In these unprecedented times of social distancing, working from home, and self-isolation, the news from Greater Manchester’s deputy mayor, Beverley Hughes, that there have reports of abuse linked to the restrictions is perhaps not surprising, but an extremely important alert to vulnerable persons and those charged with assisting them, including Family Law practitioners. Indeed, one
Forfeiture is a right afforded to landlords to determine the lease where the tenant is in breach of any of its obligations under the lease. If a tenant is in breach of any of its obligations under the lease, and in particular non-payment of rent a landlord can effect forfeiture either by peaceably re-entering the
Following the Prime Minister’s address on Monday evening and the Lord Chief Justice’s announcement that new trials will be halted in the Crown Court until specific arrangements have been made to ensure safety, what will happen to family law hearings? Thankfully, the President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice, Sir Andrew McFarlane
I would like to reassure our clients, contacts and friends that Prince Evans remains open for business in these never seen before times of Coronavirus lockdown. The office is now closed, subject to a skeleton staff and all our professionals and support staff are working remotely from home, with full access to our secure systems
Business as usual It is difficult to keep up with the rapidly evolving and concerning situation regarding the spread of Coronavirus. I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the approach we are taking to mitigate the potential impact on client service delivery and to minimise the risk Coronavirus poses to colleagues,
With UK concern regarding Coronavirus being heightened further over the weekend, Anthony Best, Managing Partner of Prince Evans Solicitors LLP returns to address some further issues facing employers and businesses in his second of two commentaries What if an Employee does not follow Coronavirus hygiene rules? Employees are obviously required to follow reasonable instructions. An Employer who requires Employees to follow written requirements, such as
At the end of last week, the World Health Organisation raised its global risk assessment of Coronavirus from high to very high. With the amount of cases rising in this country, there is a real risk of interference with normal home and work life; with regard to the latter, Anthony Best, Managing Partner of Prince
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Parental alienation- what does it mean? The impact of parental alienation following separation has slowly grown increasing prominence in the news and within the family courts. There is no single definition of parental alienation, but it is now recognised by Cafcass (court appointed social workers) as arising ‘when a child’s hostility towards one parent is
Prince Evans Solicitors of Uxbridge Road, Ealing, has been recognised by Cancer Research UK after facilitating over £1.4M worth of gifts from people choosing to leave a legacy to the charity in their will. Ben Davies and the Private Client team at Prince Evans was presented with a gold certificate to acknowledge the firm’s ongoing
As we come to the end of 2019, we reflect on a year that has heralded considerable reform for family law, but one which has been marred by confusion and delays as a result of Brexit. Generally, there has been an increase in number of cases started in the Family courts. Quarterly statistics published by
Eighteen months after the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the restriction of civil partnerships to gay couples was discriminatory and a breach of human rights, heterosexual couples can now choose to enter into a civil partnership rather than get married. Section 2 of the Civil Partnership, Marriages and Deaths (Registration) Act 2019 allows “persons who
