Heated Divorces
There are mechanisms in place to try and keep divorces as amicable as possible. ‘No-fault’ divorce has removed the ‘blaming’ element of divorce applications by…
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Increase in Court Fees from 9th March 2015 Increase in Court Fees from 9th March 2015In recent years we have seen a number of changes to the way the court system operates, including court fees and court access. Examples include…
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It’s Never too Late to Claim! It’s Never too Late to Claim!On 11th March 2015 the Supreme Court decision in the case of Kathleen Wyatt and Dale Vince has caused many people to rush to check…
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Shared Parental Leave April 2015 – Is your business ready? Shared Parental Leave April 2015 – Is your business ready?A new system of shared parental leave is set to be introduced for children due or adopted on or after 5th April 2015. The new…
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Clapham & Collinge reaches 60 years and reclaims independence Clapham & Collinge reaches 60 years and reclaims independenceClapham & Collinge has announced that it has left national legal network QualitySolicitors after four years. The move to re-establish itself as a completely independent…
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Unintended consequences of the transferable nil rate band Unintended consequences of the transferable nil rate bandIn 2007 the government introduced the concept of the inheritance tax ‘transferable nil rate band’ whereby the ‘nil rate band’ of someone who has died…
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Creating a Dementia Friendly Community in Norfolk Creating a Dementia Friendly Community in NorfolkLast year, we held 6 free dementia awareness sessions in conjunction with Dementia Friends – an initiative lead by the Alzheimer’s Society to help spread…
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Converting a Civil Partnership to a Marriage Converting a Civil Partnership to a MarriageCouples who had registered their Civil Partnership in England and Wales can now convert this to a marriage. After initial criticism of the lack of…
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Court of Protection limits IHT planning Court of Protection limits IHT planningIn a recent case involving the removal of a lady’s 2 sons as her attorneys under a Lasting Power of Attorney, Senior Judge Lush has…