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Family Lawyers identify two peaks each year: post summer holidays and post-Christmas/New Year; the number of new cases and enquiries seem to increase. Many have theorised, but the consensus seems...

2017 must bring change, or more violence will follow. 2016 has shown the British public something that those working in and with the prison sector have known for some time...

What the Birmingham Prison riot tells us about our Prison System. On the 16th December 2016, HMP Birmingham was plunged into chaos when around 600 inmates initiated a prison-wide riot,...

The world is becoming smaller. In West London, there is a melting pot of nationalities. Increasingly I see parties with assets in other countries, but who wish to get divorced...

When purchasing a home you should always make sure your surveyor or a Japanese Knotweed specialist check for Japanese Knotweed. You must make sure (depending on which type of survey...

Much of our conveyancing work relates to Leasehold properties. A long lease is not just a “tenancy”, it gives the leaseholder the rights to use the property like a freehold...

Ever since 1925, under s.55(1)(x) of the Administration of Estates Act, the statutory definition has remained unchanged. However, in 2014 the long-standing definition of personal chattels has been reformed. Now...

I would rather have a longer lie in on Friday mornings, but find myself waking up early and getting off to a business meeting that starts at 7 am. May...

APIL recently commented that accidents involving driverless cars should fall within the existing motoring insurance provisions in the Road Traffic Act 1988. APIL calls for an amendment to the Road...

It is surprising that with all the safety requirements that are needed in the 21st Century accidents at work do still occur, some very minor but some can be quite...