What is Parental Responsibility? Parental responsibility is defined in law as being “all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his property”. In this blog, our family law solicitors set
An Energy Performance Certificate is a Certificate issued by an Energy Assessor that contains information relating to the energy efficiency of the Property. Our Commercial Property Solicitors set out what an EPC contains and whether you need one if you are selling a commercial property.
Many people have never made a Will, or made a Will years ago but not kept it up to date as their circumstances change. So why should you make a Will? Our Will writing solicitors in Leicestershire give our top reasons people should make a
3rd April 2017 saw significant changes in the powers of the Police to bail those arrested for criminal offences. Previously the police had been able to bail suspects for weeks and months on end, even in some cases more than 12 months. You will have
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries Forms In every Commercial Property transaction, it is usual for standard enquiries to be raised by way of the Commercial Property Standard Enquiry (CPSE) Forms. There are currently 7 CPSE forms in use:- CPSE 1 – General pre-contract
More and more people are choosing to live together without getting married. They have children together. They buy family homes together. Many believe that if they live together for more than 6 months as “common law spouses” they acquire the same rights as couples who
It’s time to exchange, but what actually is that? Throughout your conveyancing transaction, whether it’s buying, selling or both, there will always be an exchange of contracts. This is a crucial step in the property transaction, but what actually is it? Exchange of contracts takes
Houses are for living in and most people would say that they would know one if they saw one. However, the use of buildings frequently changes over time and a Court of Appeal decision in a leasehold enfranchisement case revealed just how tricky it can
Legal documents are not worth the paper they are written on unless they are formally served on those to whom they are addressed. In one case exactly on point, a bankruptcy petition was dismissed after a statutory demand was posted through the letterbox of a
Long-term sick leave can be a headache for employers, but it is absolutely vital that workers are given every opportunity to get better and return to work. In one case that proved the point, a teacher who was off work for over a year after
