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The first letter anyone receives from a solicitor is so important – and without a doubt this cannot be more truthful than when a relationship is ending. It brings with it through your letter box, all the emotion and realisation that you are actually...
As the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, opportunities to relocate overseas are becoming a reality again. For some, the opportunity could arise from a transfer through work, others may have always had dreams of moving abroad, and others may wish to...
Today is International Women’s Day, a day for celebrating women's achievements while calling out inequality. International Women’s Day is observed by the United Nations and its missions include celebrating women’s...
Stephen Bear, who has appeared in Big Brother and other reality shows, has been convicted for sharing a video of him and his ex partner, Georgia Harrison, having sex online and sentenced to 21 months in prison. The offences for which he was found...
It is every nursery or childminder’s worst nightmare for a child they care for to become unwell or to be injured. It is even more stressful to find yourself involved in investigations about alleged abuse of a child. In cases of suspected...
A non-molestation order is designed to protect victims from abuse, threats and harassment. This order is an injunction which means that certain actions/behaviours are not allowed. These include stopping the abuser communicating with you or being allowed...
Simmering marital tensions can often reach boiling point over the festive season and it is not uncommon for solicitors to see a spike in enquiries throughout the month of January rather than on one particular day. A new year, a new start. We have begun...
The pandemic exposed the fault lines in many relationships. Financial pressures, job worries and the disturbance of traditional support structures, resulted in many couples very quickly reaching breaking point. In 2021, as the shadow of covid slowly...
A report under Section 7 of the Children Act 1989 is directed by the court when an application has been made under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 and there are either welfare concerns for a child or the parents cannot agree matters in respect of their...
What happens where parents are separated and your former partner/spouse will not agree to you taking your child out of the country? The first question to ask, is who has parental responsibility for the child? A child’s biological mother...