What is Conscious Uncoupling? The term Conscious Uncoupling has come to the attention of the world this week following the announcement that Cold Play front man, Chris Martin, and actress, Gwyneth Paltrow, plan to separate. Admittedly the terminology may be regarded as rather “Californian” for us here in the UK, however, Stone Rowe Brewer LLP’s [...]
Spring clean your investment strategy The Budget was full of some unexpected good news for pensioners and savers, as Stone Rowe Brewer LLP Partner Pauline Lawson explains. "Whilst we await the details of the new rules on accessing pension savings, each of us can increase our investment in ISA's from £11,800 to £15,000 from 1st [...]
Changes to the family justice system announced Today marks a significant step forward in reforming the family justice system, as new legislation has received the Royal seal of approval. Legislation to reform the system has recently been making its way through Parliament as part of the Children and Families Bill. Today this Bill received Royal [...]
Twickenham Young Person's Poetry Competition results The judges were delighted with the quality of entries to the SRB sponsored Twickenham Poetry Competition for 4-16 year-olds. It was really lovely to read all the different perspectives of Twickenham and to discover what the town means to the young residents. The winners' poems are printed below, but [...]
Four Skills to Learn Before Mediation So you’ve met or spoken to your solicitor and the mediator. You’ve told them the issues, talked about your broken relationship, your finances, your hopes and aspirations for the future – it’s clear the only thing standing in the way of you moving on is your disengaged or unreasonable [...]
Offering credit terms, is risky for business? Retention of Title – an effective remedy? In our current difficult economic climate, businesses are taking an increasing risk when supplying goods on credit terms. Whilst, commercially, a seller of goods may have little option but to give credit if it wants to remain competitive, there is always [...]
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill amended The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (ERRB) has been amended by the government at the very last minute – at Report Stage – in the House of Commons to remove a basic right of injured workers. If this clause remains, employers will no longer be liable in the civil [...]
Stone Rowe Brewer – Supporting the Community This weekend saw Stone Rowe Brewer support two community events, the Junior Golf Open at Fulwell Golf Club and the Brain Tumour Trust Charity Cricket Match in Fleet. At Sunday's Brain Tumour Trust charity cricket match, which featured England's Darren Gough as a special guest, SRB provided a face [...]