22nd June 2023
We are pleased to announce Maria Amin has joined our Private Client Team. Maria will be working alongside Lindsey Johnson to develop and grow the team. If you have any queries regarding wills, probate or estates, please contact Maria on 01274 305380 or email
26th August 2022
The Act will raise the age of marriage and civil partnership to 18 in England and Wales to protect children from the scourge of forced marriage.
29th July 2022
Lower threshold for Children Act 1989, s 91(14) filter
22nd July 2022
From the 21 July 2022 Victims of domestic abuse can be spared from being cross examined by their alleged attachers in the family and civil court.
6th April 2022
From the 6th April 2022 there is no requirement to blame one party for the breakdown of the marriage to obtain a divorce. The main changes can be summarised as follows:
20th May 2021
Court of Appeal issues guidance on domestic abuse hearings and findings of fact (March 2021)
16th April 2020
Over the last month the public have been applauding healthcare workers for their dedication and the risks that they are facing in providing health care to those infected by COVID-19. If you talk to any healthcare worker they tell you about the extreme pressure they are put under both physically
6th April 2020
We have heard this weekend that the number of calls to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline have increased by 25%. The difficulties faced by victims of domestic abuse during these times cannot be underestimated. We are being told repeatedly from all sources not to go out, but if you are at risk
30th March 2020
It is now one week since we entered into lockdown. Last Monday evening we received the news that there should be no unnecessary travel and everyone should work from home where possible. We already had all of our lawyers working at home and within a day we successfully rolled this out to the rest
30th March 2020
We have today been informed that the Court Service are to reduce the number of courts that are fully operational. In this area we will be losing the use of Skipton Family Court for hearings and the work will be directed to Bradford. This will probably cause some delays in hearings being listed.
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