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Your Guide to Conveyancing Costs
Every year, around 4-5% of people move house in the UK. Moving homes comes with extra costs such as conveyancing, insurance, mortgage fees and estate agency fees. We’re here today to let you know what...
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Divorce
It can be an uncomfortable and unpleasant time considering filing for a divorce. If you are considering it, you have to have a reason for wanting to end a marriage, whether you have been married for...
View ArticleStay out of the water: Peak Drowning Season in the UK
During the long summer holidays of the early 1980’s one of my favourite morning television shows was Huckleberry Finn and Friends. I don’t recall the storylines but the scenes of Huckleberry Finn and...
View ArticleAre will writing kits in shops any good?
The temptation to write your own will at home to save some money can be tempting. However, as wills are complex legal documents, they have to be written and executed in a certain way and trained...
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Can you sue your employer for workplace stress?
Now that covid restrictions have been lifted, some employees are expected to come back into the office, at least as part of a hybrid work-from-home/in-office arrangement. The last official statistics...
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Should I make a prenuptial agreement?
Although prenuptial agreements may sound like an unromantic topic to talk about, they are arguably the best way to ensure there is as little conflict as possible over property and financial assets...
View ArticleChanging the perception of compensation claims with the Rebuilding Shattered...
We are supporting a national campaign aiming to change the public’s perception and attitudes towards compensation claims after an injury. A serious injury can happen to anyone at any time, but until it...
View ArticleAre will writing kits in shops any good?
The temptation to write your own will at home to save some money can be tempting. However, as wills are complex legal documents, they have to be written and executed in a certain way and trained...
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Do I need to update my Will if I get married?
True or False: “100% of your estate automatically goes to your spouse if you die” The average married couple seems to share everything – but if you were to die without a will, do you think your estate...
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Can pedestrian victims of road traffic collisions make a claim for compensation?
Inevitably, some drivers will be careless and collisions are therefore an unfortunate fact of life. Pedestrians are amongst the most vulnerable of all road users and the injuries they suffer are...
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What is Conveyancing?
Put simply, conveyancing is the act of transferring property from one person to another. It’s essentially the legal ‘legwork’ involved in homeownership; starting when an offer on the property is...
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Cutting down on life admin: How a Will in Expectation of Marriage could be...
An estimated 64% of weddings were cancelled or postponed last year due to coronavirus. But fortunately, we could see a big increase in weddings taking place this year, after lockdown restrictions are...
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Do I need to update my Will if I get married?
True or False: “100% of your estate automatically goes to your spouse if you die” The average married couple seems to share everything – but if one of you were to die without a will, do you think your...
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Will my lawyer still be able to attend court or visit me if there’s a fuel...
The current fuel crisis due to panic buying and HGV driver shortages may affect law practitioners’ ability to attend court and visit clients in person, according to the Law Society. Some law firms,...
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Why were smart motorways created?
Our Serious Injury Solicitor, Rob Jones, explains how smart motorways came about, how to stay safe on smart motorways and what happens if someone has a collision… Smart motorways were first trialled...
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Charity Spotlight: Brake the Road Safety Charity
Brake and Birchall Blackburn continue to work together in 2021 on a range of activities including the launch of a new guide for people seriously injured in road crashes and through sponsorship of...
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After dark: Road safety tips for driving in the winter evenings
Two weeks after the clocks go back, there are around 278 more road traffic collisions than in the two weeks before. That amounts to around 20 more incidents per day¹ – a figure that can be reduced if...
View ArticleWho can you talk to after a life-changing road traffic collision?
The seconds, minutes and hours after a road collision are shocking and traumatic but the hardest times can be in the days, weeks, months and years after a life-changing road traffic collision. The...
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Road safety tips to teach kids of all ages
Photo credit: Ben Wicks, Unsplash. No matter how old your children are, it’s always a good idea to keep their knowledge fresh. Whether they’ve just started nursery or they’re in their last year of...
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10 Road Safety Myths Busted
When it comes to the rules of the road, it can be tricky to figure out what’s true and what’s just a myth. Every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured in a road traffic collision, so it’s...
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