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Newsletter - Edition 9

In this issue we cover the following topics:

• The end of Furlough - what now?
• Battens Solicitors says property market still buoyant
• FAQ - Leaving a business in your Will
• DIY Estate Administration
• The impact of home working on the commercial property sector
• FAQ - Revenge evictions
• Dog bite personal injury claims

Newsletter - Edition 8

In this issue we cover the following topics:

• Battens law firm in change of ownership
• FAQ - Neighbour disputes
• Key things to know about IR35
• FAQ - Separated families and holidays
• Funeral disputes
• Trademarks and caterpillars

Newsletter - Edition 7

In this issue we cover the following topics:

• Business Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Landlord and Tenant updates 2021
• Family Matters - How have things changed?
• Stamp Duty holiday ending - 31 March
• Start the year with a chain reaction
• Patrick Mears joins Battens to head commercial offering
• Battens Solicitors expands their Sherborne Residential Property Team

Newsletter - Edition 5 

In this issue we cover the following topics:

• Family Mediation - ending the "blame game"
• What happens to your digital assets when you die?
• Bankruptcy: Is it really worth it? 
• Free Personal Injury, Industrial Disease and Medical Negligence Clinics
• Public Rights of Way 

Newsletter - Edition 4

In this issue we cover the following topics:

• My partner and I own everything jointly, do we really need to make Wills?
• Christmas contact for separated families
• Personal Injury, Industrial Disease and Medical Negligence Clinics
• Tops tips for employers to ensure a joyful festive season
• Supporting your community
• Landlords: are you ready for 2020?

Newsletter - Edition 3

In this issue we cover the following topics:

• R.E.S.P.E.C.T my Will
• Residential Tenancies
• Battens welcomes Immigration Adviser Lee Campbell
• First Time Buyers - When can I get the keys to my new property
• How to protect yourself against new Public Rights of Way

Newsletter - Edition 2

In this issue we cover the following topics:

• Who to Choose?
• Adverse Possesion: Paving a Path to Successful Claims
• Battens Welcomes Conveyancing Executive Bill Osborn to its Residential Team
• Claims for Illness Caused by Exposure to Asbestos
• Start-up and Innovator Visas
• Supporting your Community
• Get in Shape for 2019
• School Holidays - Child Arrangement Orders Following Divorce and Separation

Newsletter - Edition 1

In this issue we cover the following topics:

• Slip or Trip Accidents - What Evidence Do I Need to Make a Claim?
• Adultery is a Clear Ground for a Divorce - Right?
• Supporting your Community
• The (Japanese) Knotty Issue
• Chaos on the Building Site. Or is it?
• When Should you Review your Will?
• Septic Tanks - Are you Ready?
• Get in Shape for 2019

Newsletter - July 2018

In this issue we cover the following topics:

• Battens New Office
• Power to People you Trust
• Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Regulations
• Divorced Women Lose out on £5billion a Year in Pension Payments
• Do I Need a Contract with my Builder?
• Immigration Expertise Now Available at Battens
• Baby Boomers and Inheritance Tax Planning

Agriculture and Rural Property - August 2021

In this issue we cover a range of topics including:

• A tenancy may not just be an AST!
• Time for a change - buying and selling property and farmland
• Challening time ahead - has the time come to consider succession planning 
• Protect your land against a claim of Public Rights of Way 
• Meet the team

Agriculture and Rural Property - July 2020

In this issue we cover a range of topics including: 

• Looking to the future
• The importance of estate planning for farmers
• Lasting Powers of Attorney
• Grazing of horses 
• Battens Charitable Trust's donation to the Dorset Wildlife Trust

Agriculture and Rural Property - July 2019

In this issue we cover a range of topics including:

• How to protect yourslef from new Public Rights of Way
• Brexit Immigration Blues
• Promises, Promises: Proprietary Estoppel
• The benefits of entering into a Pre-nuptial Agreement

Agriculture and Rural Property - July 2018

In this issue we cover a range of topics including:

• Private Water Supplies - Are they Good or Bad?
• Public Rights of Way
• The New Electronics Communications Code
• Septic Tanks - Are you Ready?