News / 03.06.2019 100 Years of Women in Law 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

News / 17.05.2019 Battens Welcomes Immigration Adviser, Lee Campbell Battens Solicitors are pleased to welcome Immigration Adviser Lee Campbell to its immigration department. Lee is based in Battens’ Bath office, but will travel or connect with clients wherever... Read More

News / 09.05.2019 Controlling wild birds on farmland - DEFRA calls for evidence The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) wants to hear from those impacted by the recent withdrawal of three general licences for shooting wild birds. Those wishing to contribute... Read More

News / 07.05.2019 The UK pothole epidemic & its effect on the general public The ‘Beast From The East’ of 2018; the name given to the prolonged period of UK wintry weather; left a legacy of damage to road surfaces, including potholes and cracks, for many months aft... Read More

News / 01.05.2019 100 Years of Women in Law 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

News / 01.05.2019 Probate Court Fee Rise Back in the summer of 2017 I was warning of the turmoil which would be brought in by the proposed extortionate rise in probate court fees. Thankfully this rise did not happen and the fees remained at... Read More

News / 17.04.2019 The Problem WITH “Next of Kin” – Lasting Powers of Attorney and Advance Decisions We are all familiar with the phrase “next of kin”. Indeed hospitals in the past have asked “who is next of kin?”  and they have then sought to ascribe to this person a p... Read More

News / 15.04.2019 The Government Proposes Plan to Abolish Section 21 (“No Fault”) Evictions It will be announced today by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, that landlords will lose the ability to repossess their properties using Section... Read More

News / 12.04.2019 Battens Charitable Trust Makes an "Egg-cellent" Donation The Battens Charitable Trust have been making their way around the South West, delivering Easter Eggs to five food banks in Somerset and Dorset and also contributing towards Wessex FM’s Easter E... Read More

News / 11.04.2019 Battens Welcomes Conveyancing Executive Bill Osborn to its Residential Team Battens Solicitors are pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Osborn to the Residential Property Team.  Bill began his legal career with a degree in law from the University of Southampton,... Read More

News / 08.04.2019 Claims for Illness Caused by Exposure to Asbestos Asbestos is often known as ‘the hidden killer’ because many people do not know that they are working or living with asbestos.  Asbestos is the UK’s single greatest cause of wor... Read More

News / 08.04.2019 School Holidays – Child Arrangement Orders Following Divorce and Separation For many parents, the dilemma of how to keep their children entertained for six weeks is just one of their worries. Following a divorce or separation, there is often the difficult question of who the... Read More