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Business 101: guide to selling a small business
May 18, 2022Getting your business ready to sell When considering selling your company, you need to start preparing your business to sell. It is worth investing time and effort into making sure your business is in a good pos...
SILVER SEPARATORS: MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE SECOND TIME AROUND
May 13, 2022Marriage rates for people aged 65 and over are steadily on the increase and have been since 2009. Statistics show that men tend to marry younger women and almost all of the brides and grooms aged 65 and over we...
NO-FAULT DIVORCE – A few weeks in
May 4, 2022So here we are, only a short time after the launch of the new no-fault divorce system online. The gov.uk website has apparently experienced a surge in case numbers and that is likely to be because the system w...
New Divorce Law – Simpler and Hopefully less Acrimonious
April 7, 2022Divorce law has undergone fundamental reshaping with the new no fault divorce having replaced the old system yesterday. This is the biggest change divorce law has seen in 50 years. Under the old law, the ‘pet...
Managing Family Breakdown Through Mediation
January 13, 2022Relationship breakdown is distressing and disruptive for the whole family. How a family disentangles their lives will have a lasting impact on whether the happy memories can be treasured or whether they are left...
The importance of Due Diligence
January 7, 2022What is Due Diligence? Due diligence is the process of detailed checks which are carried out before parties enter into a legally binding contract or transaction, such as buying a business. Thorough Due Diligence...
Solicitors for buying businesses
January 5, 2022It is important to have a solicitor you can trust when buying a business. A good solicitor knows it can be worrying for clients when there are so many complicated legal matters flying around, particularly where...
More pain for struggling businesses and headaches for directors – easing of restrictions for company creditors.
October 18, 2021With the ending of the furlough scheme in September 2021, following the easing off of government support since July, it is a sad fact that many businesses will be facing the harsh reality that they are unable to...
No-fault Divorce on the horizon – Big changes coming
September 21, 2021Big changes are on the horizon in family law. The way that marriage breakdown is to be dealt with is to undergo fundamental reshaping as no-fault divorce will finally be on the statute books. It has been half a ...
