News / 03.02.2021 FAQ - Road traffic accident claims Head of Battens' personal injury and industrial disease team, Kate Golding, talks through how a solicitor can help someone make a road traffic accident claim. What is the process of making a roa... Read More
News / 26.01.2021 Business Lasting Powers of Attorney More and more people are now appreciating the importance of preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney ensuring that trusted individuals can, in the event of unforeseen events, make decisions about their pe... Read More
News / 18.01.2021 FAQ - Buying and selling Residential Property Senior Associate Solicitor Ross Siviter explains a solicitor's role in the buying and selling process and also advises on the stamp duty holiday: What is the process of purchasing a new... Read More
News / 27.12.2020 Family Matters – How have things changed? COVID19 and the lockdowns have left many people feeling adrift in their relationships and have sadly led to an increase of incidents of domestic violence. According to Women's Aid, 66% of women in an... Read More
News / 22.12.2020 Family Mediation in lockdown It has been a busy year for our mediation service. A very positive development has been our transition from face to face to online meetings in most cases. The format is the same and outcom... Read More
News / 10.12.2020 FAQ - Personal Injury claims in winter As the cold weather starts to creep in, Battens' Personal Injury team outlines how to make a personal injury claim if it is unfortunately caused by the winter weather. If there has been a particularl... Read More
News / 03.12.2020 Start the New Year with a Chain Reaction Have you made your Will? Has your Executor made a Will? We all need to make a Will. There is absolutely no argument against that advice. Some argue that they accept how their estate... Read More
News / 13.11.2020 Immigration - the end of free movement The Government Brexit Bill passed through the House of Commons this week, implementing the end of free movement from 1st January 2021. A new immigration system will therefore apply to all European an... Read More
News / 12.11.2020 FAQ - The rights of unmarried parents Family Solicitor Hollie Knapman answers frequently asked questions regarding the rights of unmarried parents. 1) How do the rights of married and unmarried parents differ? Married parent... Read More
News / 05.11.2020 Battens Solicitors teams up with Dorset County Hospital Charity for their free Will scheme Battens are once again proud to be working with our local hospital, this time with their new Free Will Scheme aimed at benefiting the Dorset County Hospital Charity. DCH provides an amazing serv... Read More
News / 01.11.2020 Taking Will instructions Taking Will instructions from clients can, on occasion, be very straightforward. They know exactly what they want to do, their circumstances are genuinely uncomplicated and therefore their Wills are s... Read More
News / 19.10.2020 My claim – “what is it worth?” No two claims, whether personal injury or medical negligence, are ever the same. Putting a price on a claim is therefore a very individual concept. There are factual, legal and actual (p... Read More