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NADINES RETIREMENT

Last Friday we bid farewell to Nadine Pickard who was a very experienced and well respected member of our conveyancing team at Brearleys for many years. We gave Nadine a suitable send off at her leaving do in Brighouse where she has worked for many years and established a large following of clients and referrers […]

Dog Bite

Mr P was carrying out some work at a customer’s home. They have a dog, and they were aware that the dog had a tendency to behave aggressively towards visitors it was not familiar with. To guard against this the dog would usually be put out of they way. On this occasion for whatever reason […]

Missing Cover

Mr C and and his wife went to a local restaurant for a relaxing evening, a nice meal and to enjoy some spring sunshine on the drinks terrace. Unfortunately those plans changed to a visit to A&E and painkillers rather than prosecco. As they walked towards their table on the terrace, Mr C stepped in […]

Dangerous Doors

Automatic doors are very convenient, they save you all the hassle of having to open them. Once the sensor picks you up, hey presto they are open, and they stay open until you are through. Unfortunately not so for Mrs R. In her case the doors did not stay open. They closed hitting Mrs R […]

New Arrivals

We are pleased to announce 3 new arrivals at the firm to grow our ever expanding Residential Conveyancing Department. Giovanna Gravante joins us as an Associate at the firm having held a senior role in a large Conveyancing Firm for many years and we have also added experience in the form of Tricia Langton who […]

PROMOTION TIME

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Emma Ingram to Associate at the firm. Emma is a part of our hardworking Wills and Probate team and is based at our busy Brighouse office. She is a true expert in her field and a very friendly and approachable Solicitor who is very popular at the […]

Ban on Ground Rents

The ban on ground rents is now due to come into effect on 30.06.2022 The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2002 will restrict ground rents on most new long residential leases in England and Wales to the value of zero, or as otherwise known, a token “peppercorn” rent per year. Although the new law effectively […]

Falling Shelf

After Ms B was hit by a falling display shelf at work she contacted Andrew Marsden of our Batley office to discuss whether she could bring a compensation claim. It turned out that the shelf had not been correctly fixed in place by a colleague. As Ms B was working on the display, the shelf […]

A Nice Review

A nice review for andrew Marsden of our Batley Office, from another satisfied client …

NO FAULT DIVORCE

Major changes to the divorce process will come into affect on the 6th April 2022 As of the 6th April the new “No Fault” divorce will come into force and parties will not have to, or indeed be able to, blame the other for the breakdown of their marriage. Under current laws, one spouse needs […]