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  • Divorce for Johansson as marriage “irretrievably broken” say family lawyers

    Actress Scarlett Johansson filed for divorce from French journalist Romain Dauriac in New York on grounds of “the marriage being irretrievably broken.” She requested joint legal custody and residential custody of the couple’s 2-year- old daughter.

    The couple married in 2014. The court documents ask for the enforcement of a prenuptial agreement.

    This is the second marriage for Johansson, who was married to actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011.

    At Wrigley Claydon, we fight on your behalf to make this difficult time of separation a little easier. We are experienced family lawyers and can assist you with the legal aspects of any family situation in which you may find yourself. We deal with our cases sensitively.

    If you are looking for the advice of family lawyers Oldham solicitors Wrigley Claydon can help.  Please call 0161 785 3521 to speak to Terri Pickup in our Family Department or email tp@wrigleyclaydon.com.

    Do you think that it is wise to enter into a prenuptial agreement?

  • Business takeover advice from our corporate solicitors

    Business takeover advice from our corporate solicitors

    21st Century Fox has defended its £11.7bn takeover bid for broadcaster Sky after Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said she was “minded” to intervene in the deal after concerns about about media plurality and broadcasting standards.

    Ms Bradley has been weighing up whether to refer the deal to Ofcom after warning it could pose “public interest considerations” that warranted further investigation.

    One concern is that the merger would give businessman Rupert Murdoch too much control over the British media as both Sky and Fox are controlled by Mr Murdoch, who also owns News UK, publisher of the Times and the Sun newspapers.

    When it comes to legal advice, all businesses need someone skilled, reliable and experienced they can turn to for support and guidance. At Wrigley Claydon we are here to develop and give effect to the legal arrangements needed to help you achieve your commercial objectives and manage business risk.

    If you are considering a company merger, acquisition or joint venture or are in the midst of a shareholder dispute or share capital transaction please contact us.

    Call 0161 624 6811 to speak to our corporate solicitors John Porter and Soibi Iketubosin in our Company/Commercial Department or email jap@wrigleyclaydon.com or si@wrigleyclaydon.com.

  • Pre-nuptial agreement at heart of Presley divorce

    A court has ordered Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley to pay $10,000 a month for five months of her estranged husband Michael Lockwood’s legal expenses as she divorces him.

    A point of contention is the couple’s 2007 post-nuptial agreement.

    Lockwood was demanding that a post-nuptial agreement that the two had signed in 2007 should be torn up. He said that he had been coerced into signing it. The document said neither party should have a claim on the assets of the other in the event of the marriage breaking down.

    Presley claims nearly all of her $300 million fortune is gone and that she has to pay for two nannies to go along as monitors when her husband visits the children.

    Presley and Lockwood were married in January 2006 and Presley filed for divorce from him in June 2016.

    At Wrigley Claydon, we fight on your behalf to make this difficult time a little easier. We are experienced family lawyers and can assist you with the legal aspects of any family situation in which you may find yourself. We deal with our cases sensitively.

    If you are looking for family or divorce advice Oldham solicitors Wrigley Claydon can help. Please call 0161 785 3521 to speak to Terri Pickup in our Family Department or email tp@wrigleyclaydon.com.

    Would you enter into a pre or post nuptial agreement?

  • Business Advice Solicitors

    Balfour Beatty, the engineering company behind the transformation of the former Olympic Stadium into West Ham’s London Stadium made an £8m profit, after a £199m loss in 2015.

    In the next few years it plans to be part of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project, the new nuclear power stations at Hinkley and Wylfa, and the third runway at Heathrow airport.

    Balfour said it had allowed its business to become too complex after a series of takeovers and an overall lack of leadership and strategic direction.

    When it comes to legal advice, all businesses need someone skilled, reliable and experienced they can turn to for support and guidance. At Wrigley Claydon we are here to develop and give effect to the legal arrangements needed to help you achieve your commercial objectives and manage business risk.

    If you are considering a company merger, acquisition, takeover or joint venture or are in the midst of a shareholder dispute or share capital transaction or need business advice please contact us.

    Call our Business Advice Solicitors on 0161 624 6811 to speak to John Porter or Soibi Iketubosin in our Company/Commercial Department or email jap@wrigleyclaydon.com or si@wrigleyclaydon.com.

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  • Intellectual Property case against Hepburn’s eldest son…

    Audrey Hepburn’s eldest son Sean Ferrer is being sued by The Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund, the charity he helped establish because it says he is interfering with its attempts to raise money for children. Money was being raised largely by exhibiting her clothing – some created by fashion designer Givenchy.

    The charity is saying that he has spent the last four years becoming increasingly ‘hostile’ to its use of Hepburn’s intellectual property.

    It says he ‘seeks to entirely control, limit and prohibit’ the use of the intellectual property unless it pays a ‘significant portion’ of money raised to another charity of his choice, ‘or to simply preclude’ it from using the intellectual property at all.

    The charity is suing Ferrer for intentional interference with contractual relationships, and seeking damages. It is also pursuing an injunction to stop him from registering any domain names based on Hepburn’s name.

    If you have a brand, something you have invented, or an original piece of work that you have written and someone infringes your rights we can help. We can assist you in securing an injunction and/or damages or account of profits and the delivery up and destruction of the offending item. If you have been accused of infringing someone’s intellectual property rights then we can also help by raising various defences and minimizing your liability.

    If you feel you have an intellectual property case and need some legal advice then please speak to Shalish Mehta, our civil and commercial litigation solicitor. Please call us on 0161 785 3534 or email sm@wrigleyclaydon.com.
  • New Senior Partner at Wrigley Claydon solicitors Oldham

    New Senior Partner at Wrigley Claydon solicitors Oldham

    It’s been a busy time of late at Wrigley Claydon solicitors Oldham as a number of personnel changes have taken place, including the retirement of a Senior Partner.

    Godfrey Pickles is retiring as Senior Partner and handing over to Vijay Srivastava.

    Mr Pickles has been with the firm for more than 30 years. He has worked over a broad range of domestic and commercial law matters, including wills, probate, tax planning, landlord and tenant matters and private wealth management, and also serviced a major building society.

    Mr Pickles, a keen walker and golfer, is member of Todmorden Golf Club and a Burnley FC supporter.

    Mr Srivastava is taking over the role as Senior Partner and has also been with Wrigley Claydon for 30 years. He attended Hulme Grammar School before studying law at Leeds University. He completed his solicitors professional exams in London before being invited by Wrigley Claydon to undertake his articles of association, the final step to becoming a solicitor.

    Two years after joining the Oldham firm, he was invited to join the partnership and became one of the youngest partners in the country.

    solicitors OldhamPartner John Porter said, “Vijay is well-known in the Oldham area. He specialises in civil litigation and dealt with a number of high-value cases in the High Court while also being joint Managing Partner of the firm.”

    Married with two children, Mr Srivastava is also chairman of governors at Hulme Grammar School, a trustee of Francis House Children’s Hospice and active in his local church.

    Mr Srivastava said, “It is an honour to have been appointed Senior Partner of a firm that has such a long and distinguished heritage and to follow in the footsteps of many illustrious legal minds who have contributed to the success of Wrigley Claydon.”

  • Hepburn’s sons fail to agree how to split late mum Audrey’s memorabilia

    Hepburn’s sons fail to agree how to split late mum Audrey’s memorabilia

    The late actress Audrey Hepburn, who died in 1993, left memorabilia including hats, scarves, jewellery, posters, costumes, photos, scripts and awards, which caused a dispute between her two sons, Sean Ferrer and his half-brother Luca Dotti who each wanted a tangible piece of their late mother.

    Hepburn had left her sons a 50/50 cut of everything she had but no strict guidelines as to who received which items.

    The two brothers attempted to mediate the case before going to trial.

    The brothers both signed a memorabilia agreement which will divide the items between the two of them while they are still attempting to resolve remaining issues.

    At Wrigley Claydon, we fight on your behalf to make this difficult process of will disputes a little easier, whether you are bringing a claim or you are on the receiving end. We are experienced in this field and have won complex cases for our clients.

    As it is an emotional time we deal with our cases sensitively.

    If you are looking for will disputes advice please contact us. Call 0161 785 3534 to speak to Shalish Mehta, in our civil and commercial litigation department or email sm@wrigleyclaydon.com.

    Do you think that it is a good idea to mediate before going to trial?

  • New minimum wage rates – ensure you are compliant…

    The new minimum wage rates came into force from 1 st October 2016. In light of the subsequent Autumn statement and the forecasts of the Office for Budget Responsibility on wage stagnation, we take a brief look on what they are, how they affect young people and how employers can comply with legislation.

    Age Group Wage (£ per hour)
    Apprentices 3.40
    16-17 year olds 4.00
    18-20 year olds 5.55
    21-24 year olds 6.95

    The above rates are applicable to trainees, apprentices, foreign workers and agricultural workers. It is a criminal offence not to pay workers less than the minimum wage. HMRC has the right to carry out a check on any employer not complying with their obligations, as well as imposing a fine on the offenders.

    Voluntary Living Wage

    This is separate from the UK Voluntary Living Wage requirements, whose obligations are not mandatory to follow but discretionary. The current rate for the Voluntary Living Wage for all those who are age 25 and above is currently £8.20 per hour, but will rise to £8.45 per hour.

    Employers

    Have you been paying your employees, including your apprentices, the lawful rate? It is imperative that employees have contracts of employment, particulars and are paid lawfully.

    If you have any queries regarding the new minimum wage rates, or to arrange a review of your employment practice, please contact our Employment specialist John Porter on 0161 624 6811 or email jap@wrigleyclaydon.com.

  • Amicable divorce for Hollywood couple Garner and Affleck

    Jennifer Garner is to reportedly file for divorce from Ben Affleck. They had been married for nearly 12 years.

    The couple split in June 2015, however, since then there has been reports the two were reconciling.

    Ben Affleck recently praised Jennifer Garner as being “the greatest mom in the world.” The couple have three children together.

    “No matter what happens, Ben and Jen are committed to raising their family as one unit and will continue to do so as it has worked for them,” said a source close to the couple.

    At Wrigley Claydon, we fight on your behalf to make this difficult time a little easier. We are experienced family lawyers and can assist you with the legal aspects of any family situation in which you may find yourself. We deal with our cases sensitively.

    If you are looking for family advice then please call 0161 785 3521 to speak to Terri Pickup in our Family Department or email tp@wrigleyclaydon.com.

    Do you think that it is possible to remain friends after a divorce and raise children together?

  • Forged will lands accountant with £1.3m legal bill

    An accountant forged his dead mother’s will to take control of a slice in his family’s £160million palm oil business.

    Girish Dahyabhai Patel from north London, used a blank document, pre-signed by his mother, before adding a will around it.

    Mr Patel was caught out by forensic analysis, which revealed the faint indentation of her signature elsewhere on the paper.

    At the High Court in London, Judge Andrew Simmonds QC found the will to be a forgery, meaning a previous will – leaving everything to his brother Yashwant – will stand.

    It leaves Girish Patel with legal bills totaling an estimated £1.3million.

    Mr Patel fell out with his three brothers in 2009 with legal cases ongoing in several different countries.

    Yashwant, a doctor who lives in New York, came forward with a will, made in 1986, leaving everything to him.

    The document was approved, but Mr Patel then launched a bid to overturn it, for the first time producing a document he claimed his mother had signed in 2005.

    Judge Simmonds said: ‘I find that there were available to Girish blank papers pre-signed by the deceased which enabled him to forge the will, utilising a genuine but old signature of the deceased.’

    Judge Simmonds’ ruling means that the 1986 will under which Yashwant gets everything – is Mrs Patel’s last true will.

    Wills and Probate disputes can be very complex and require expert legal guidance to resolve matters as fairly as possible.

    At Wrigley Claydon, we fight on your behalf to make this difficult time a little easier, whether you are bringing a claim or you are on the receiving end. We are experienced in this field and have won complex cases for our clients.

    As it is an emotional time we deal with our cases sensitively.

    If you are looking for dispute advice please contact us. Call 0161 785 3534 to speak to Shalish Mehta, in our civil and commercial litigation department or email sm@wrigleyclaydon.com.