Making gifts under Power of Attorney: a guide for Attorneys and Deputies

Court of Protection

Insights

If you’re an Attorney or Deputy acting on an incapable person’s behalf, find out what gifts you can make under Power of Attorney. Call 0800 652 8025.

1 November 2019

Written by

Anthony Fairweather

and

Anne Minihane

Can a divorce financial settlement be reopened?

Family law

Insights

It is possible to reopen and change a divorce financial settlement, but rare. Our Family Law specialists explain when a court might allow it.

10 June 2022

Changes to how CQC inspects and rates care homes

Healthcare

Insights

All registered care homes are subject to a comprehensive inspection by CQC. How often your care home is inspected is decided by CQC and depends on the most recent rating that your care home received.

16 May 2024

Written by

Rich Eldridge

How to manage the costs of your family law matter

Family law

Insights

Sarah Wood-Heath shares what you can do to help keep the legal costs of your family law matter as low as possible.

10 November 2021

Personal injury compensation and divorce

Family law

Insights

Find out how a nuptial agreement could protect a personal injury compensation from divorce or relationship breakdown. Call 0800 652 8025

10 November 2019

Written by

Chris Longbottom

and

Emily Finn

Reforming the Professional Negligence Pre-Action Protocol: Why penalties for non-engagement with ADR are so important

Commercial litigation and disputes

Insights

The Professional Negligence Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) was initially introduced in July 2001 to provide a framework for parties involved in claims of professional negligence to engage in early discussions before starting formal legal proceedings.

23 January 2025

Written by

John Flint

Child maintenance payments

Family law

Insights

Sarah Wood-Heath looks at what happens if you can’t agree on child maintenance payments and when you can ask the court for help.

23 October 2020

Child arrangements at Christmas

Family law

Insights

Christmas being ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ can weigh heavily on parents who have to make difficult decisions about how to divide their children’s time between both parents, and wider family, over Christmas.

21 November 2024

Written by

Madeline Keep

Grandparents’ rights under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989

Family law

Insights

Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 acknowledges the importance of maintaining relationships between children and their extended family members, including grandparents.

20 February 2024

Written by

Paige Atherton

When divorce gets complicated

Family law

Insights

Ten reasons why divorce gets complicated and why having the right legal advice helps achieve a positive outcome.

21 September 2021

Who can consent to a deprivation of liberty for children and young persons?

Court of Protection

Insights

It is increasingly easier for practitioners to spot a deprivation of liberty when a person is over 18 – but perhaps not so simple when considering whether a child, or young person is deprived of their liberty.

23 February 2018

Making gifts under Power of Attorney: a guide for Attorneys and Deputies

Can a divorce financial settlement be reopened?

Changes to how CQC inspects and rates care homes

How to manage the costs of your family law matter

Personal injury compensation and divorce

Reforming the Professional Negligence Pre-Action Protocol: Why penalties for non-engagement with ADR are so important

Child maintenance payments

Child arrangements at Christmas

Grandparents’ rights under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989

When divorce gets complicated

Who can consent to a deprivation of liberty for children and young persons?

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