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18
Feb 2021

Section: Family Law

Child Arrangement Orders

When parents separate, it is important that they start discussions early on about how they will share the care of their children to try and ensure that settled arrangements can be established as soon as possible. If it isn’t possible for an agreement to be reached either between themselves, through solicitors or via mediation then…

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16
Feb 2021

Section: Employer Services

Beach Money for Employees: Extreme Remote Working

Bestselling self-development books such as The Four-Hour Work Week (T Ferriss) and Beach Money (J Adler) aim to promote and recommend the freedom and flexibility of working time, and also make a compelling argument for breaking down geographical boundaries of where an employee should work from.  The development of technology and improved internet in most…

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16
Feb 2021

Section: * BUSINESS *

The technical cogs behind the Chadwick Lawrence wheel

There is no doubt 2020 changed the way we work as a nation and subsequently how we work as a firm. We had to adapt quickly to the new working from home environment, which for the individual meant sourcing an appropriate desk or ironing board, a quiet-ish place to work and being strategically placed close…

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11
Feb 2021

Section: Wills & Probate

When a gift isn’t

Ademption is a legal doctrine relating to specific gifts in a will.  A specific gift might be of a particular house, possession, or money in bank account.  A specific gift in a will is said to adeem or fail if, at the date of death, it no longer exists in the estate of the person…

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10
Feb 2021

Section: Wills & Probate

Wills: Godparents & Legal Guardians

Many people choose Godparents for their children based on who they would like to care for their child and assume that the Godparents would act as guardian for their child should they die.  However, despite this common misconception Godparents have no legal rights in relation to the child, a Godparent’s responsibility is to guide the…

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02
Feb 2021

Section: Regulatory Services

Your European Trade Marks after Brexit

As a result of the UK’s departure from Europe, there have been many changes to the operation of existing or pending European (EU) trade marks. If you hold an existing UK trade mark nothing has changed. Your trade mark will continue to apply as before in the UK only. If you hold an existing EU…

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