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Preparing for your first visit to a divorce lawyer

Preparing for your first visit to a divorce lawyer can be daunting. There are things that you can do to prepare for this and ways to ensure that you come away with the information and guidance you...

LPAs for business owners

If you are a sole trader, a partner or a company director have you considered what would happen to your business in your absence?   Many business owners take out a Key Person Insurance Policy, however...

Annual Leave – why it is important to take it

Taking annual leave is essential to enable our minds and bodies to rest and recuperate, not to mention improve mental health. For these very reasons, it’s important that employees are encouraged to...

What is a Non-disclosure agreement?

You mustn’t assume conversations with business contacts or advisors are automatically confidential. When do you need a Non-Disclosure Agreement? A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a legal contract...

Cohabitation and the law

Cohabitation is currently not recognised legally in the same way as marriage or a civil partnership. A man and woman living together in a stable sexual relationship are often referred to as “common...

10 things you should do to make child contact work

The summer holidays are coming up and those in the unenviable position of going through separation or divorce will know how hard keeping child contact amicable can be.   What is Child Contact? ...

How to get a copy of a Will

If you believe that you have been left something in a will or that the will does not match with what a loved one had expressed to you as their last wish, then you may need a copy of the will itself. ...

Steps to avoid contested and disputed wills  

Under the Inheritance Act, a disputed will must be brought to court within six months of the date of the grant of probate. In some limited circumstances, it is possible to make a claim after this...

What legal rights does a carer have?

Employees who are in a caring role have no more legal rights than any other employee of a business.  Flexible working  Employees have the right, once every 12 months, to request flexible working...

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