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From Peter Bourke, Senior Partner

As part of my extracurricular activity I am the current chairman of the…

There has been significant press coverage recently surrounding the developing area of digital assets and the…

Just a few hours before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was due to come to an end in favour of the…

The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 is now only 9 weeks away.

Coronavirus has stolen…

As we approach the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, businesses which currently employ, or plan…

During the referendum campaign along with ‘Get Brexit Done’ what we heard a lot of was the introduction of new…

When should parents be looking elsewhere and not to Judges when they cannot agree upon arrangements for their…

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced the replacement to the Coronavirus Job Retention…

The Chancellor has, very recently, asked The Office for Tax Simplification to undertake a review of Capital…

It is usually the capital assets that are at the forefront of people's minds when parties are deciding how to…

That is the question which immediately comes to mind when reading the very recent decision of the Family…

At times it is hard to remember what life was like before the Coronavirus epidemic and before the Country was…

"The Wills Act 1837 has obviously been good law for some time. It's worth noting it survived the Spanish Flu…

The government will shortly put in place legislation for signing wills by video link. This will be backdated to…

Kate Penn, Associate Solicitor in the Residential Property Team and Alistair Lockhart, Commercial…

An article in this week's Telegraph (featuring Graham Coy from Wilsons) warns divorcing couples that, with the…

As part of a number of measures to alleviate the impact of coronavirus on the economy, the Chancellor has…

This week, the government has announced measures to lift the current prohibition on wedding ceremonies in…

The Supreme Court has just decided that a wife is able to claim maintenance in the English Courts…

New legislation will make it easier for victims to give evidence in court such as separate waiting rooms

The…

Whilst cryptocurrencies have been in existence for over 10 years, beginning with the launch of Bitcoin, these…

Why make a will?

This question is often asked and the same answers given, to name a few:

• Reduce Inheritance…

When the country went into lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic in mid-March many businesses came to a…

Last week, the Chancellor announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended until the…

The Coronavirus crisis and the lock-down measures have thrown up all sorts of problems, and one which we deal…

Judges will always want to find a way in which financial proceedings between a divorcing couple come to an end.…

Use of remote hearings by audio and video link must continue in UK courts after the coronavirus outbreak ends…

This is the second article in our brief series on the Coronavirus Bill. This piece of legislation received…

On Saturday 4 April the government issued updated guidance regarding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme,…

On 30 March 2020 ALEP, the Association of Leasehold Extension Practitioners, of which Wilsons Solicitors LLP is…

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak Wilsons is working hard to provide the most up to date advice to our clients on all…

On Saturday, the government issued non-statutory guidance to landlords and tenants in relation to Covid-19. The…

In an update to our article of 25 March 2020 in relation to the amendment to notice periods on residential…

Heirs could end up paying IHT on near-peak values

DIY probates most at risk of forgetting to claim back…

The Coronavirus Bill will be enacted imminently. It is a comprehensive and far-reaching piece of emergency…

At Wilsons we wanted to keep you up to date with our plans due to COVID-19 and recent advice from the…

The Spring/Summer 2020 edition of the Wilsons magazine is out now. This edition features the usual mixture of…

The Spring Budget, delivered by the Chancellor on Wednesday 11 March, was comparatively restrained.  However,…

The bank of Mum and Dad is becoming increasingly popular and we are seeing this on a regular basis. It can be…

There are a number of events throughout the Academic Year when parents will no doubt be vying for the best…

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has recently issued guidance to schools and colleges on how to cater for…

In these challenging circumstances, is your parent/school contract still fit for purpose?

Are parents…

In the case of Casamitjana v League Against Cruel Sports, the Employment Tribunal has ruled that ethical…

The Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill was introduced onto the House of Lords in July 2017. It…

Jacqueline Fitzgerald has recently been featured in The Sunday Telegraph commenting on family court data…

Alison Morris (Partner) and Emma Litchfield (Solicitor) comment on recent news that there will be no increase…

Rupert Wilkinson has been featured in The Times commenting on HMRC's on inheritance tax property…