When is your ex entitled to inherit your estate?
The distress of a family member dying is hard enough, but for some people the…
February 29, 2024 By Stephens Scown
Changing your name – who do you need to tell?
Given that divorce is now becoming more prevalent the number of people changing their names…
February 29, 2024 By Stephens Scown
Residential parenting assessments in care proceedings
When families are involved in care proceedings brought by Local Authorities, it is sometimes useful…
February 29, 2024 By Libby Lovell
Inheritance & Trusts – what is a caveat?
When investigating whether a Will might be invalid, one party may block the issuing of…
February 29, 2024 By James Burrows
What happens to my car if I get divorced?
Whether you drive a Lamborghini or a Land Rover, a Ferrari or a Fiat, our…
February 29, 2024 By Stephens Scown
Employees with convictions: the dos and dont’s
The law recognises that there is an overriding need to protect certain groups of people…
February 28, 2024 By Hazel Sanders
What is the cooling-off period in a divorce?
The divorce process welcomed a long overdue review in April 2022, with the introduction of…
February 28, 2024 By Thea Bennun
Right to Shared Ownership
The Right to Shared Ownership Scheme has been introduced to offer an alternative path into…
February 27, 2024 By Tim Walmsley
Inheritance Claims After Divorce – what if you cohabit again?
Can you submit inheritance claims after your divorce is finalised? What if you rekindle the…
February 26, 2024 By Harriet Wigmore
Green construction
Green construction isn’t about providing areas of flora and fauna as part of a build,…
February 26, 2024 By Jim Gorrod
Planning Together for Children course
When parents are in dispute over the arrangements for their children, the Planning Together for…
February 23, 2024 By Edward Bidder
Leading Authority in Leasehold Law
Head of the Property Litigation team at Stephens Scown LLP, Richard Bagwell, has been named…
February 22, 2024 By Stephens Scown