It’s fair to say that just a few months ago the word furlough was not in the vocabulary of the vast majority of the population. However, as the summer kicks in and the UK tries to recover from the economic turmoil of Covid19, furlough and furloughing are words that acutely mean an awful lot to […]
The public’s quest to ensure they are getting the best legal advice takes a significant step forward at the end of this year. Law firms will have to publish details of their employees’ experience and the time work is likely to take, as well as their prices when new transparency rules come into force in […]
In our inter-connected, 24-7 era it’s often healthy that debates are being aired about difficult topics, be it in newspapers, magazines, social media or on one of the multitude of TV and radio channels now at our disposal. One of these subjects, is the problem of bullying. As employment experts in Staines, it is a […]
A recent report highlighting ‘white lies,’ in order to get a quick divorce shows that it’s time for our out-dated divorce system to have an overhaul. The Nuffield Foundation, found only around 3 in 10 respondents gave honest answers in our fault-based divorce system, when they split up. As things currently stand you could have […]
In this information age, it is fair to say that there are some tasks that a novice can carry out themselves, which 20 years ago would have seemed impossible. Nowadays, all you need to do is run a search on Google, and there will be some tutorial explaining how to do it – whatever it […]
The sinister tale of a family in turmoil after allegations against their father a generation ago has ended with children losing out in a battle over the family’s estate. The tale of three members of the Swindon family losing their challenge to the Will of their late mother on the grounds of lack of mental […]
Domestic violence is a particularly disturbing area of law that family law experts have to deal with. The best family law experts in Staines or even Stranraer are agreed about an issue, which sees many people, mainly women, being treated in a way that no human being deserves to be. Therefore, a recent government decision […]
Here in this affluent town of Staines many people are unaware of changes to inheritance tax, which will leave many people considerably worse off. The changes likely to be effective from May mean that those inheriting estates over £2 million will pay probate fees of £20,000 following a proposal from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). […]
Divorce is one of the most difficult things that anybody can go through, and dealing with divorcing couples on a daily basis makes us much more aware of the need to be supportive. Although it’s our job to help people through the divorce process, we never, for a moment underestimate the pain felt by those […]
With the shops now playing many familiar Christmas tunes and lots of people in Staines focussing on Christmas there are those who are no doubt thinking about resolutions for 2017. So here at Dale and Newbery, we thought we would share some legal New Year Resolutions that we hope will really benefit everyone reading this […]
As family law experts here in Staines, we often have to oversee many sad situations where couples go their separate ways. It is therefore heartening to hear that a new survey shows there is hope even after a relationship has seemingly ended. The survey carried out by match.com, found that 54% of people here in the […]
Divorce and family break up is a difficult and unfortunate part of life and even seasoned family law experts cannot help but be saddened by such matters, despite dealing with this on a regular basis. However, in Staines, the South East and elsewhere there is a traditional spike in activity at certain times of the […]
