You will often find a clause in standard terms and conditions of sale which stipulates that the title to the goods sold remains with the seller until the purchase price is paid in full by the buyer. Clauses such as these are known as retention of title (ROT) clauses.

​The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) was established by the Court of Protection with the aim to protect individuals that lack mental capacity.

​Former professional rugby league player, Jamie Jones-Buchanan has spoken out against domestic abuse after losing his cousin, Bethany Fields who was stabbed to death by her ex-partner in Huddersfield last year. Bethany’s abuser, Paul Crowther has received a life sentence for the attack.

The High Court has handed down its judgement in a test case brought by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on whether a sample of business interruption (BI) policies provide cover in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The recent Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse’s (IICSA) report has revealed that the Church of England, not only failed to protect children from sexual abuse, but that it’s failure to respond consistently to abuse victims added to their trauma.

If a client cannot afford to travel to the office, perhaps due to financial control, or is unable to leave the house, perhaps because of their abuser, we are able to deal with matters over the telephone and/or email. We also work with the Local Authority and local charities to try to source funds for the client to get the help they need, whether that be funds for public transport or a place at refuge.

The Chancellor has announced an extension to the Job Support Scheme (itself only launched two weeks ago) aimed at supporting business during COVID. Effectively a local furlough scheme, this one pays employee’s 2/3rds of their wage up to a cap of £2100pm if their employer is forced by law to close due to COVID.

We are delighted to have achieved another year of great rankings in the Legal 500. This year we’ve ranked in eight practice areas across our Business and Personal services (including Corporate and Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Commercial Property, Family, Contentious Probate, Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate and Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury: Claimant) and 20 solicitors have been recommended for their work.