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Having some more clarity on how divorcing will work during lockdown may be exactly what you need. The lockdown has made many people overthink about their divorce so let’s unpick those thoughts and get some simplicity in place. Below are the different approaches of reaching a divorce and financial settlement, alongside each is how you […]

In the last couple of weeks, we have had a lot of questions regarding child maintenance and Covid-19. For those who do not know, child maintenance is normally paid by way of: Voluntary payment from one parent to the other Child Maintenance Service assessment (CMS) A Court Order At Kleyman’s, we feel it is important […]

How much do you know about your employees’ set up when working from home? Are they able to keep up the same confidentiality standards that you maintain in the office? While you may be very trusting of your staff, this doesn’t mean that their housemates or even neighbours won’t inadvertently overhear a telephone call or […]

You may be in a position right now where you aren’t sure what is happening with your employment due to COVID-19. You may be in a position where you don’t know what to do with your employers. You’re definitely not the only employee or employer in this situation at the moment. Many employers are making […]

During this pandemic we have seen lots of businesses going under and it is likely that many more businesses may too. However, in the most recent guidance published by the government there is some assistance available for company directors, and I would like to share this with you, as it may help during these unprecedented […]

These are strange times. We are in lockdown but life must continue. We have had a few clients ask how they can sign a deed when they have to be in isolation. What is a deed? A deed is a document that needs to be signed when you’re doing something important. This includes buying or […]

Family solicitors are now considering whether the COVID-19 pandemic could constitute a Barder event, which could set aside a recent Financial Order that has been made. For some background I have summarised what a Barder event is and the history behind it below. Barder events in family law unsurprisingly follow on from an adverse case […]

Many employers may have breathed a sigh of relief (no doubt hidden by their mask) at the news that the government would provide funding of up to 80% salaries of those staff that are furloughed. The ability to keep staff on the payroll, but not bankrupt the company must have been a major boost to […]

Those running their own businesses are unlikely to be strangers to the gaps that can exist and the dangers of falling in to them. Gaps in our knowledge – we cannot possibly know everything. Just because you are excellent at what you do (solicitor, accountant, rocket scientist) doesn’t mean you know everything you need to […]