A young mum of 34 was left in dire financial straights when her partner and the father of her three children died of cancer. With the loss of her late partner’s substantial £60,000 salary and as they were unmarried, she was unable to claim thousands of pounds in government support. Greer Woolley, a Wills Trust…
As the most romantic day of the year approaches, many couples are not only looking forward to a grand night out but also planning to take their relationships forward, whether that’s moving in together or even making the ultimate romantic gesture – a wedding proposal with a bright and shiny engagement ring. Nobody would want…
The owners of the John O’Gaunt pub in Hungerford, the Innformal Pub Company, are being prosecuted in a tribunal by the pub’s former landlady, Rachel Skiffington, who claims she was sacked for becoming pregnant and was told by her bosses that they ‘didn’t want someone fat, wobbly and useless behind the bar’. Rachel and her…
A recent court case where a building firm, Kent Blaxill, was prosecuted over an accident in their car park where a customer suffered a ‘serious head injury’ has brought into focus the importance of companies paying the utmost attention to ensuring that proper health and safety measures are in place to protect their staff, customers…
Separation and subsequent divorces are always especially challenging where children are involved. Sorting out child maintenance issues on the parties’ initial separation is not always as straight forward as simply applying to the Child Maintenance Service. Danielle Messenger, a Family Law Specialist at award winning leading law firm Pictons says “At Pictons we give consideration…
Pictons has renewed its sponsorship of Luton’s amateur boxing sensation Jordan Reynolds for the fifth year running, as the talented young sportsman continues to develop his championship career. Jordan, who is on the England team, is only 20 years old but his boxing career is going from strength to strength. Two weeks ago he won…
It’s that time of year when hoards of skiers are flying off to the mountains in Europe and beyond to enjoy their annual thrilling adventure on the snowy slopes. It’s a great way to get rid of some Christmas excess pounds, breathe lots of fresh air, exercise your body to its maximum and then relax…
Yes says the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) In a dramatic ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, employers are allowed to read the private messages of their employees on email and other forms of internet communication on a work computer. The ruling is in relation to a recent case where a firm…
While it’s well known that divorce enquiries rise dramatically after the Christmas and summer holidays, some interesting research has revealed that the reason is not, as expected, that it’s because families have been in such close proximity over the holiday period. Instead, it was likely that the relationships were already in trouble and one or…
Anyone can buy a property at an auction, whether you are a private buyer making a buy-to-let investment, newcomers to the property market who are purchasing their first home or if you are a professional investor. An auction not only gives you the opportunity to buy property at a competitive price that is below the…