Partner, John Porter is a director of First Choice Homes and their Respect Our Community Awards, a not for profit housing association managing around 12,000 homes in Oldham. If you are a business based in Oldham we encourage you to help support the ROCA. If you are looking for help, we consider all community projects,…
Wrigley Claydon’s Todmorden Office are supporting Age UK Todmorden for the whole of March in their “Make a Will Month” campaign. Together with Jayne Brearley and Co our solicitors are donating their time and expertise to encourage people to ask about making a will and to help them create one. An Age UK spokesperson said: “For your…
Recently discussions regarding handing over authority to another person to act on your behalf should you become mentally or physically incapable have been rife. Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) have been all over the newspaper headlines because some family members have been abusing their power, whilst others have become frustrated by banks refusing to acknowledge…
Our client was working for a building company on site. Failing to recognise the vital importance of health and safety on a building site, their co-workers did not organise the site as they had been instructed to do by the company, creating a hazardous environment. A piece of building material was left in the…
A recent survey has shown that the symptoms associated with a cough and cold can reduce your level of alertness to a similar level as if you had consumed 4 pints of beer or lager. The survey indicates that coughs and colds can have a similar effect on our driving. Nevertheless needs must and it’s…
In this recent case, our client was walking down some outdoor stairs which were not structurally sound. When one of the flagstones which made up the steps moved, our client lost their footing and sustained a painful injury to the foot and ankle. We successfully recovered £14,100 for our client. When you suffer from a…
All landlords need to be aware of their obligations under laws governing noise and their responsibilities to neighbours. Local councils have a duty to deal with statutory nuisances, however this does not mean they always make the correct decisions. In a recent case we successfully appealed against a Noise Abatement Order that had been served…
January to see more divorces than any other month with divorce rates set to soar by 80 per cent after the strain of the festive period. Oldham Divorce Solicitor Specialist at Wrigley Claydon Jill Walker comments, “It is true that we see an increase in new divorce instructions in January, there can be several reasons…
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We run a free weekly legal clinic in Uppermill, Saddleworth every Wednesday, 9am to 12.30pm at the Conservative Club on the High Street. Come by and talk to a Saddleworth Lawyer. The aim of the clinic is to provide initial advice to those within the local community of Oldham and Saddleworth, either by appointment, or as…