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Witnessing wills update: Video link
In my previous article ‘COVID-19: Ways of witnessing wills in lockdown’ I explained the new ways of witnessing wills that we, at Spratt Endicott, had adopted as we worked around COVID-19 restrictions. There has now been a new development which means that wills can be witnessed via video link, providing the video and sound is […]
Read More “Divorce Tourism” and the Supreme Court judgment in Villiers vs Villiers
On 1 July 2020 the Supreme Court handed down their long-awaited judgment in the case of Villiers v Villiers [2020] UKSC 30. The case of Mr and Mrs Villiers has attracted interest from family lawyers in Scotland and England as it addresses the challenges faced when divorce proceedings are started in one jurisdiction by one party […]
Read More Oxfordshire Law Firm Celebrates New Qualification of Private Client Solicitor
Oxfordshire law firm Spratt Endicott congratulates Private Client Solicitor Emma Rolfe on achieving her STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Diploma, the benchmark qualification for solicitors in the field. The STEP Diploma is the recognized international gold standard for solicitors and requires practitioners to study modules on Administration of Trusts, Administration of Estates, Taxation […]
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In Action – The Corporate Insolvency & Governance Bill’s Restrictions on Winding-Up Proceedings
As I explained in a previous article, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (“CIG”) enacts temporary restrictions on winding-up proceedings. The recent decision of Insolvency and Company Court Judge Barber in Re A Company [2020] EWHC 1551 (Ch) (16 June 2020) shows us how the court will apply these provisions. Recap of the CIG provisions […]
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Spratt Endicott Solicitors brings in specialist Solicitor to strengthen family law team
Oxfordshire-based law firm Spratt Endicott Solicitors have welcomed a new specialist to its Family Law team, who will deliver Family Law services in the firm’s Buckingham and Brackley offices. Madeleine Harrington joins the firm as a Solicitor and brings with her over ten years’ experience in Family Law matters ranging from divorce, separation, complex financial […]
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Are your employees working safely and securely from home?
With so many employees now working from home, in this article, we highlight some of the issues for employers to consider. Health and Safety: Employers have a duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees. When employees are working from home, employers should consider undertaking the following: Contact should be maintained with […]
Read More Want a no fault divorce? You’ll have to wait until Autumn 2021
Those waiting for no fault divorces to come into law have a wait on their hands. Despite the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill having almost concluded its journey through Parliament, Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland MP has stated that Parliament are working towards an indicative timetable of implementation in autumn 2021 as “time needs to be […]
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No-Fault Divorce on the Horizon
MPs have voted favour of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill following its second reading on Monday, 8 June 2020. Referred to as the “No-Fault Divorce Bill”, it will bring about a significant change in the way in which divorce can occur. While this article focuses on the divorce process, changes are also being proposed […]
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Can you afford to avoid Alternative Dispute Resolution?
One old colleague of mine (who I won’t name) would keep a pad of yellow sticky post-it notes by her desk to scribble down reminders of rules that, presumably, she had forgotten often enough to require permanent neon fixtures to her computer monitor:- refer to companies as “it”, not “they” Dear Sirs / Yours faithfully […]
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