News / 21.01.2020 Family Mediation and ending the “blame game” Did you know that the average duration of marriage among opposite-sex couples who divorced in 2018 was 12.5 years?[1] This represents many years investment and some unravelling of arrangements ov... Read More

News / 13.01.2020 New appointment for Battens Solicitors Commercial Property Team Battens Solicitors are pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Saltonstall to their Commercial property team, joining as a Senior Associate based in Battens’ Castle Cary office. Having st... Read More

News / 13.01.2020 Public Right of Ways If you are a landowner /occupier of land with a public right of way crossing it, you must be fully aware of your duty of care to the general public.  It may be difficult to establish what duty... Read More

News / 08.01.2020 New year, new promotion for family specialist at Battens Solicitors Battens Solicitors are praising the work and devotion of family law specialist, Gareth Bishop. In recognition of his dedication to his clients and to Battens, Gareth has been promoted from Associate... Read More

News / 07.01.2020 Concern about new immigration system for employers Confederation of British Industry finds uncertainty about the new immigration system is causing big concerns for businesses. An article in the EIN highlighted the concerns recently; “The Confe... Read More

News / 06.01.2020 Bankruptcy: Is it really worth it? Bankruptcy is seldom considered but it should be as it can prove extremely useful in a debt collector’s arsenal. Bankruptcy can take time, can be expensive and success is not always guarantee... Read More

News / 01.01.2020 Domestic Abuse: You are not alone If you are a victim of domestic abuse you might feel frightened and alone. You might not feel able to talk to your friends or family and may feel that you don’t know which way to turn. At Batten... Read More

News / 23.12.2019 Adultery is a clear ground for a divorce – right? There is only one ground for a divorce and that is that the “marriage has broken down irretrievably”.  To all non-lawyers out there this seems to be pretty clear and quite simple.&nbs... Read More

News / 11.12.2019 ‘Tis the season of giving for the Battens Charitable Trust The Charitable Trust of Battens Solicitors, one of the South West’s leading law firms, has donated more than £40,000 this year to a variety of different local charities and organisations... Read More

News / 06.12.2019 Battens Solicitors’ Residential Specialist receives key promotion Battens Solicitors, one of the South West’s largest law firms, is celebrating the achievements of one of its Residential Property Specialists, Ross Siviter. In recognition of his dedication t... Read More

News / 03.12.2019 What happens to your digital assets when you die? Increasingly we are moving our lives online. More and more of the things that are of value to us are being stored digitally. Photographs and videos are stored on the cloud, we stream music and videos... Read More

News / 28.11.2019 100 years of women in law - Dawn Gallie 2019 marks 100 years since women were able to qualify as solicitors. In 1919 the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act came into force and so paved the way for women to be admitted into the legal profess... Read More