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• Lawyers that understand business growth

  • PostedMay 23, 2016
  

  Throughout the life of a business it will go through a number of stages. During each of these stages there will be both challenges and opportunities. Preparing in advance for these challenges will enable you to focus on the right opportunities for your business.

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• Protecting Financial Interests and Property Rights for Unmarried Couples

  • PostedMay 20, 2016
  

  Unmarried couples do not have the same rights as married couples on separation, no matter how long their relationship has been. To protect financial interests and property rights should they separate, cohabiting couples may choose to enter into a cohabitation agreement. Read more here.

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• Commercial Lease Surrender – I Surrender! Or do I?

  • PostedMay 11, 2016

  The recent case of Padwick Properties Ltd v Punj Lloyd Ltd is a useful reminder of the traps when dealing with surrender either as a landlord or tenant.

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• Will Disputes – Specialist advice at a difficult time

  • PostedMay 5, 2016
  

  In recent years there has been an increase in disputes over wills, which can be partly attributed to wills being drafted at home with ‘will packs’ or through unregulated companies offering will drafting services. In this post Stuart Geach discusses the formal requirements for creating a valid will and what actions can revoke a will.

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• Henry III, the Boy King – a lecture by Tim Porter

  • PostedApril 27, 2016
  

  A great evening was had by WSP sponsoring the Friends of Gloucester Cathedral (FOGC) Henry III lecture on 21st April.

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• Negotiating financial settlements in a divorce

  • PostedApril 20, 2016
  

  Tim Adkin discusses negotiating financial settlements in a divorce, following a recent divorce case in London's Appeal Court involving a "software tycoon" when his wife was awarded approximately 90% of the matrimonial assets in a judgment where there was “a substantial departure from equality”.

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