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/ by Stephen Roberts

Autumn Budget 2024: Changes to Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief

/ by Mike Lambert

Autumn Budget 2024: Pensions to be subject to Inheritance Tax from 2027

/ by Mike Lambert

Autumn Budget 2024: Changes to Capital Gains Tax

Barry Crabtree-Taylor Retirement

/ by Stephen Roberts

What is inheritance tax?

/ by Mike Lambert

What is the Court of Protection?

/ by Ryan Ahmad

Case Study: Construction dispute

/ by Ryan Ahmad

Case Study: Neighbour Dispute

/ by Ryan Ahmad

Case Study: Landlord and Tenant Dispute

/ by Francesca Cann

Case Study: Successfully Navigating a Cohabitation Dispute

Office closure

Charity fundraising event in memory of colleague Jane

/ by Stephen Roberts

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of creating a Trust for Private Wealth?

Edmondson Hall Charity 5-a-side Football Tournament & Family Fun Day 2024

/ by Carly McLean

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East Anglian Air Ambulance – Together We Step 2024 Challenge

Free Pop Up Legal Advisory Clinic – Tuesday 9th April 2024

Life Saving Defibrillator installed at our office on Exeter Road

Edmondson Hall’s Charity of the Year 2024 – East Anglian Air Ambulance

Charity of the year 2023 total – Royal Papworth Charity

Charity Cheque presentation with Injured Jockeys Fund & Racing Welfare

Happy Christmas!

Michael Drake celebrates 50 years as a practicing Solicitor

/ by Mike Lambert

Importance of having a Will

/ by Stephen Roberts

Cross-border Estates

/ by Elisabeth Sneade

Cohabitation and the difference families face when separating if not married

/ by Graham Woodhouse

Japanese Knotweed – A Headache For Landowners

/ by Francesca Cann

Horse Purchase Disputes – where do you stand?

Free Legal Advisory Clinic

Experienced Legal Secretary – Commercial Property

Renters Reform Bill – First Impressions

/ by Carly McLean

Joint Ownership

When two or more people purchase a property together, it is necessary to think about how you are going to hold the property. 

/ by Lynda Allett

Bereavement: Death of a loved one “What do I need to do?”

Almost all of us, at some point in our lives, will experience loss.  Generally, this is not a subject we want to think about, or talk about. 

/ by Francesca Cann

TOLATA Claims – What are they?

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Families and Households 2020 report identified that the total number of opposite-sex cohabiting couples has increased from around 1.5 million…

/ by Francesca Cann

No-fault divorce & ending the blame game

6 April 2022 brings with it a huge change in divorce legislation in England and Wales that has been campaigned for by family lawyers for many years.

/ by Mike Lambert

Losing Capacity – Lasting Power of Attorney or Deputyship Order

Many people assume that if they were to lose capacity and therefore the power to make decisions for themselves, often through a progressive illness such as Dementia or Alzheimer’s, or through something more sudden, such as a stroke or coma, their spouse, children or other family members/friends can simply step in and take over.

/ by Elisabeth Sneade

Grandparents and their grandchildren

Grandparents have a special role to play in a child’s life. Sometimes they provide additional care and support when parents are working and if you ask a child they will provide lots of examples of fun times spent sharing time at home or having adventures out and about.

/ by Elisabeth Sneade

Family court delays top 110,000 so what are the alternatives to court?

Decision to litigate at court is not an easy option, especially in family law dealing with difficult issues like how much time a child spends with their parents or finalising a divorce settlement.

/ by Elisabeth Sneade

Family court backlogs climb to over 110,000 – why is this happening?

It was reported in the Law Society Gazette on 11 November 2022 that the ‘government has been urged to ensure sufficient judicial capacity to deal with the family court backlog.

/ by Stephen Roberts

What are Trusts?

Trusts are most commonly used by wealthy individuals or for commercial or charitable purposes and in this article, we refer only to those for private wealth.

Noel Byrne, CEO Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa

Steve Elsom, Director No.4 Consulting Ltd

Philip Mitchell General Manager (1988-2015 Juddmonte Farms)