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Surrogacy in the UK

Surrogacy is an arrangement where the person who carries and gives birth to the child is not intended to be the child’s legal parent after...

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Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023

On the 6th April 2024, the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment (day 1) came into force due to amendments mad...

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What is a CIO

A Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO) is a relatively new form of charitable entity which has a separate legal personality thus givin...

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Leadership promotions and growth across FJG

Fisher Jones Greenwood is entering into a new era, having promoted a number of experienced team members into senior leadership roles. The...

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Pension Sharing Order Set Aside Following Change In Circumstances

The Family Court have recently set aside a Pension Sharing Order in the case of SY v Personal Representatives of the Estate of DY (Deceased)...

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What is a Conveyancer?

Why do you have a Conveyancer represent you when you are selling and purchasing a property?   A conveyancer is a specialist in re...

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Share Purchase

A share purchase is a type of corporate transaction where a buyer acquires shares (which can be the entire issued share capital or a part of...

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The Building Safety Act 2022

The fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington in 2017 emphasised the need for anyone thinking of buying a flat to investigate the fire safety asp...

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The Due Diligence process

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are complex transactions, with often high stakes and high value. Due to this, advising and acting on M&am...

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Problem Probate FAQ

Last year the Dispute Resolution team and I ran a number of drop-in clinics from our Braintree office, seeking to assist those that had ques...

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Uncertain times for Sole Directors

Recent case law has led to a potentially troubling position for Sole Directors and Corporate Practitioners regarding the ability for Sole Di...

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Doesn’t time fly?

Last year marked a small landmark in my legal career, as I entered double figures of qualification having been a qualified solicitor for 10 ...