Our pets give us unconditional love and are often one of our best friends.  They never judge or answer back, and they are normally pleased to see us.  However, our pets are never just pets.  They are friends, companions, working dogs, service animals or therapy...

Memorials and mementos are important links from the past to the present: they enable the living to remember those who have died.  This is usually at the deceased’s resting place, but with cremation on the increase many people no longer have a conventional grave to...

Dying is expensive; there’s no getting around it, and the expense can come as quite a shock to those responsible for arranging your funeral.  In recent years, the cost of a simple funeral has risen sharply due to a number of factors such as grave shortages and local...

Death and taxes are the two certainties in life.  Whilst we can’t prevent either from happening, we can be prepared. The benefits of ensuring that your paperwork is in order, and that it reflects your current wishes, are frequently underestimated: peace of mind comes...

On Thursday, 4th April, 2019, Emma Gray, Associate Solicitor in our Private Client team, was recognised by the Devon and Somerset Law Society (DASLS) for the contribution she has made to her profession. Emma was ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Solicitor of the Year’...

Many people, these days, will have some experience of dementia, whether that is via a family member or friend, or even themselves.  It is a devastating disease which, unfortunately, is on the increase.  There are a number of reasons for this, but longer life spans...

Everys Solicitors is pleased to offer its congratulations to Rosie Ridgers and Cameron Evans-Grainger, who have both completed their Period of Recognised Training and qualify as solicitors today, 1st April, 2019. Rosie joined Everys in 2014 as a secretary in the...

Rural economies throughout Europe, not just the UK, have been neglected politically for years, and the people living and working in them are angry and upset for having been ignored. From Brexit in the UK, the “Gilets Jaunes” movement in France and the Five Star...

If you research house buying online you will find many websites and blogs give helpful advice on the practical aspects but don’t explain the process after you have found the property you want to call home. Instead, they often simply refer to the ‘complicated legal...

Every year for the past 110 years, there has been a day dedicated to bringing awareness to the rights of women.  It is only since 1975, though, that the United Nations recognised the day and adopted 8th March as International Women’s Day (IWD).  Each year since, the...

Monday 4th March – Sunday 10th March Tough Job, But Someone’s Got to Do It … Ah, what could be more comforting than a great British pie? Last week, staff in a couple of our offices volunteered to do some baking and, purely in the interests of research, Katie and I set...

Patron saint of lovers, epileptics, bee keepers and plague Who was Saint Valentine? That’s a question surrounded in mystery as there were several; however, three Saint Valentines are associated with 14th February: A Roman priest; A bishop of Interamna (Terni, Italy);...

The biggest misconception most couples have is surrounding the rights that they may have against their partner if they are cohabiting and are not married. A recent survey carried out by National Centre for Social Research, released in January 2019, confirmed that...