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When is a Police Caution not ‘just’ a Caution?

When you’re a regulated healthcare professional. A Police Caution is a warning for a minor crime that you have to admit and agree to. Accepting...
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Settlement Agreements

Employment settlement agreements can be used in various scenarios and can be a useful way for employees and employers to part ways on mutual terms,...
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Living Together? Here’s Why You Might Need a Cohabitation Agreement

WWE superstar and actor John Cena has recently come back into the spotlight after making the headlines a few years ago about his cohabitation agreement....
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Redundancy – Ensuring a Fair Consultation and Selection Process

Redundancy is a potentially fair reason for dismissal where an employee’s job no longer exists, but it is important that the employer has followed a...
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Everys Solicitors LLP Enhances Cybersecurity with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) from Red Helix

In an increasingly digital world, legal firms are prime targets for cyber threats, with sensitive client data and confidential legal information often at the heart...
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The Supreme Court Hands Down Landmark Standish Judgment: Clarifying the Line Between Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property

Today marks a pivotal moment in family law with the Supreme Court handing down its long-awaited judgment in Standish v Standish. This case has been...
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Dispelling the Myths and Misconceptions of Family Law – Part Two

In Part One of these articles, I considered generic misconceptions that I have experienced as a family lawyer. In Part Two, I look at those...
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Dispelling the Myths and Misconceptions of Family Law – Part One

Assumptions are often made about divorce and what will happen in the event of a separation. Many people have heard stories from others about their...
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When the Marriage Ends, Why Do Women Still Seem to Pay the Price?

Why divorce is still leaving women disproportionately worse off – and what needs to change. Recent findings from Legal & General have shed new light...
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Dementia Action Week

Why is Dementia Action Week important? Firstly, it raises awareness of a disease that impacts not just the lives of those living with dementia, but...
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Fitness to Practise (FTP) proceedings – Top tips for healthcare professionals facing competency related allegations

Emma Davies is an Associate in our Litigation Department specialising in representing healthcare professionals subject to Fitness to Practise proceedings before their regulator. In this...
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Fixed Fee Divorce

Looking to start your divorce and feeling overwhelmed? Speak to our Family Team to put your mind at ease and let us deal with the...
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IHT Planning for Farmers: A Changing Approach

Farming families have long relied on inheritance tax (IHT) reliefs like Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) to pass down assets without...
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Evidence Required for a Non-Molestation Order

If you and/or your child are suffering from violence, threats, harassment, or intimidation from an associated person to you, it is possible to apply in...
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Planning Ahead for Upcoming Changes to Farming Relief: What You Need to Know

Farming families have long relied on careful, long-term planning to ensure that their land and businesses are passed down through the generations. However, following announcements...