We successfully defended a claim in the High Court when a family member challenged the fact that no provision had been made for him a Will. Had the claim succeeded then the executor and sole beneficiary of the Will would have had to sell property in order to pay any award made by the Court.…
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini was granted a divorce in only 14 seconds after she blamed her second husband’s ‘unreasonable behaviour’. The former Girls Aloud star was handed a decree nisi ending her marriage to Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini at the Central Family Court in London. The couple, who did not appear in court, split at the end of 2015…
A couple in Market Weighton have spent tens of thousands of pounds in a row with neighbours over a hedge say they’re prepared to go to jail to prove it belongs to them. In 2012 when Steve and Sandra Marshall discovered a hole had been cut from the middle of the bushes. Their next-door neighbours…
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce has taken a new turn. It has been reported Angelina and her six children were questioned by the FBI about an incident in September 2016 in which Brad allegedly got drunk and physical with son Maddox, 15.
Producers of The Great British Bake Off reportedly engaged lawyers and threatened to sue the BBC. It has been reported that the BBC was involved in a dispute with Love Productions back in 2014 over a hairdressing competition called Hair, which originally been shown on BBC3. Produced by the BBC, Hair documented the quest to…
Our Oldham conveyancing solicitors were thrilled to receive a lovely surprise this week from a grateful client. Conveyancing exec Tracy Rostern was sent a box of conveyancing themed cupcakes from a recent customer! The unique and unexpected gift was from husband and wife Rabnawaz and Saima Inayat, who Tracy assisted with a conveyancing transaction. They left a…
We are taking part in Dr Kershaw’s Will Week from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th October 2016. During the week we will prepare Wills for clients free of charge in lieu of a donation to the Hospice. Our usual fees are £95 for a single will and £175 for mirror wills. The idea is to…
We’re holding a Coffee Morning to raise money for Macmillan. When: 10am on Friday 30th September 2016 Where: Wrigley Claydon offices, 29-33 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1HH Come along for a coffee, cake and a chat if you are in Oldham and help us raise funds for a good cause. If yo
Hundreds of thousands of VW, Audi and SEAT owners are set to use new ‘class action’ rights which comes into force on 29 September 2016 pursuant to under the Consumer Rights Act, to sue Volkswagen for fixing the exhaust gas checks on its diesel cars to make them appear more green. VW has put aside…
Once again we are showing our support for ‘Remember a Charity in your Will Week’ from Monday 12th to Sunday 18th September 2016. The week, organised by Remember A Charity, aims to increase awareness of the importance of charitable legacies, and encourage more people to think about charitable giving in Wills. Whilst the decision of…