Is that really my child?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is a question raised many time when a relationship breaks down and the ex-partner becomes pregnant. Recently it was reported that Julio Iglesias was ruled by the Spanish courts to be the biological father of a 43 year old male. It is said that Iglesias who is now 75, had refused to provide a…

French international footballer Nabil Fekir’s ex-agent takes legal action against Fekir

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]French international footballer Nabil Fekir’s ex-agent Jean-Pierre Bernes has taken legal action against Fekir due to “premature termination of the contract” between the agent and the footballer. Fekir claimed that Liverpool told lies about the real reason for his collapsed move to Anfield last summer but has been called out by Jean-Pierre Bernes. The ex-agent said: “He has…

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning – 27th September 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This Friday we will be taking part in the World’s Biggest #CoffeeMorning on behalf of @macmillancancer There will be plenty of tea, coffee and cakes so please do pop in and show your support!@macmillancoffee @MacmillanOldham[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”17610″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” image_hovers=”false”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

End of an Era as Oldham Magistrates’ Court gets demolished

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Oldham Magistrates’ Court started being demolished earlier this week. The court has served the community since it opened in the 1970’s, and closed it doors in 2016. Cases for Oldham Magistrates’ Court weer transferred to Tameside[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”17588″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The landscape of Oldham Town centre has changed forever.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

World Suicide Prevention Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 10th September every year World Suicide Prevention Day is observed. The aim is to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world and locally since 2003. The International Association for Suicide Prevention collaborates with the World Health Organisation and the World Federation for Mental Health. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to the…

Arrangements for children

How often have you all heard this…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “He’s not seeing the children again”   “She is stopping me seeing my children because I have a new partner”   “No money, you are not seeing the children”.   “She/he is using the children as a weapon to try and punish me for ending the relationship”   These are but a fraction of…

Probate centre cuts and closures

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The government has begun work on closing down regional Probate Registries and moving the service under one roof. The first centre to close will be Birmingham at the end of August. Questions are being asked as to why probate services are being cut when the government has plans to increase probate fees. Ministers insist the…

What happens when a couple appear to die together and evidence fails to prove the order of their death?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The judge in the Scarle estate dispute, in which an elderly married couple were found dead in their Essex home, has ruled that there was not enough medical evidence to determine who died first. As such the commorientes rule was invoked and the elder was deemed to have died first.   The couple, who had…