Figures released in November by the Office for National Statistics show that in the year ending March 2018, around 2 million adults in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse. Of these 1.3 million were women and 700,000 were men. Police forces subsequently recorded 600,000 domestic-abuse related crimes, an increase of 23% over the previous year,…
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December 6, 2019
December 6, 2019
Starting a family is likely to be the most life-changing event people will ever experience. The newborn is utterly dependent on its parents and will make its presence known every few hours when it demands to be fed, changed, or settled down to sleep. The new arrival will most likely necessitate other practical, day to…
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November 26, 2019
Children of divorcing couples inevitably go through a huge range of emotions when their lives are being turned upside down by the divorce process. Relationships between the adults can easily become bitter and acrimonious, so it is essential to protect children from the worst aspects of the break up. Tip 1 – think of the…
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November 26, 2019
On Wednesday 18th December, Bretherton Law will be hosting another commercial property legal clinic. Anyone with a commercial property legal question is able to book a free 20 minute slot with Commercial Property Solicitor Osman Dervish. Appointments can be face to face at our office based in St Albans City Centre or via the telephone.…
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November 25, 2019
Together for Children is a grouping of more than 70 organisations, experts and individuals seeking to promote the principles and legal protections enshrined within the Children Act 1989 and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). In advance of the General election on December 12th the network has published a list…
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November 25, 2019
Civil partnerships have been available to same-sex couples since 2004, when the Civil Partnership Act came into force in the UK. The Act gives same-sex couples the same rights and responsibilities as civil marriage, including property rights, exemptions to inheritance tax, social security and pension benefits, and tenancy rights. A formal process similar to divorce…
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November 24, 2019
Brexit can be accused of many things – stagnation in the economy, a decline in the property market, and a slowdown in investment to name but three. Brexit can also be blamed for important issues which affect the legal profession, as well as having repercussions for the public at large. The government’s plan to suspend…
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November 22, 2019
Congratulations to the M1 Motorway, which passed 60 years of age on 2nd November, 2019. Many people know that the UK’s first section of motorway was the Preston Bypass in Lancashire, which opened in 1958 and was later incorporated into the M6 motorway. However, the first properly complete motorway was opened a year later as…
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November 11, 2019
As the beneficiary of this year’s Bretherton Law Quiz we have chosen St Albans Citizens Advice, one of 280 local independent charities making up the Citizens Advice network in England and Wales giving free, confidential information and advice to those with financial, legal, consumer and other problems. Previously known as the Citizens Advice Bureau the…
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November 4, 2019
Definition: Gazumped – agreeing a house purchase, then finding the property is sold to someone who offers to pay more for it. Here’s some top tips on how to avoid it happening to you. 1. Get a mortgage offer in principle The best position to be in when buying property is to be a cash…
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