Law Blog Archives | Sills & Betteridge Solicitors

Safeguarding your house against care home fees

Whilst most of us will never require residential care, many clients ask us for advice on how they can protect their assets from being used to fund care if it does become necessary. This is a complex area and anyone wishing to protect assets should seek expert advice before doing so.

Lockdown Diary of an Emergency Family Law Team (Excerpt 2)

Sarah Nicholas is a Paralegal in Chrystal Theofanous’s team. Last week, she helped a variety of clients experiencing different types of Domestic Abuse.

Proposed new Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill to end the ‘Blame Game’ for divorcing couples

9 Jun 2020
Law Blog
Divorce & Separation News and Legal Updates

The new Bill would reform the current divorce laws and, amongst other things, allow a divorcing couple to jointly apply for a divorce. This in particular would be a welcome change to reduce the conflict during the legal process, make it less traumatic, and encourage a common sense approach.

Lockdown Diary of an Emergency Family Law Team (Excerpt 1)

For Chrystal Theofanous, life during lockdown has been every bit as busy and varied as ever. In addition to helping domestic abuse victims, she deals with child abduction and Local Authority care matters. Here she gives the first in a series of insights into the (replace with ‘her’) work she and her team do.

Q&A – Advice for tenants and landlords during Covid-19

This week in our series of legal Q&A vlogs with CityX, Commercial Partner, Malachy McGill answers questions for tenants and landlords during Covid-19. Watch the full Q&A here.

Doctors, dentists, vets – do you have your practice in order?

During Covid-19, there is a risk that business owners and practice managers are unable to find time to deal with structural and strategic matters. In this blog Commercial Partner, Euan McLaughlin sets out the key areas that all professional Doctors, Dentists and Vets practices should pay prompt attention to getting “up to date”.