Monthly Archives: May 2012
Five partners from leading South West legal firm Stephens Scown LLP have been listed as outstanding lawyers in the prestigious international guide, Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers is described as the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the global legal …
In the Queen’s speech earlier this month it was confirmed that reforms can be expected to a father’s rights to see their children following a couples separation or divorce. The idea is that following separation it is presumed that both …
NFU mutual have reported they calculate families may be entitled to recover as much as £90 million of overpaid IHT in respect of the estates of relatives who have died in the last four years. There is a relief available to …
Whilst many are looking forward to the extended Jubilee break, business owners will be considering the opportunities which naturally arise from such an event. The Jubilee is an event for communities, for the population as a whole. To reflect this, …
In a recent case a grandmother successfully appealed against a residence order which was made in favour of the child’s mother. The child had spent most of her life living with her mother at the home of the maternal grandmother. …
Although there is only one ground for divorce, namely irretrievable breakdown, the current law is that a person must prove the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage in one of a few ways, including adultery, unreasonable behaviour or periods of separation. …
Mr and Mrs Gale from Devon and Alicante, where they have owned their retirement home for eleven years, have lodged an application with the European Court of Human Rights against Spain. Their complaint concerns the expropriation of their land by …
A record number of lawyers are being promoted to partner level by leading South West legal firm Stephens Scown LLP, it has been announced today. Eight associates within the firm, which has offices in Exeter, Truro and St Austell, take …
The recent case of Raithatha v Williamson [2012] EWHC 909(Ch) casts a new, and surprising, light on the position of pension rights in bankruptcy. Background Until 1998, there was some uncertainty as to whether pension rights held by a bankrupt …
With the UK Government consulting on moves to turn the EU Emissions Directive into UK law, Stephens Scown’s Robert Camp looks at how the legislation is aimed at streamlining regulation… In December 2010, the EU Industrial Emissions Directive was published …
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