What is a Pre-Nup and why should you consider having one?
A pre-nup (short for pre-nuptial agreement) is a document that can be drawn up prior to marriage to record a couple’s intentions as to what should happen to their assets and income in the unfortunate event that the marriage fails. Reality is that a hi …
The IoD Women as Leaders Convention
Yesterday a team from Franklins invited a group of women in business to share a table with us at the IoD’s third Women as Leader’s Convention. Here are some highlights of the day and what we enjoyed about the event… The Attendees We were pleased to see …
World Mental Health Day
10th October 2018 is World Mental Health Day – a day to raise awareness about mental health issues, services available and things you can do to help yourself in these situations. Research suggests that at least 1 in 4 of us will experience mental healt …
Could lifetime gifting to avoid Inheritance Tax have risks?
Gifting inheritance early to children is becoming ever more popular by parents. For some, it is seen as the perfect way of addressing two birds with one stone: helping their children get onto the property ladder and reducing the amount of Inheritance T …
Overage – Building Regs is the costly dark horse
Overage agreements are entered into between a Seller and Buyer where there is a reasonable expectation that the land has the potential to be redeveloped or for planning permission to be granted for development. The Seller is then entitled to a slice of …
Business Injunction? What you need to know
An injunction is a Court Order which stops a company or person doing something specific. It might be something that they have already done that must be rectified or are about to do and you wish to prevent it happening. The party breaching an injunction …
What is the role of a mediator?
Unlike other forms of dispute resolution, a mediator does not decide a case. It is for the parties involved to agree their own resolution. The parties are responsible for the terms of any agreement and it is their choice as to whether or not the matter …
What happens at a mediation?
Mediation is a flexible process and the mediator will guide the parties through the process in a way to enable the parties the best possible opportunity of resolving their dispute. Whilst there is no set structure or order, there are some keys stages w …
Tenancy Eviction – The Accelerated Procedure
The Accelerated Procedure is available for Landlords trying to regain possession of their Property following the expiry of a valid Section 21 Notice served upon their Tenant. This procedure can prove a much faster and cost effective alternative to the …
“That’s Nacho trade mark” “I don’t know what you are Taco ’bout”
Salsas cease and desist letter Salsas, a restaurant chain with more than 43 franchises across Australia, registered the “Taco Tuesday” mark in 2011. The Mexican restaurant has now sent a cease and desist letter to the Reverence Hotel requesting that th …
