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Divorce and the family farm

Agriculture
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Our divorce & farming solicitors look at the impact of divorce on a family farm. Call 0800 422 0123 for advice on farming divorce settlements.

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Dividing your home contents and personal belongings

Family law
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The division of the contents of the former matrimonial home and personal belongings is often an added complication in what is already a stressful and emotional experience.

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Wills, inheritance tax and adult children living at home

Wills & probate
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We consider the inheritance tax implications for adult children still living at home. Need advice? Call 0800 652 8025 for a free initial consultation. Award winning national firm based in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton & Taunton.

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“This blessed plot…” – The SDLT advantages of buying vacant land

Residential conveyancing
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From an SDLT perspective, buying a plot and then engaging someone to build a house on it afterwards may confer a number of SDLT blessings.

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Who can consent to a deprivation of liberty for children and young persons?

Court of Protection
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It is increasingly easier for practitioners to spot a deprivation of liberty when a person is over 18 – but perhaps not so simple when considering whether a child, or young person is deprived of their liberty.

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A brief introduction to the Pubs Code

Property litigation
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The Pubs Code came into force on 21 July 2016 with the aim of regulating the relationship between tied pub tenants (“TPTs”) and their landlords.

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University Hospital Bristol NHS Trust found responsible of ‘Neglect’ following teenage death from meningitis

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Kerry Fifield, Partner was instructed by the family of Isabel ‘Izzy’ Gentry, following a referral by the Meningitis Research Foundation in June 2016 shortly after Isabel’s death.

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Claims under warranties or for misrepresentation – the debate continues

Commercial litigation and disputes
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Buying a business ought to be a positive experience, but what happens if the acquisition goes wrong? What can an injured buyer do to seek redress?

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40 Treatments You Don’t Need

Medical negligence
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Unnecessary medical treatments to be reduced. Changing the standards for medical negligence claims. Prostate Cancer. Cerebral Palsy. Birth Injuries

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Zombie rights

Intellectual property
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The assets of a dissolved company pass to the Crown as bona vacantia and getting hold of them after this has happened is by no means easy.

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Accidents Abroad and Uninsured Drivers – How should Damages be decided?

Serious injury
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Accidents abroad. Uninsured driver. Compensation rules of country in which accident took place or rules of England and Wales. Supreme Court decision.

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