With one in six people over the age of 80 being diagnosed with dementia, what can you do to prepare for the future? Currently, there are 850,000 people living with dementia with this figure set to rise to over a million by 2025.… Read More

This month, the House of Commons debated an amendment to the Children’s Act which gives children the right to have a relationship with close members of their extended family. The amendment would include not only grandparents, but also… Read More

To mark Dementia Action Week 2018, over 30 members of the Emsleys team are taking part in sessions to become Dementia Friends. Director and Head of Wills and Probate Helen Gott is a Dementia Friends Champion and is leading three… Read More

Emsleys Solicitors has appointed a new Head of Finance. Judith Hogg is an FCCA qualified finance professional with over 30 years in industry. She has worked within professional services environments for the last 18 years, including Legal,… Read More

A jury at Birmingham Crown Court has found the mother of an 18 year old girl guilty under the Forced Marriage Act in the first successful prosecution of its kind. The girl became pregnant at the age of 13 to a male relative 16 years older… Read More

The Court system is in the process of modernisation. Smaller courts have been closed and others earmarked for closure. The Family Court has introduced a system of online divorce with the aim of reducing staffing costs and… Read More

Five Judges of England’s highest Court, the Supreme Court, will decide whether Tini Owens can finally divorce her husband. Mrs Owens had an affair but despite this her husband claims that his marriage to her has not… Read More

Couples can now divorce digitally after a new online service went public on 1 May 2018. Individuals without legal representation can now apply to the Court for a divorce. They can complete their divorce application, upload any documents… Read More

One issue within the transgender community is whether a person is able to inherit under a Will if their name and/or gender no longer matches that which is written in the Will. For example, a Will might read: “I leave 50% of my estate to my… Read More

When there is a dispute over the validity of a Will or as to who should be dealing with the deceased’s estate, one option is to lodge a ‘Caveat’ with the Court to stop any further actions. The effect of this is that the estate is… Read More

As a grandparent you may be taking care of your grandchildren whilst their parents have returned to work or you may have obtained parental responsibility for the child and given up work in the process. If this is the case and the child is… Read More

The RAC reported an 11% increase in breakdowns at the end of 2017 as a result of poor roads*. This year’s freezing temperatures and the Beast from the East have wreaked yet further havoc on our roads, with the BBC reporting one in six road… Read More