What is Employment Law?
Employment law is a type of legal practice that links to everything that we do during our work. It covers a wide array of topics that include everything, such as the rights of the employees, the rights that the employers have, obligations, duties, and other relevant topics. A healthy balance between the employer and employee …. Read More
Can You Get a Divorce If your Ex Won’t Sign?
Divorce can be messy. It can take months or years to finalize when you want nothing more than to move forward with your life. So what happens when your ex doesn’t respond or refuses to sign the divorce papers? Can you still get the divorce even without their signature? The answer is a big yes! …. Read More
Criminal Litigation Claims
Civil litigation is mainly the method used when each party seeks to sort out civil disputes in England and Wales. This is presided over by the Civil Procedure Rules or known as the CPR. In civil litigation, each of the party involved will usually try to prove their case before a judge on a balance …. Read More
List of the main criminal offences in the UK
Three main types of criminal offences exist under UK law. These are: 1. Summary only offences; 2. Either way offences; 3. Indictable only offences. Summary only offences This type includes a range of lower-severity offences. These are only tried in magistrates’ court. The exception is when they are linked with a more severe offence that …. Read More
Keeping your business in order after Covid19
What happens to your business should the worst happen to you? That’s why succession planning and business wills are important. Here are 10 other things to consider in a post Lockdown. world 1. Appoint someone to lead the reorganisation who has the skills and experience to deliver the expected results. 2. You must identify the …. Read More
What is “Power of Attorney”?
Power of Attorney is a legal document wherein a person gives another person an authority to make decisions for him or her. For example, giving someone an authority to act on your behalf in important circumstances (e.g. financial or medical decisions) means that you will be needing to provide a Power of Attorney for your …. Read More
Why should you do estate planning?
A guide from Wilson Nesbitt Solicitors on estate planning. See wilson-nesbitt.com. An estate plan is generally a series of documents that protect all of your assets and properties (estate) enclosed with specific instructions and details on: how you want to pass each of your estates to your chosen beneficiaries; those who will guard your wishes; …. Read More
What is the difference between a will and estate planning?
Will A will is a legally binding document in which you will be able to specify the method to be applied in the management and distribution of your estate after death. You can also appoint guardians to look after your relatives if in case they need assistance due to old age or infirmity. An updated …. Read More
Writing a will when not married
Laws of intestacy are a set of rules about who inherits what you own if you die without a will. Whether or not you are married, these laws will have very different effects. If you are married or in a civil partnership, your partner isn’t exactly legally entitled to anything if you die. On the …. Read More