Emsleys Blog

What is Japanese knotweed? Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is a tall, fast-growing Japanese plant, with bamboo-like stems and small white flowers. Although it has been grown as an ornamental, it tends to become an aggressive… Read More

We’re delighted to be recommended for our work in claimant personal injury, family law and personal tax, trusts and probate in the latest edition of The Legal 500. The independent guide surveys over 250,000 corporate counsel each… Read More

A clean break order deals with the financial issues arising from divorce. Read More

There are over three million cohabiting families in the UK. With cohabiting being the fastest growing type of family structure, this number is set to rise. Many people assume that their assets will automatically pass to their… Read More

We’re proud to announce our Conveyancing team has won the Residential Property Award at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2018. The ceremony took place on Thursday 11th October and celebrated the achievements of Yorkshire’s leading… Read More

Personal injury compensation claims are often ‘no win, no fee’ arrangements. This means you will not have to pay any legal costs if your claim is unsuccessful. ‘No win, no fee’ may also be referred to as a ‘conditional fee… Read More

A new change in the law is set to offer more legal protection for unmarried couples. The Civil Partnership Act 2004 enabled same sex couples to enter into a civil partnership, whilst the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 allowed same… Read More

Our convoy volunteers have returned to the office after delivering aid in Moldova over the last two weeks. Trainee Solicitor Alice Waddell and Litigation Executive Jim Clark drove almost 4,000 miles as they transported and delivered… Read More

The Government's plans to modernise the UK’s outdated divorce laws have been published recently, following Mrs Tini Owens’ legal battle to divorce her husband earlier this year. Mrs Owens was told that an unhappy marriage was not a basis… Read More

Emsleys is demonstrating its core values by joining a humanitarian aid convoy to Moldova. Organised by CWUHA (Communication Workers Union Humanitarian Aid), the convoy left for Moldova on Thursday 6th September. Moldova is… Read More

Our conveyancing team has been shortlisted in The ESTAS Conveyancer Awards 2018. The ESTAS are based solely on client feedback and recognise conveyancing teams that provide their clients with exceptional service throughout the… Read More

We are encouraged to keep fit and reduce pollution but according to Cycling UK, many individuals believe cycling is ‘dangerous’ and so are deterred from riding a bike. However, statistics show that cycling is actually relatively… Read More