Brethertons are delighted to announce the promotions of 11 of its lawyers. Within Private Client Family Care, Matthew Montanaro has become a Senior Associate with both Joanne Soar and Anna Pugh appointed Associates, all based in Banbury. Gemma...
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World Mental Health Day happens every year on the 10 October. Its objective is to raise awareness of mental health issues and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health care around the world. We work to live (or live to work), so it is...
We are delighted to announce that Gemma Kelsey, an associate within the Family department at Brethertons, has been shortlisted for ‘Family Law Associate Solicitor of the Year’ at the upcoming Family Law Awards . The family law awards, which...
Following a rigorous selection process, we are delighted to announce the appointment of seven traineeships starting in September 2017. The training contracts have been awarded to three internal staff members; Sophie Forsyth, Emma Simmonds and Gulsabaah Kasu,...
Well it’s that time of year again when a lot of young people will be embarking on the next stage of their journey through the education system. Depending on their exam results, either GCSEs or A Levels, they will now have a better idea of what the near...
Landlords need to be aware that when they have a Surety Guaranteeing, for example, a tenants obligation in a Lease, that it is possible to undermine that protection by reaching further agreements with the Tenant. If there is any variation to the terms...
The uncertainty regarding Tribunal Fees continues. The President of the Employment Tribunals has said that all claims brought “in reliance upon the decision of the Supreme Court” in the Unison case are to be stayed. This means that claims...
Break Option Pitfall It is an established legal principle that when a lease comes to an end any under lease will automatically terminate. Under The Act a tenancy created by an under lease will continue against the landlord due to security of tenure. In...
The Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims – in Force from 1 October 2017 The Protocol for Debt Claims has now been approved and is due to come into effect as from the 1 October 2017. Below we set out the main points of the Protocol, how this will affect...
The case of Shaw –v – Grouby & Another [2017] EWCA CIV233 Among other issues this case considered what was “necessary” for access under a right of way. The article explores this issue. Background The (‘property’) is...
As you have probably already heard the Supreme Court has decided that the current Employment Tribunal fees (the fees that an employee has to pay when they want to bring a claim against their employer) are in fact unlawful. There has been huge...
Last night at a glittering ceremony at the Rum Warehouse in Liverpool, we picked up the ‘Conveyancing Firm of the Year’ Award for the Midlands at the Eclipse Legal Modern Law Conveyancing Awards . Spanning Warwickshire and Oxfordshire, we are...
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Roger Hardwick , Partner in the Residential Leasehold team at Brethertons LLP has won two awards at the prestigious News on the Block Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards (ERMAs) 2017. At the...
We are delighted to report that we have been appointed to the ‘Help to Buy Midlands’ Solicitors Panel – confirming our commitment to the property sector and the affordable housing market. ‘Help to Buy Midlands’ is...
We are delighted to announce that the firm has been judged as the top legal services provider in the country for the Private Rented Sector (PRS). We fought off tough competition to be shortlisted, and was announced as the winner of the...
What an interesting couple of months for data protection! See below for updates, particularly relating to how businesses can avoid prosecution. Failure to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Businesses that collect...
On 24 February 2017, the Ministry of Justice published responses to its consultation on reforming the fees payable for Grants of Representation (“Probate”). Currently an application for Probate is either £155 if done via a solicitor...
There are only 5 grounds upon which you can prove to the court that your marriage has broken down. These are adultery, unreasonable behaviour, desertion, 2 years’ separation and 5 years’ separation. Around 95% of my clients come to me...
This week 28 November to 2 December is ‘Good Divorce Week’, a national awareness campaign spearheaded by Resolution and I am fascinated by what is meant by a ‘good divorce’. Some may say that divorce can never be ‘good’...
Last night at a glittering awards ceremony at the Bloomsbury Big Top, our Family Department were delighted to receive the award for Family Law Regional Firm of the Year in the Midlands. Hotly contested by other large legal services providers, Brethertons was...
Comparative Advertising The introduction of the European Comparative Advertising Directive 2006 and its implementation into UK law has allowed for companies to advertise their goods alongside those belonging to a third party as long as certain conditions...
Brethertons’ Katherine Lennon, has been elected as secretary of the Brain Injury specialist interest group (SIG) for the national not-for-profit Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) APIL is the leading organisation in personal...
Brethertons are celebrating after our Chief Operating Officer Sally Jones, won Non Lawyer of the Year at the Symphony Legal Awards 2016. The annual event rewards firms and teams in the legal sector and this year introduced a new award recognising...
Case study: The Brunswick Centre, Landmark Case in Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Summary The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) held that the statutory obligation to comply with section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (“the 1985...
This topic is one very close to my heart as my youngest daughter is due to get married very soon. Her Dad and I separated over 17 years ago so we have had plenty of time to ‘let go of the past’ to use a cliché, however it is exactly this...
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