Category: News

Is honesty always the best policy? Possibly not, as you may know to your cost if you’ve ever been asked “does my bum look big in this?” and said that it does, but the truth is always better than a lie.  So if you can’t tell the truth, then it’s probably best not to say […]

In family law proceedings, sometimes the first problem we encounter is that our client doesn’t know where their ex is.  How can you start divorce proceedings if you don’t know what rock they are hiding under?  How can you get access to your kids if you don’t know where your former significant other has moved to?  […]

Courts make mistakes!!! Yes, seriously.  They fail to answer their phones, they make errors in their typing and they send things to the wrong parties. If you are or have ever been involved in any kind of court proceedings then you’ll know that I’m not telling you anything new.  Most people that I deal with […]

…don’t try to fix it!!! I don’t mind change but I hate change for the sake of it.  I regularly proclaim my love of online shopping and how I may never set foot inside a supermarket again.  One of the things I hate about food stores is how the stores love to move things around.  […]

I love people watching. The guy behind the counter who drops the cake on the floor and hopes no one will notice. The girl chatting to her dad desperately trying to hide her tattoo and him trying desperately to pretend he hasn’t seen it. The toddler trying to escape his mother’s hawkish attention and me […]

You might think from the title that this is a blog about family law.  Certainly this is true in some divorce proceedings, but it can apply just as much in company law. Running your own business can very similar to being married.  You might see your staff in the same way as you see members […]

It is always an interesting task in divorce and separation cases when you ask your client to predict their future living expenses, not to mention considering the same from the other side. Some massively underestimate how much they spend and you have to convince them why it’s unlikely they will spend £20 a month on […]

Paid annual leave is a topic that will likely be close to your employee’s hearts because who doesn’t love to go on holiday!  So you need to make sure that you have your holiday pay calculations right, and make sure you have a clear process so that everyone can enjoy some fun in the sun. […]

Of course it is – and you have the right to run your business any way you like, so long as it’s within the law. So that may make you think you can make anyone redundant under any circumstances, particularly at the moment. Well yes, but that’s only half true.  The Courts cannot interfere in […]

I spend a lot of my time arguing. I argue with my kids (bed time, noise, screen time etc). I argue with my hairdresser (you are not cutting my hair – I’ve had it cut once this year already). I argue with the court (what do you mean you’ve lost the file AGAIN). I argue […]