Britney Spears’ conservatorship from an English law perspective
14 July 2021
As a typical girl growing up in the 1990s, obsessed with all things pop culture, I was (and unashamedly still…
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Probate Fees – Update
14 July 2021
In a year of great upheaval and change, Her Majesty's Court & Tribunal Service (HMCTS) want to continue to roll…
When is an annexe not a dwelling?
11 June 2021
In the recent case of Mobey and another v HMRC, the taxpayers failed in their claim for multiple dwellings…
The Government finally sets a date for the introduction of the “no-fault divorce” but, is it all good news?
9 June 2021
The long-awaited Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 received Royal Assent in June 2020 but, the big…
Fire and rehire - is it lawful?
9 June 2021
When an employer wants to make a change to their employees' contracts, 'firing and re-hiring' has become the…
George Michael and (Testamentary) Freedom
17 May 2021
English law is a very old thing. It just is. I am a bit nerdy about it. I love that the roots of our current…
More clarity on the applicability of the mixed-use rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax
7 April 2021
The Upper Tribunal ("UT") have recently provided some more clarity on whether the residential or…
Covid-19: ban on commercial evictions extended to 30 June 2021
11 March 2021
On 10 March 2021 the Government announced that the current ban on evictions of commercial property is to be…
Vaccine or intervene? Vaccinating children and the Court’s approach
10 March 2021
In 2019, bookings looked rather different; perhaps you were excited about booking a holiday or a new…
International Women’s Day 2021
8 March 2021
As part of International Women's Day we have some excellent articles from our experts aimed at helping women…
Budget summary - March 2021
3 March 2021
The Chancellor has today announced the 2021 Budget which included a number of announcements which may affect…
Covid-19 - evictions delayed to 31 March 2021
15 February 2021
The Housing Secretary gave occupiers a Valentine's present this weekend by extending the date from which…
Domestic Abuse Bill
1 February 2021
There are almost 2.4 million victims of domestic abuse a year; two-thirds of who are women and one-third are…
Executors beware – the subtle art of Estate of Administration
1 February 2021
Many estates are not difficult to administer. Not everyone has complex financial circumstances. Often as…
Family Mediation: what is it and how can it help?
18 January 2021
Monday 18 January marks the beginning of Family Mediation Week. The purpose of this short article is to provide…
VIDEO: Childrens Arrangements - A New Approach for Parents and Children
13 January 2021
Graham Coy (Family Law Partner, Wilsons Solicitors LLP) and Ashley Palmer (Child Inclusive Family Mediator,…
Does Brexit change family law in England and Wales?
16 December 2020
"Out with the old and in with the new?"
At 23:01 on New Year's Eve, Thursday 31 December, when the Transition…
Christmas arrangements for the children and Covid-19
9 December 2020
Christmas can be a difficult time for separated parents and plans may be looking very different this year, in…
Vaccinations and testing in the workplace
7 December 2020
The country has seen light at the end of the tunnel with the approval last week of a vaccine, which it is hoped…
Expert Reports on Capacity
4 December 2020
Before a Deputyship application is made to the Court of Protection, we must first obtain a capacity assessment…
Concern over Care Quality Commission’s review into DNAR orders
4 December 2020
The Care Quality Commission's (CQC) review into the application of Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitate (DNAR) orders…
Video: Homeworking - the new reality
30 November 2020
This webinar was recorded on 26 November 2020.
In this video our Employment team discuss the challenges of…
*Good Divorce Week* - 30 November – 4 December
23 November 2020
At Wilsons Solicitors LLP, following a relationship breakdown, we understand that this can often be a very…
Boundary Disputes – a new scheme
20 November 2020
From Peter Bourke, Senior Partner
As part of my extracurricular activity I am the current chairman of the…
Thinking digital- the importance of planning for your online estate
18 November 2020
There has been significant press coverage recently surrounding the developing area of digital assets and the…
More than 200,000 people divorced in 2019
17 November 2020
The Office for National Statistics has just released figures for 2019 which show that there was nearly a 20%…
The new Treasury Direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: what you need to know
17 November 2020
This article was updated on 18 November 2020.
Further to our previous update on the extension to furlough, the…
“What about me?”: Putting children first
13 November 2020
What happens to the children when their parents separate?
Far too often there are Court proceedings which can…
Far too often there are Court proceedings which can…
They think it’s all over…is it?
3 November 2020
Just a few hours before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was due to come to an end in favour of the…
All quiet on the Brexit front – a November employment law update
3 November 2020
The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 is now only 9 weeks away.
Coronavirus has stolen…
Employers’ checklist: how should we prepare for the new immigration rules?
3 November 2020
As we approach the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, businesses which currently employ, or plan…
What is the new ‘Australian’ style points based system?
3 November 2020
During the referendum campaign along with ‘Get Brexit Done’ what we heard a lot of was the introduction of new…
When parents cannot look to the Judges for solutions
19 October 2020
When should parents be looking elsewhere and not to Judges when they cannot agree upon arrangements for their…
Out with the old, in with the new
28 September 2020
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced the replacement to the Coronavirus Job Retention…
Capital Gains Tax, separation and divorce
28 August 2020
The Chancellor has, very recently, asked The Office for Tax Simplification to undertake a review of Capital…
The importance of pensions on divorce
17 August 2020
It is usually the capital assets that are at the forefront of people's minds when parties are deciding how to…
How could this ever happen?
12 August 2020
That is the question which immediately comes to mind when reading the very recent decision of the Family…
Coronavirus and Financial Agreements on Divorce: When finality may not be final
7 August 2020
At times it is hard to remember what life was like before the Coronavirus epidemic and before the Country was…
VIDEO: Signing and witnessing wills remotely by video link
30 July 2020
"The Wills Act 1837 has obviously been good law for some time. It's worth noting it survived the Spanish Flu…
Update: Signing wills by video link
29 July 2020
The government will shortly put in place legislation for signing wills by video link. This will be backdated to…
VIDEO: Update on UK residential property market
27 July 2020
Kate Penn, Associate Solicitor in the Residential Property Team and Alistair Lockhart, Commercial…
Divorcing couples should expect delays as enquiries triple during lockdown (Telegraph 18 July 2020)
21 July 2020
An article in this week's Telegraph (featuring Graham Coy from Wilsons) warns divorcing couples that, with the…
Summer Statement 2020 – Stamp Duty Land Tax changes
8 July 2020
As part of a number of measures to alleviate the impact of coronavirus on the economy, the Chancellor has…
Legal considerations prior to marriage
3 July 2020
This week, the government has announced measures to lift the current prohibition on wedding ceremonies in…
Divorce in Scotland, maintenance in England
3 July 2020
The Supreme Court has just decided that a wife is able to claim maintenance in the English Courts…
Domestic violence cases heard in the courts increase 12% since last year
3 July 2020
New legislation will make it easier for victims to give evidence in court such as separate waiting rooms
The…Cryptocurrencies in financial proceedings
29 June 2020
Whilst cryptocurrencies have been in existence for over 10 years, beginning with the launch of Bitcoin, these…
A plea from a probate practitioner…
22 May 2020
Why make a will?
This question is often asked and the same answers given, to name a few:
- Reduce Inheritance…
Private client work during lockdown/Covid-19
20 May 2020
When the country went into lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic in mid-March many businesses came to a…