The SVBG Blog
Our members are full of valuable information, which is why we wanted to include a platform to share knowledge to all. You can see the latest posts below!
Must You Have A Solicitor To Help You Administer An Estate?
The short answer is no, but you might want to. There is no legal requirement for a Solicitor to be involved in the administration of an estate, unless they have been appointed as an Executor under the terms of the Will because that is the choice of the person who...
‘Flexible working…. Recruiting talent’
Take the scenario that an organisation is looking to recruit a person with particular skills and qualifications, but can’t find a suitable candidate within a reasonable commute of their office. Let’s say 45 minutes. If you double that time as a radius from your...
Does Your Solicitor Come To You?
It used to be the case that solicitors would sit back in their offices and wait for their clients to come to see them. Here at Onions & Davies, especially in our Private Client Department, we are pleased to say that this is not what we do. Members of our...
Divorce – It’s No ‘Quick’ Fix
At Onions & Davies Solicitors we have been advising and assisting clients with divorce for decades, and we are experienced in achieving for our clients good financial remedy outcomes enabling our clients and their children to move on in their lives...
Blowing the full-time whistle on marriage.
A modern marriage has a number of strains to endure. Some survive, and some do not, and this is increasingly accepted as a sad fact of life. As family lawyers we expect to see more new appointments at certain times of year: after the school summer holidays and in...
Divorce – End The Blame Game
Is It Time For No Fault Divorce In England and Wales? Of course, we are talking about the appeal of Mrs Owens before the Supreme Court in May this year against the decision that she be denied a divorce further to her divorce petition in 2015 citing the fact of her...
The Homebuying Process ‘Doesn’t Need To Be A Labyrinth’!
Conveying property in this country ‘doesn’t need to be a labyrinth’ says Law Society President Joe Egan, when commenting on the Ministry for Housing’s ideas as to improving the buying and selling process. In his office as Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid said...
The Bank of Mum and Dad.
A recent survey by Legal & General found that the total amount of lending by parents to enable children to buy property is £6.5 billion. This makes the bank of mum and dad the ninth largest lender in the country! Over a quarter of all property transactions...
Solicitor, David Lago, talks about the organisation – Resolution – and what being a member means to him.
Resolution provides a code of “good practice” for Family Lawyers, for dealing with client, the “other side”, and/or their solicitors. It provides a professional and non-confrontational, and conciliatory approach to managing the process of Family Law issues whether...
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