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Dementia Action Week
May 5, 2022Dementia Action Week is an awareness campaign to stop the dismissal of dementia symptoms, such as memory loss, as being ‘just part of the ageing process’. This misconception results in fewer people taking t...
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 wa...
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 ...
How long is your lease?
July 16, 2021Is it time to extend your lease and protect your asset? If you own a flat or a leasehold property, whether as your primary residence or perhaps an investment property, many fail to realise that their lease is on...
What are statutory books?
February 12, 2021Ben Ironmonger, company and commercial solicitor at Scott Bailey LLP, considers the importance of keeping properly maintained statutory books. Whatever industry your business is in, if you run a private limited ...
Eviction ban extended, but there is some help for landlords
January 18, 2021The latest COVID eviction rules (the memorably named “Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) Regulations 2021”) came into force last week extending the suspension of evictions for resid...
COVID-19: Business support schemes and grants
January 5, 2021Following the news on 4 January 2021 of the latest lockdown restrictions, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today announced a further package of grants to help retail, hospitality and leisure businesses stay afloat. Th...
