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Guide ranks Stephens Scown amongst best in the UK

The Lex 100 – a student guide to the UK’s premier law firms has ranked Stephens Scown LLP amongst the best in the country and awarded seven accolades for the high-quality of legal training it provides. The firm, which has …

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New seminars in Devon and Cornwall reveal the secrets of solar energy

Secrets of solar energy will be the theme for seminars for farmers and landowners being hosted in Devon and Cornwall by experts from South West legal firm Stephens Scown LLP and independent accountancy firm Francis Clark with Winter Rule. Stephens …

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Confidentiality and making information public

Court proceedings involving children almost always deal with sensitive information which needs to be kept confidential. The Court is always concerned with controlling the use of confidential information. In the age of the internet and social media this is becomingly …

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Contempt of court relating to statements of truth

During the course of court proceedings, many documents will be lodged with the court by the parties to the case.  The Civil Procedure Rules require some of these documents to be verified by statements of truth.  For example, a witness …

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Child maintenance and the abolition of CMEC

Following our earlier updates regarding the Government’s plans to revise the way in which child maintenance is paid, it has been recently reported that there are further proposals afoot. The Government is now seeking views on a plan to transfer …

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Financial reality of personal injury compensation claims

With the government to ban referral fees in personal injury claims, Westcountry lawyer Matthew Cross asks whether this will make a difference… Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly claims that honest motorists are seeing their car insurance premiums rise because of ever …

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If you’ve let debts stack up, facing reality is your best bet

Why paying off your personal debts may not be such a bad idea after all, explains Westcountry insolvency lawyer Andrew Knox and family lawyer Mark Smith… As the Prime Minister David Cameron said in his recent party conference speech, “We …

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Local law firm scoops prestigious marketing innovation awardscoops

South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP has scooped an innovative marketing award and been highlighted as one of the UK’s progressive law firms at a prestigious legal conference and awards dinner. The firm, which has offices in Exeter, Truro …

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Lottery wins and divorce

A recent Judgment in the High Court has provided guidance on how a lottery win is to be treated by the Court when deciding the outcome of financial proceedings on divorce. In the case of S v AG (Financial Remedy: …

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Proposed child maintenance fees unaffordable?

We reported in February that the Child Support Agency’s successor agency, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC), controversially intends in 2012 to run a new scheme that will prompt parents to pay application fees and collection charges to pay …

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