What Claims Can Be Settled By A Settlement Agreement?

April 11th 2024 | employment
Settlement agreements are typically used in an employment context when an employee’s employment is being terminated, but also to resolve an ongoing dispute. You can read about the basics of settlement agreements here . It is important to note that settlement agreements cannot offer a blanket settlement of any and read more...

What Is A Settlement Agreement?

March 7th 2024 | employment
A settlement agreement is a legally binding contract made between an employer and their employee. They are usually offered to an employee when their employment is being terminated but they can also be used if there is ongoing dispute to be resolved, even if the employee is not leaving their read more...

Why Has There Been An Increase In Inheritance Disputes?

January 24th 2024 | contested probate
A recent report by the Times has shown that court cases relating to disputed wills have increased by over 34% since 2017 and by more than 140% in the past decade. However, these figures should be taken with a pinch of salt as this only represents the disputes that end read more...

UPDATE: Changes To Employment Law Following Brexit

May 30th 2023 | employment
Brexit may now seem like a distant memory, but the ramifications are still being dealt with in the legal framework of the UK. Earlier this month the government announced that it was intending to make a number of important changes to employment law in England and Wales. Working Time Regulations read more...

Do I Need An LPA If I Have An EPA?

April 14th 2023 | powers of attorney
Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) were introduced in England and Wales under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which came into effect on 1 st October 2007. LPAs replaced the earlier Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) so is it necessary to set up LPAs if you already have an EPA in read more...

Ellis v Bacon: A Study in Martial Status Discrimination

February 28th 2023 | employment
In January 2023, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that, in order to succeed in a claim for marital discrimination, it was necessary to show that the reason for the unfavourable treatment was the fact that someone was married rather than just in a close relationship. Background In the case read more...

Electronic Signatures: What Are They and When Can They Be Used?

January 24th 2023 | general
Electronic signatures have been in use throughout the 21 st century but they became a lot more important during COVID as restrictions and lockdowns meant that it was a lot more difficult to sign documents in person. Electronic signatures provide a lot more flexibility, but it is important that you read more...

How Do I Address A Judge?

December 9th 2022 | dispute resolution
When engaging in court proceedings, there are a number of different rules and protocols that must be followed. In particular, it is important that you address the Judge correctly when speaking in court as you always want to try and keep them on your side. The Lord Chief Justice and read more...

The Unsuspecting Executor: The Chain of Representation and What It Means

October 24th 2022 | wills and probate
It is sometimes the case that an executor appointed in a Will dies having obtained the Grant of Representation, but before they have completed the administration of the estate. For the purpose of this article, we will call that executor the ‘representative’. If there are other living representatives, they will read more...

What’s a Hotchpot and What Does It Have to Do With My Will?

September 30th 2022 | wills and probate
There are many things to consider when drafting your Will and one of those is whether you want your lifetime gifting to be considered in the administration of your estate. A hotchpot clause is designed to ensure that your beneficiaries receive equal benefit from you in life and death. In read more...

Recovering Company Assets

July 15th 2022 | dispute resolution
How do company assets become bona vacantia? When a company is dissolved, any property that it beneficially owns immediately before dissolution is passed to the crown and is then known as bona vacantia, which literally means “ownerless goods”. The main ways in which property becomes bona vacantia are as follows: read more...

A Chat With Our Trainee Solicitors

March 18th 2022 | social
It can be difficult to know what the day-to-day life of a Trainee is really like, so we had a chat with our two Trainee Solicitors, Kezia and Isabel , to give you the inside scoop. This is what they had to say about their experiences as they complete their read more...

A Step-By-Step Guide to Conveyancing

January 26th 2022 | residential property
Buying or selling property can be a very stressful experience, and it can be difficult to understand why the process seems to take a long time when you don’t know what is going on behind the scenes. Conveyancing is the process of transferring legal title of a property from one read more...

Can My Wife Witness My Deed?

September 23rd 2021 | commercial property
A deed is a document which requires more than a simple signature to be validly executed. They are used for a range of matters, such as transferring ownership when buying and selling a house. Therefore, it is likely that you will sign a deed at some point in your life read more...
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