Getting married? So now might also be a good time to plan for your divorce?
Family Law Partner Denise Head explores the status of prenups in UK law and why savvy couples are now more likely to consult her as part...
Buying and Selling your home – all change?
Karen Healy, Head of Residential Property at Bates Wells & Braithwaite Ipswich, looks at the conveyancing process and whether there might be changes with...
Are you dealing with the loss of someone you love whilst being responsible for ensuring that their wishes are carried out, even if that means you may be personally out of pocket because of current probate delays?
Bates Wells & Braithwaite Head of Private Client Zoe Southgate explores the challenges around current delays in the probate process Let us start with...
No Fault Divorce – Two years on from this ground-breaking reform, our Family Law team reflects on its impact on the divorce process
As from the 6th April 2022, no-fault divorce law came into effect in England and Wales, meaning that divorcing couples no longer have to...
New UK law could mean that convicted paedophiles are stripped of their parental rights to see their own children
The proposed change, which means that convicted paedophiles are stripped of their parental rights to see their own children, comes about as a result...
Planning for your future – reach for your dreams but also safeguard against less welcome outcomes
Zoe Southgate, partner and Head of Private Client services at Bates Wells & Braithwaite in Ipswich highlights how having a power of attorney in...
Looking back at developments in Family Law in 2023
As our last Insight of 2023, Managing Partner Denise Head looks back on the last twelve months and comments on some of the changes...
Legal reform is looking at protecting the vulnerable but could digital progress have the opposite effect?
Zoe Southgate, Head of Private Client at Bates Wells & Braithwaite Ipswich considers proposed reform and the challenges ahead for lawyers specialising in wills,...
Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023 targets parents who won’t pay child maintenance.
Scott Emsden, the Bates Wells & Braithwaite partner with a specialist focus on children & social care, welcomes the new law which gives the DWP...