Buying a business and assets from an Administrator
“Buyer Beware” is the warning that should be heeded when buying assets from an insolvent company. Warranties Unlike a purchase from a solvent company where the buyer can expect the seller to warrant that it owns the assets, that the...
Tips for separated families during school summer holidays
With the school summer holidays fast approaching, there is the potential for this to be a minefield for separated families, with children being caught in the crossfire between warring parents. Avoid summer fun turning to misery with the following advice:-...
Marriage promoted as ‘Gold Standard’
In a highly unusual move, a senior High Court Family Judge, Sir Paul Coleridge, is today to launch a charity, the purpose of which is to promote the institution of Marriage as ‘the gold standard for relationships’. The Marriage Foundation,...
Some of it perhaps nonsense, for example, four thousand three hundred new crimes were created by the last government including a new offence of swimming on the wreck of the titanic! There were complaints of micro management in statute and...
Many are adept negotiators in daily life and in business but require help when negotiating a commercial dispute. When you have exhausted your own efforts to negotiate let us apply our skills, knowledge and commercial realism in negotiating on your...
Mediation is a more structured method than simply negotiating settlement of a dispute. It is assisted negotiation. A mediator facilitates the process but it is the parties and not the mediator that decide the outcome. It has a high record...
SOLICITORS ARE FOR LIFE, NOT JUST FOR CRISIS
To be blunt, most of you will only visit a solicitor when you have to. I used to feel the same way about dentists until I discovered that a regular check-up could avoid irregular attendances for emergency treatment involving a lot...
Help with litigation costs risks
This is achieved through use of Conditional Fee Agreements (or “No win – Low fee”) backed by an insurance policy to protect you from the risk of incurring the other side’s costs and almost all of your own disbursements. Even...
Disputed Wills and Probate
Cases involve issues such as execution of the will, testamentary capacity and undue influence. There may be a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. These matters tend to be complex. It is important that you...
Susan Weeden and Company joins Walker Foster
This latest expansion is an exciting new development for Walker Foster and our Clients. We have already carried out thousands of property transactions. Our property and conveyancing Solicitors have vast experience, enabling them to promptly answer queries and to maintain...