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 / 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

News / 02.04.2019 Start-up and Innovator Visas  Start-up and Innovator visas came into force on 29 March 2019. They replace Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa, which is already closed for new applicants and the Graduate Entrepreneur visa which will be... Read More

News / 01.04.2019 Provision of Healthcare - the Appropriate Standard of Service Obtaining a good and adequate standard of service is a key principle in the provision of healthcare. Very often we feel relieved when we see the senior  member of a team, for example the consult... Read More

News / 15.03.2019 Adverse Possession: Paving a Path to Successful Claims The Court of Appeal has determined that a paved area could prove adverse possession. Background In 1984, Mrs Thorpe acquired a semi-detached bungalow in Harcourt Close, Bishopsthorpe, York. Mrs T... Read More

News / 04.03.2019 Get in Shape for 2019 With spring in the air and the new financial year approaching, many businesses will be taking stock and planning for the upcoming year.   Whatever happens with Brexit, basic employment righ... Read More

News / 01.03.2019 Who to Choose? If I had to pin point what causes more problems than anything else when administering an estate, I would probably say disagreements between the Executors. Executors have the legal duty to administer... Read More

News / 01.02.2019 To travel is to live Even if there is no Brexit deal, the EU has just agreed that UK citizens will have the right to travel to the European Union for up to 90 days in any 6 month period.  The area that the rule appl... Read More

News / 31.01.2019 How long is too long? Don’t pause for thought on forfeiture A landlord under a lease (either residential or commercial) is generally entitled to forfeit a lease[1]. Forfeiture has always been seen as a draconian measure and one that the court of equity as long... Read More