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Short Marriages - a move away from sharing?

Nameeta Gujral
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Very rarely do the outcome of cases result in a change of how courts will deal with the financial outcome of divorcing couples.  The recent Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Julie and Robin Sharp may well have just done that. Mrs Sharp earlier this...

Equality and Diversity

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This week Martin Tolhurst Solicitors filed its returns with the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) on Diversity and Equality. The return has to be completed with the SRA every 2 years. The SRA collects and monitors the data as part of a...

Firm Training Scheme recognised with National Award shortlisting

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The names of the brightest and best from the solicitor profession have been unveiled by the Law Society for its annual Excellence Awards, now in its 11th year. The awards recognise the commitment, enthusiasm, and passion that solicitors dedicate to serving...

Why Small Businesses matter...

Andrew Ashley-Edwards
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Business law specialist Andrew Ashley-Edwards shares his thoughts on his long running affection for the nation’s small businesses. There is no disguising the general decline of the Great British high street in the 21st century and it is regularly...

The return of Gazumping!

Richard Carter
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Research shows that gazumping is back in the property market and Jane Williams, a partner at Martin Tolhurst Solicitors, the South East’s busiest conveyancing firm, has looked at the reason behind gazumping.  Research from Countrywide Estate...

The Dangers of DIY Divorce

Nameeta Gujral
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In a bid to make the divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships process easier for separating couples to understand, the government is introducing a new set of forms to apply for divorce or dissolution with effect from 7 August this year. It is possible...

New Law Commission looks to update will writing and consider mental capacity

Simon Franklin
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Simon Franklin, of the Wills, Trust and Probate department at Martin Tolhurst Solicitors has welcomed the announcement that there is to be a Law Commission to look at updating Will writing laws. Simon said, “Making arrangements for when we pass away...