News archive: May 2025

  • Posted on May 21, 2025
    Debt recovery is often a delicate balancing act for a business. On the one hand, you must ensure your business is protected from bad debts, but on the other hand you do not want to jeopardise a good business relationship by mishandling a disputed debt.
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  • Posted on May 19, 2025
    If you have children and your relationship breaks down, then you may have concerns about how you can afford to provide for your children as a single parent, particularly if your ex-spouse or former partner was the main breadwinner. It is natural to wish to minimise any disruption for the children, but this may be difficult to finance without the cooperation of the other partner.
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  • Posted on May 16, 2025
    If you are selling land to a developer, their aim will be to increase the value of the land and make a profit when they sell it on. If you want to share in that uplift in value when your land is developed, you will need an overage arrangement to make sure you receive an additional payment. These clauses can be delicate to negotiate and it is important to avoid leaving any grey areas which could lead to a dispute or leave you out of pocket. It is crucial to get legal advice on what the overage provisions should say and how you can make sure you get the payment you are expecting in the future.
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  • Posted on May 16, 2025
    You need the consent of everyone with parental responsibility before you can take your child abroad. If you don’t you could be accused of abducting your own child.
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  • Posted on May 14, 2025
    If informal discussions on a new business arrangement are looking promising, then a key step may be the preparation of a document to outline the ‘heads of terms’. This document records, in a series of relatively brief bullet points, the key commercial terms that have been agreed between two (or more) businesses relating to a newly proposed deal or transaction.
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  • Posted on May 7, 2025
    Sadly, disputes in farming families are far from rare with rows often erupting over who owns what and who should get what after a farmer dies. Divorce, cohabitation, remarriage and partnership tensions meanwhile, are all capable of stirring up unrest.
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  • Posted on May 7, 2025
    For many employees, trying to work shortly after a bereavement can be extremely challenging. Along with their grief, they may have to deal with the coroner, planning the funeral or supporting loved ones. Some faiths have specific rituals and mourning periods following the death or funeral that require an employee to take time off work.
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  • Posted on May 6, 2025
    One of the advantages of buying a new home is that it should come with a guarantee from the builder. Likewise, if you are buying a property which the seller has recently improved, it may benefit from a guarantee or warranty covering that work. These can provide peace of mind, but how valuable are they in practice and can you rely on them?
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