The very unsavoury public spat between singer Madonna and her former husband, film director Guy Ritchie, over the custody of their teenage son Rocco has been a shining example of how not to resolve an issue which affects so many separated families, not just celebrities with the money and power to endure long drawn out…
The major row over the recently leaked information from the so called ‘Panama Papers’ has brought into focus the issue of the UK’s Inheritance Tax laws and what it means for hard working people who want to pass on their assets to their families when they die. While the Prime Minister David Cameron and other…
We all sympathised with actress Lynda Bellingham’s husband and her two sons when this very popular actress sadly passed away from cancer in 2014. The former ‘Oxo mum’, actress and Loose Women presenter was always a lively and engaging presence wherever she appeared and after a difficult second marriage she seemed to have found much…
Leading regional award-winning law firm Pictons has given its active support to a group of locally unemployed people by helping them to become more proficient in a variety of interview situations. Teaming up with ASC Employment Training and Mentoring Services, Pictons joined a team of other high profile local businesses and organisations for a two…
Leading regional and award-winning law firm Pictons Solicitors LLP has again been awarded the highest accolade from the Law Society with the Lexcel Practice Management Standard and the Lexcel Quality Mark, both confirming that Pictons is managed to a high standard and provides an excellent client service. The appraisers were particularly impressed with how the…
Leading regional and award-winning law firm Pictons gave its support to Walton High’s Career Show on March 16th to help inspire the school’s students to consider a career in law. Sukh Saini, Pictons’ Managing Partner says “We do as much as we can to give our support to young people and especially when we have…
Get ready for your close-up! We live in a selfie-obsessed Instagram/Facebook/tweeting world where everyone, from newborns to people in their 90s are being snapped and ‘papped’ for the internet. Being influenced by celebrities is nothing new and neither is wanting to look older if you’re a teen or trying to hold back the years as…
A number of organisations have established themselves as representatives for the rights of fathers, whether divorced or separated from their families, to ensure that they get regular access to their children. One such body, Families Need Fathers, was set up to help dads who were facing limited child access to get the support and advice…
With only five weeks to go before a hike in stamp duty for buy to let property purchases there has been a massive increase in mortgage lending, the highest level in nine years, for buyers who want to get in before the 3% rise. Harshinder Hundal, a property legal specialist at the award winning and…
On the face of it, a do-it-yourself Will sounds like a good prospect. It’s cheap and easily bought in a shop like WH Smiths or on the internet. A ‘Last Will and Testament’ kit, as it is known, can cost as little as £20, which, if compared with the minimum cost you are likely to…