Divorced and separated parents who share custody of their children are being urged to discuss their plans for Christmas with each other well in advance to minimise the risk of spreading Coronavirus. Family lawyer Rupinder Nandra says that children with...
In the UK, there are different types of employment status, with the main ones being an employee, worker and self-employed. Determining someone’s employment status helps to define their employment rights and the responsibilities of their employer. A...
On 23 rd November 2020, the Government published its COVID-19 Winter Plan. We have summarised the key points which arise from an employment law perspective and how this may impact employers during the next couple of months. This is up to date at the time of...
Parental Responsibility is a term which describes all the rights and responsibilities that parents have in relation to their children. This includes for example, being responsible for consenting to medical treatment for a child, making decisions such as...
Businesses in the West Midlands are being advised how to protect their assets from a deepening recession. Corporate and commercial lawyer James Hayes says more family and individually owned firms will be looking to protect their cash and other assets, such...
A Midlands law firm has launched a new legal team to help steer the region’s business leaders through the current economic crisis. mfg Solicitors, which has offices across West Midlands, has unveiled its Restructuring and Insolvency team which is led...
In order to change a child’s name any party who has parental responsibility for the child must agree to the change of child’s name. If all parties who have parental responsibility agree to the change of the child’s name then a Change of...
Due to the rapid rise of new COVID-19 cases, England will be entering into a second nationwide lockdown initially between Thursday 5th November 2020 and Wednesday 2nd December 2020. This means people will be required to stay at home (except for specific...