Watch this space for our upcoming articles aimed at helping tenants and landlords understand this important, proposed, legislative change.

Child Law is one of the most complex areas of law, dealing with sensitive, challenging and often life-changing cases for the parties involved, especially where these relate to children. At Ramsdens, we take the responsibility of these cases very seriously and have ensured that we have a team which has very best depth of experience and knowledge available in Yorkshire, on areas including Child Law, care proceedings and serious cases.

When a person (often referred to as ‘P’) lacks capacity and is deprived of their liberty under a DoLS (Deprivation of Liberty) authorisation in a care home, they have the right to challenge their DoLS and have these arrangements reviewed.

There is a presumption under common law that a parent would not intend on giving the same gift to a child twice.

As part of the Courts’ and Judges’ work to improve transparency and public confidence in the Family Justice System, a number of pilot schemes have been launched which allows accredited media and legal bloggers to report on Family Law cases.

The judgement in this matter was handed down on 24 July 2024. It is an interesting claim for rectification of a Will under Section 20 of the Administration of Justice Act 198.

In England & Wales the Courts increasingly view mediation as an essential step in the dispute resolution process and expect parties to engage in it where possible. Where a party refuses to do so, the Court can may impose cost consequences. This encourages parties to properly consider mediation.

Equity Release may be a good option for homeowners to explore who are aged over 55 and are looking for extra income or a lump sum payment for various reasons such as carrying out repairs to their property, paying off any existing debts or simply to use for day to day expenses.