Over the past couple of weeks, the care of the explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been widely reported in the national press. Some members of his family have publicly raised concerns about where he is living and how decisions about his care are being made. His wife, who...
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My Ex Is Moving Away — What Does That Mean for Our Child’s School?
Relocation, School Places and What Separated Parents Need to Know When a relationship or marriage ends, life keeps moving forward for both parents. New jobs, new relationships, and new living arrangements are often all part of that next chapter. However, when one...
Meet the Team: Akhil Choudhury on Private Client Law and Life at Bowsers
Akhil qualified as a Solicitor in 2001 and has built a career that spans some of the most personal areas of law a client can face. Initially starting off by dealing with family law and then moving to private client law, dealing with matters ranging from Wills, Trusts,...
What’s the Difference Between a Conveyancer and a Solicitor?
National Moving Day takes place this year in England and Wales on Tuesday 19 August. Historically, the annual awareness event marks the start of the busiest week of the year for home movers in the UK, which sees more than 300,000 house moves in the country each year....
Why It’s Important to Have an Up-to-Date Will
If writing your Will is on your to-do list, chances are you’re not alone. Figures show that almost half of UK adults (49%) don’t have a Will, and one in ten adults in the UK have started writing a Will but haven’t finished it yet. The importance of having an...
Deputyship Applications at the Court of Protection
The Court of Protection is a specialist court that deals with issues relating to people who lack capacity to make specific decisions. The Court makes decisions and appoints Deputies to act in the best interests of people who are unable to make certain...
Outlook for First-Time Buyers
Taking your first steps on the property ladder is not easy. The housing market has been particularly challenging for first-time buyers over the past few years, as rising prices, stagnant wages and high mortgage rates have conspired against many of those...
Legal Documents Everyone Needs
The end of a year is always a good time to reflect on what we have done, and to think of how we may do things differently in the future by making some resolutions for the twelve months that lie ahead. No one likes to think about the possibility of becoming ill but...
Step-by-Step Guide of What to do When Someone Dies
This week (2 December to 8 December 2024) is National Grief Awareness Week. The annual event is organised by the Good Grief Trust to raise awareness of grief and provide support for those who are grieving. This year’s theme is ‘Shine a Light’, when...
Guide to No-Fault Divorce
No-fault divorce came into effect in England and Wales on 6 April 2022 under the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (Divorce Act 2020). Its introduction was a defining moment in family law. Previously, couples who wanted to divorce or dissolve a civil...