Sharp Intestate Rise Highlights Why Making A Will Is Essential The topic of a BBC Radio 5 talk show earlier today focussed on the worrying number of people who continue to die without a Will – in fact the number has doubled over the past five years. According to Citizens Advice figures, they had 1,522 queries [...]
Soft-tissue Injury Damage Recovery Changes The Law Society has issued a statement that robustly opposes plans to remove the right to recover general damages for soft-tissue injuries. Speaking at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers' annual conference, Law Society chief executive Catherine Dixon told delegates: 'The current environment for making personal injury claims is becoming more hostile. [...]
95% of Separating Couples Go Straight To Court New figures obtained by National Family Mediation show that government policy aimed at promoting mediation as the preferred way of settling disputes over parenting, finance and property has failed. Since 22 April 2014 attendance at a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) has been compulsory before a separating couple [...]
Deeds of Variation with Your Will When a Will is made it can be difficult to predict what changes may happen to a family in the future, and it is even harder to predict changes in the law. Fortunately, all is not lost if a Will is no longer fit for purpose, or if the [...]
Duties and Liabilities of Trustees There has been significant case law in recent years regarding the duties and liabilities of trustees when faced with decisions regarding whether to sell or retain land, incur expenditure on repairs or to take legal action (Brudenell-Bruce v Moore [2014], Jeffrey v Gretton [2011], Cotton v Earl of Cardigan [2014] [...]
The Role of the Family Consultant Family change is a complex and emotional process few of us are prepared for. It stands to reason that we would want and need some support at such a difficult time. Whilst your lawyer is there for you in terms of legal support, many people find emotional support is [...]
Recent rulings suggest Assessed Costs Should Trump Fixed Costs Personal injury victim claimants who find themselves in the process of a legal dispute could be affected by recent rulings in which it was decided that assessed costs should trump fixed costs where claimants secure more than they had offered to settle for. The Law Gazette [...]
SRB Continue To Support Local Arts Filmmaking has always been a great passion of mine, and for my graduation film at the Met Film School, I made a film based on the life of Emma, Lady Hamilton, called The Death of Britannia in Cirencester, utilising the beautiful architecture and surroundings of the Cotswolds. No film is made [...]
Joint Ownership – The 'Unromantic, But Undeniably Sensible' Option I met with some clients recently; a young couple buying their first property and excited at the prospect of sharing a home together rather than living with parents. Let’s face it, these days it is really quite an achievement for a young couple to buy their [...]
Pathways Through Dementia Smartphone App Collaboration Stone Rowe Brewer LLP are proud to have provided sponsorship towards the development of a new Smartphone App designed to help those suffering with Dementia. The App is a collaboration between ourselves and the charity Pathways Through Dementia. So far 1100 people download the App, which is available [...]