Legal insight blog
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A new approach to financing legal businesses
Guest blog by Chris McLoughlin from Bathgate Business Finance. “Before the pandemic, providing business finance advice to legal businesses was always something of a reactive business. A partner buyout, a sizable tax bill or invoice
Witnessing a Will (Can Anyone Do It?)
What are the rules on witnessing a will? Can anyone witness a will? In short, the answer is no, and here is why. One of the formalities for a will to be valid is that
Do You Need A Cohabitation Agreement? (Don’t Be Left With Nothing!)
The number of couples choosing to cohabit or live together has dramatically increased in recent years. Since 1998, over 60% of all births registered outside marriage or civil partnership have been to a cohabiting couple.
Hair Drug Testing
Hair drug testing is routinely used in the field of family law and is considered the gold standard for providing a history of drug abuse. Head hair grows at an average rate of 1 cm
Why A Lasting Power of Attorney Is So Important
OLDER and WISER?? The reasons why Lasting Powers of Attorney are so important!! Guidance from specialists Taylor Brown Solicitors. On a positive note - our generation is healthier, wealthier, living longer and more able to
Applying for Probate: What You Need to Know
Guidance from wills & probate specialists Butcher & Barlow. When a person dies, someone has to deal with their affairs. This is called ‘administering the estate’. The process varies depending on: Whether a person has