Emsleys Blog

We’re proud to announce our Conveyancing team has been shortlisted for the Client Care Award in the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2018. The award recognises firms’ commitment to exceeding expectations and innovating to improve… Read More

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

Emsleys is proud to be a corporate sponsor of Mesothelioma UK, a national charity supporting those affected by the asbestos cancer. Based in Leicester, the charity acts as a resource centre providing specialist information, support… Read More

On 1st May 2018, World Asthma Day, the online editions of The Sun, The Mirror, The Express and also The Telegraph all ran with a variation on this shocking headline. But is it true and what are the facts behind it? The data comes… 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 aunts… 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 as it moves to expand its office network nationally. Judith Hogg is an FCCA qualified finance professional with over 30 years in industry. She has worked within professional… 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… 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

Emsleys Solicitors is expanding its office network nationally with the appointment of a new Director based in the South West. Emma Costin has joined as a Director and Head of Asbestos Illness & Occupational Disease Claims. Based in… Read More