English marriage law bias
Under existing English marriage laws, minority faith marriages should be registered. This would mean that couples who have a religious ceremony have to follow it up with a civil wedding in order that it is recognised as legally binding. However, ma …
Should Children Be Heard In Court?
Staggering statistics show that last year more than 100,000 children were involved in wrangles between their parents in relation to which parent the children should have as his or her main home, level of contact, should one parent be given permission t …
Wrapping up employment issues present at the Office Christmas Party
The work Christmas party is often eagerly anticipated and a chance for employees to let their hair down. All too often, the combination of a relaxed atmosphere and too much alcohol brings out the worst in employees, leading to problems within the workp …
Does divorce run in the family?
Recent studies have established a pattern that children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced themselves. Although no actual figures setting out the percentage have been released to date, it appears to follow the same trend in relation to …
Yoko Ono says no-no to the sale of John Lemon lemonade
After looking to bring legal action against those producing John Lemon lemonade, Yoko Ono has successfully prevented the association of her late husband’s name with the brand. The drinks company, a small Polish company which distributes to the UK and 1 …
ePrivacy legislation reform
ePrivacy legislation Reform in line with GDPR: In addition to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) there is also the intention of updating ePrivacy legislation so as to align the same with these new rules. Although the …
Top 10 tips to avoid litigation
Have you ever asked yourself whether or not the dispute could have been avoided? If so, the answer may have been that with the benefit of hindsight you would have done something differently. The following top 10 tips are to help reduce those times and …
Top 10 tips for responding to a dispute
Do you or your employees know the best way to respond to a dispute, when one arises? Do you know what information you need or the processes you should undertake to respond effectively to avoid litigation? If the answer is ‘no’, then the following top 1 …
Intestacy: and the reasons we encourage the preparation of a Will
Intestacy An intestacy does not just occur when a person dies without a Will. It can also arise even if they have a Will but it is invalid or has been revoked. It can also arise if a valid Will has not been properly drafted and a common example is wh …
Money Laundering Regulations 2017 Change: an Independent Audit and staff screening
Are you compliant? For the first time, estate agents as a regulated business have to consider establishing an independent audit function to ensure that their compliance is adequate and effective. So, does this apply to you? Regulation 21 of the Money L …
