News / 14.10.2019 Simultaneous deaths: protecting your family A question that is often asked by clients is “what happens to our estate if we die together”. People never die at the exact same moment in terms of the law for succession purposes. The com... Read More

News / 14.10.2019 100 years of women in law - Kate Golding 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 / 01.10.2019 Why cohabitees should make a Will According to the Office of National Statistics the number of cohabiting families has grown by 25.8% in the last decade. In 2018 they made up nearly a fifth of the 19.1 million families in the UK. ... Read More

News / 19.09.2019 Mud on the road - where do you stand legally This year’s maize harvest has just begun and Dorset Police has already posted warnings to motorists on social media asking them to remain calm, be patient, act responsibly and drive carefully on... Read More

News / 16.09.2019 Charitable Giving Everyone will be familiar with ‘gift aid’ and there are various other income tax and capital gains tax incentives for giving to charities during your lifetime, such as payroll giving and d... Read More

News / 16.09.2019 My partner & I own everything jointly, do we really need to make Wills? There are two legal principles that can have important unintended results when you die without making a Will – especially if you are married/civil partnership. The first is one that you are pro... Read More

News / 12.09.2019 Battens welcomes Conveyancing Executive Caron Abbott to their residential property team Battens Solicitors are pleased to announce the appointment of Caron Abbott to their residential property team, joining as a Conveyancing Executive based in the Sherborne office. Caron’s legal c... Read More

News / 10.09.2019 100 Years of Women in Law - Deborah Escott-Watson 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 / 10.09.2019 Are you a first time buyer? Here is a tip you do not want to miss when purchasing your first home... Getting on the housing ladder and saving for a deposit as a first time buyer can be extremely difficult. Therefore, the Government introduced Help to Buy ISAs in 2015 to help first time buyers to make... Read More

News / 03.09.2019 Whose fault is it anyway? – time for reform Divorce law in England and Wales has remained the same for about 50 years and following research from the Nuffield Foundation it was highlighted that the current law fails to establish why the marriag... Read More

News / 30.08.2019 The benefits of a Prenuptial Agreement Protecting the family assets.  When farming couples divorce sorting out the financial settlement is notoriously difficult to resolve.  The business and the family home need to be valued and... Read More

News / 20.08.2019 Immigration in Business Immigration can sometimes be a daunting and often complex area that sometimes deters both business and individuals in making key decisions in their everyday life. It can affect areas such as business... Read More