As of 10 October 2020, Companies House is to resume the compulsory strike off process for companies. This procedure was temporarily suspended in April 2020, in response to Covid-19. On a recent review it has been decided that this suspension is...
Private client practitioners prepare potentially thousands of Wills in their career. However, it can be unnerving to receive a letter from another firm requesting information in connection with specific Wills made in accordance with the case of Larke v...
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has recently reported, perhaps unsurprisingly, that the number of new business incorporations were lower in the Quarter 2 period of April - June 2020 than they were in the same period last year. However, the ONS...
Sweeping changes to insolvency laws hurried through Parliament have bought businesses in the Midlands vital recovery time. That is the verdict of leading insolvency lawyer Sam Pedley, who says firms should draw confidence from the measures that will help...
Anyone looking to claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“the Act”) must fall under a category of applicant to be able to request “reasonable financial provision”. Most of the categories of...
A personal injury refers to a physical or psychological injury that is caused by the negligence of another party. Examples of circumstances that can give rise to a personal injury claim are: An accident at work. A road traffic accident. A...
Divorced and separated parents are being reassured that the new rules banning more than six people from meeting up will not stop them seeing their children. Family lawyer Rupinder Nandra has moved to clarify the so-called ‘rule of six’ for...
With farmers and landowners continuing to be approached by developers, a leading agricultural lawyer has warned it is vital that all bases are covered in development or option agreements. The alert has come from award-winning farming expert Alexandra...
One of the first pieces of advice we tend to provide when we have an initial enquiry either contesting the validity of a Will, looking to claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 or have concerns over an executor is to enter...
Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution and can be described as a process where a neutral party known as a mediator assists parties in a dispute to reach an amicable resolution to their dispute. Prior to the mediation date, the mediator tends...
It can be difficult to deal with family members who tend to take control when a loved-one dies. Alternatively, you may wish to remove the burden from a family member who you believe could not administer the deceased’s estate. However, any person...
The late payment of commercial invoices will have an adverse effect on creditor companies now more than ever as the pandemic has caused a strain on the economic standing of many businesses. It is vital that unpaid invoices are collected in swiftly to ensure...