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%…
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“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…
VIDEO: Update on UK residential property market
27 July 2020
Kate Penn, Associate Solicitor in the Residential Property Team and Alistair Lockhart, Commercial…
Family Law: Solving a legal and emotional dilemma
23 June 2020
Legal and emotional strategies to help families manage the stressful consequences of what has been a global…
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…
Family courts must take swift action to prevent parents alienating children from ex-partners
6 May 2020
The family courts must take swift action to prevent parents from using coronavirus to alienate children from…
How COVID-19 has affected the land market
29 April 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the property market as a whole, with sales and…
COVID-19: £82bn Property Sales ‘on hold’ amid lockdown
29 April 2020
According to analysis of the property market, some 373,000 property transactions are on 'pause' following the…
Covid-19: proposed expansion to the moratorium on action against tenants
24 April 2020
During the afternoon of 22 April 2020 the government announced its intention to introduce measures to curb the…
COVID-19: Clarity for landowners on claims and evictions of squatters
22 April 2020
In our recent article (found here) we commented upon measures introduced by the Master of the Rolls and Lord…
Commercial Property – “This time next year….”
21 April 2020
The law can be a very useful tool to help you achieve an objective. In a pre COVID 19 economic climate there…
UK divorces must continue with remote hearings after coronavirus
20 April 2020
Use of remote hearings by audio and video link must continue in UK courts after the coronavirus outbreak ends…
The Wilsons Magazine Spring/Summer 2020 edition is out now
17 March 2020
The Spring/Summer 2020 edition of the Wilsons magazine is out now. This edition features the usual mixture of…
Guest article - EdUKAid Director
7 January 2020
Nelson Mandela said “From the poorest of countries to the richest of nations, education is the key to moving…
Some thoughts on the intention to abolish section 21 - part 3
27 September 2019
2 clear reasons why the abolishing s.21 is bad
There are 2 significant reasons why I believe the proposal to…
Some thoughts on the intention to abolish section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 - part 2
20 September 2019
The Consultation Survey
The consultation on the abolition of section 21 allows for an online survey to be…
Garamukanwa v United Kingdom
17 September 2019
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") considered a complaint by an employee that the decision of his…
Charity mergers – what’s our view?
4 September 2019
It's often claimed that there are too many charities all doing the same thing – and sometimes that there are…
Guest Article from CEO of Shout Out UK, “Political Literacy, would mean an end to apathy”
3 September 2019
We live in a society where most people gain their political information from their parents, whom vote Labour or…
Inheritance tax: what does the future hold? (FT 11 July 2019)
11 July 2019
Rupert Wilkinson has been featured in the Financial Times commenting on the proposed reforms to Inheritance…