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We are looking for a full time Solicitor to join our Ilkley office to undertake an existing high net worth private client caseload which includes probate, inheritance tax planning, wills, powers of attorney & trusts. Experience in conveyancing would be...

Alzheimer’s Society is the leading UK care and research charity for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, their families and carers. As part of this fundraising effort, Maggie Bugler of the Barnoldswick office, trained hard to run the BUPA,...

What is Arbitration? Arbitration is a well-known and frequently used option for lawyers resolving commercial disputes, avoiding the expense and uncertainty of Court proceedings. However, it is a relatively new approach for family lawyers, having been launched around 18 months...

The Green Deal is an ambitious new carbon saving measure introduced by the Government in January to provide funding to reduce domestic energy consumption with no upfront costs to the homeowner. The cost will instead be repaid, with interest, through...

I am often asked, what is the benefit of having a Lasting Power of Attorney? Well, the response is that if you were in a situation where you were physically or mentally incapable of dealing with your affairs, be they...

Picture the scenario:  you are a shareholder in a company, with two other shareholders.  Shareholder A sells his shares to Shareholder B and with the proceeds of sale sets up a competing business, poaching key employees and customers of the...

In simple terms challenging the validity of a will or a claim relating to a grant of probate is a ‘probate claim’. Special procedural rules apply. The function of the Court is to determine what papers constitute the last will...

Three months ago, I reported on the case of Prest  v Petrodel in which the Supreme Court, the country’s highest Court, was being asked to make a ruling on whether divorcing couples can protect assets by citing company law. The...

This question is one which regularly crops up in cases where family wealth within a marriage has been increased by monies received from an inheritance. The English legal system is discretionary in determining how financial property on divorce should be...

Employment Law-Good news for employers?-Bad news for employees? Big changes in the Tribunal system:- 1. From 6th April 2014, there is to be an ACAS operated system of pre-claim conciliation.  From 6th April 2014, an employee cannot bring an Employment...