As technology and its users continues to become more sophisticated, property fraud is one threat to home owners that is also on the rise.  Sarah Brooks, Residential Conveyancing Partner, explains how the Land Registry has taken steps to minimise the risk of property fraud, a system that is whole-heartedly supported by the firm.

Mediation Team expands at Warner Goodman

• Posted2015-01-19 00:00
• AuthorClaire Knight

Almost a year after the launch of our Family Mediation service, we have trained another of our lawyers’, Claire Knight, to practice as a Resolution Mediator to meet the demand for the service from divorcing couples.

Don't let the weather cause you winter woes

• Posted2015-01-12 00:00
• AuthorDan Thompson

During the winter  months we experience many varieties of weather; from the extremes of snow and ice on a crisp clear morning, to warmer weather with stormy rain and gale-force winds.  The risk of injuries significantly increases during winter months, and here Dan Thompson, Personal Injury Partner, explains who is most at risk from the adverse weather and how injuries can easily be avoided with proper care and attention.

Take the time to talk for the children

• Posted2015-01-06 00:00
• AuthorSam Miles

Come January you either look back at the year or forward to the next.  Family lawyers instead expect to be preparing for their so called busiest time of year.  The first working day in January is known as ‘Divorce Day’ each year, as lawyers receive more enquiries than at any other time of the year, and the latest EU data shows that the UK has the highest rate of family breakdown in Western Europe.

Obesity a disability?

• Posted2015-01-05 00:00
• AuthorHoward Robson

The question of whether obesity is a disability was put to the European Court of Justice recently as the Danish case of Mr Kaltoft was brought.  Mr Kaltoft was dismissed after 15 years employment as a child-minder for Billund local authority, and he argued that his obesity was a factor in his dismissal.