It’s very rare that a parent would request for their parental responsibility to be terminated. But in one of the first cases of its kind, GF (A Minor), Re [2023] EWFC 203, this is exactly what happened. What is Parental Responsibility? Parental responsibility refers...
Partner and Head of Commercial property, Katy Moss, discusses the criteria needed to qualify for the Property Trader Stamp Duty Exemption – specifically on the stamp duty exemption on purchasing probate properties from personal representatives of deceased...
Esther Omishore, a trainee solicitor in our private client department, explains what to consider when it comes to gifting your home and looks at a recent court case regarding a gifted property. One of the most common questions we receive about inheritance tax is its...
Moving to a new home should be exciting, but it can also be really stressful. There’s lots of people to contact and notify, and a lot to organise and think about. Before exchange of contracts – 4 weeks to go Get removals estimates and check availability for your...
At 10.30am on 27 July 2023, a judgment was handed down, remotely, in what can only be described as a landmark ruling for same-sex couples. The Law Society Gazette has commented that this is a ‘historic win’ which has ‘opened the door on a new chapter in international...