Social workers in Children’s Services have an unenviable job. They have a duty to safeguard children, and must on a daily basis assess risk. If they get it wrong, and underestimate the level of risk posed by a child’s family or “friends”, there can be tragic consequences. They can also be criticised for moving in…
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June 14, 2019
June 10, 2019
On Thursday, 27th June Bretherton Law will be hosting a 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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May 16, 2019
With Brexit still unresolved travel writers are predicting that many more of us this year will be taking our main holiday and weekend breaks in the UK. To meet this demand there has been a huge increase in the number of people offering rooms or entire homes for rent on listings websites such as Airbnb.…
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May 3, 2019
A recent story in the press relates how a German police patrol stopped a car being driven erratically on a Bavarian motorway. When they approached the vehicle police officers were surprised to find a tree kangaroo, two Siberian owls, six barnacle geese and ten ducks inside, along with the 62 year old driver. The man…
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April 24, 2019
The story of the WW2 spy, Karel Richter, is not one of James Bond heroics, or a triumph of cunning over insurmountable odds. In fact, the opposite is true, since Richter was captured just three days into his first mission, after landing 40 miles off course, and having spent his whole time in England holed…
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April 23, 2019
A new report published by the insurance company Direct Line reveals that 28,500 divorce cases a year involve custody of a family pet. This amounts to over a quarter of all divorces in the UK, and equates to around 90 every day. The research also highlights the confusion surrounding pet ownership – most people believe…
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April 10, 2019
More and more people in the UK are registering Lasting Powers of Attorney, allowing decisions to be made on their behalf if they no longer have the capacity to make choices for themselves. Lasting Powers of Attorney exist to oversee an individual’s financial affairs, as well as looking after their physical care and well-being. Increased…
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April 2, 2019
Figures published this week show that the national employment rate of 76.1% is the highest since records began in 1971. The number of unemployed has also fallen to 1.34 million, putting the unemployment rate below 4% for the first time since 1975. Given the uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, these statistics are…
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April 1, 2019
Bretherton Law is proud of its association with the city and people of St Albans and its surrounding districts going back over 50 years. The business began operating in 1965, from an office on Romeland Hill with views of St Albans Abbey, the Abbey Gateway and St Albans Boys School, and we have always been…
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March 13, 2019
Articles in several local newspapers this week describe the often muddled handling of children in care across Hertfordshire. Statistics provided by Hertfordshire County Council’s Children, Young People and Families Cabinet Panel show that in December 2018 there were a total of 846 “looked after” children in the county, with another 113 unaccompanied children seeking asylum.…
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