Blog - Page 30

  The right to die has been considered by the Court of Protection in an unusual and startling case this week. A 50 year old woman who fears that the…

    An estimated 1.4 million women and 700,000 men in the UK have suffered domestic abuse in the last year. That’s about 3.5% of the population. Makes you think…

National Family Dispute Resolution Week 2015 takes place this week from 23rd – 27th November. This fourth annual awareness-raising week led by Resolution, the national family lawyers’ group, highlights the alternatives to court…

There are few situations more stressful and upsetting than the local authority taking steps to remove your child or children from your care. To do this, the local authority…

Only Fools and Horses star Roger Lloyd-Pack died recently, leaving an estate worth £1.4 million. He did not make a will while he was alive, so instead of being…

Let’s be honest, no-one particularly relishes the prospect of using a lawyer and so finding a good solicitor can be a task that gets put off: we are generally associated…

This week, the Supreme Court, is considering the controversial issue of joint enterprise. Ameen…

In my experience as a housing solicitor, it surprises me how many people (both landlords and tenants) do not know about the strict rules about the protection of tenancy…

A recent article in one of the national papers has highlighted problems faced by homeowners with shrinking leases. The article looked at Cramlington but many other towns have similar…

We all know life can be complex especially when it comes to relationships. Here, the team at David Gray Solicitors, winners of Family Team of the Year at the…