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Lasting Power of Attorney vs Living Will – What are the differences?
January 31, 2018 | Written by: Maria Pusey
Many people assume that if you ever lost mental capacity, your spouse, partner or children will be legally entitled to make decisions for you, but that is not the case. In order to make your will (or that of a ...
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Divorce Advice – Understanding grounds for divorce
January 17, 2018
This article is part of Astle Paterson’s Divorce Advice series. For more guides like this, see our latest news and blogs. As we explained in our previous Divorce Advice article – Can I legally get divorced? – many people think ...
Read MoreSpecialist Court to be established for financial remedies – President of the Family Division says
January 12, 2018 | Written by: Nigel Smith
Nigel Smith, Divorce & Family Solicitor and Collaborative Lawyer at Astle Paterson, discusses a pilot scheme for a new Court which will determine issues of financial relief upon divorce. Following the ambition of the Law Society to make a clear ...
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Divorce Advice – Can I legally get divorced?
January 11, 2018
This article is part of Astle Paterson’s Divorce Advice series. For more guides like this, see our latest news and blogs. A common misconception is that there is more than one ground for divorce. There is in fact only one ...
Read MoreA longer wait for those going through the County Court due to larger numbers of claims
January 8, 2018 | Written by: Liam O’Shea
Liam O’Shea, Director, Solicitor and Head of Astle Paterson’s Litigation & Debt Recovery Department, discusses the increase in time for claimants pursuing claims through the County Court. Recently published evidence confirms that the County Court is beginning to feel the ...
Read MoreHigh Court revives a struck-out claim – Rules it is not an abuse of process
January 4, 2018 | Written by: Fiona Patrick
Fiona Patrick, Trainee Legal Executive in Astle Paterson’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department discusses a recent High Court case with a surprising outcome. The case centres around a Mr Phillip Davies, who had claimed that his boiler, installed by Carillion, ...
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Feeding Those Less Fortunate in Burton
December 19, 2017 | Written by: Sally Wileman
It was a Sunday afternoon, cold, when Astle’s Practice Manager Sally Wileman looked across at the tired arches of the Burton Bridge. Accompanied by her husband, surrounded by the idyllic chill, what caught her attention the most were the four, ...
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Astle Paterson support St Giles Hospice and raise over £1,600
December 14, 2017 | Written by: Sally Wileman
Over the last two weeks, Astle Paterson have been one of the many solicitors supporting St Giles Hospice’s ‘Make Your Will Fortnight’. The promotion encouraged members of the community to make or update their Will, while considering the inclusion of ...
Read MoreParent Alienation: Purposefully turning a child against the other parent?
December 12, 2017
Justine Woodcock, Chartered Legal Executive at Astle Paterson, discusses CAFCASS’s new guidelines for dealing with cases of suspected parent alienation. Divorce and separation can be extremely stressful and emotional, especially when children are involved. Sometimes, in the process of reaching ...
Read MoreThe Myth of ‘Common Law Marriage’
December 5, 2017
Paul Walters, Solicitor and Mediator in Astle Paterson’s Divorce & Family Department, comments on recent research that could spell bad news for unmarried couples. A leading national organisation of family lawyers, Resolution, has reported that two-thirds of couples who live ...
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