‘Divorce Day’ is a day on which law firms see a noticeable increase in people enquiring about divorce and wishing to initiate the process. It usually falls on the first Monday of the New Year as it is thought that people view the new year as a chance for new beginnings and a fresh start.

When buying a property, whether it be for the first time or one of many, deeds to a property must be inspected properly to avoid any nasty surprises rearing their head further down the line.

Throughout December our staff have been helping and supporting local, regional and national charities through our #Ramsdens12Days of charity at Christmas campaign.

Nick Armitage gives his opinion on the latest landlord and tenant laws set out in the Queen's Speech.

In what has been coined the ‘largest maternity scandal in the NHS’, a leaked internal report in relation to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has highlighted continuous clinical malpractice between the years of 1979 and 2017.

A Deputy, appointed to manage P’s property and finances where they lack capacity to do so themselves, must submit a report to the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) on an annual basis. The report allows the Deputy to account for their actions/any decisions made on P’s behalf during that reporting period.

A shareholders’ agreement is not a legal requirement and may be overlooked when individuals are setting up a new company (or investing in an existing one) with more than one shareholder.