or unmarried parties
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Do I have to purchase searches when I am buying a house?
Matthew explains what searches you may need when buying a property and why.
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Who Can Make a Claim Under the Inheritance Act 1975?
The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the 1975 Act) allows certain people to make a claim for reasonable financial provision from a deceased’s estate, but only if circumstances permit it.
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