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Campaigners call for tougher laws to protect Stalking Victims
16th May 2012There are currently as many as 120,000 cases of stalking in the UK every year. However, only 2% of the 53,000 cases that are reported to the Police end in criminal convictions. [read more]
Legal Services Board calls for further regulations
15th May 2012Some people may call the United Kingdom a Nanny State, subject to too much red-tape and legislation to understand or to have to consider. However much this may be true in some areas, in the area of will-writing there are calls from professional bodies for further regulation to be put in place to protect consumers. [read more]
Dispute over control
15th May 2012The Court of Appeal has recently given judgment in an anticipated case, providing an important authority on a partys obligation to disclose documents within their control in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). [read more]
January: a busy time for marriage breakups
17th January 2012
The press has announced the breakdown of Russell Brand's marriage to the singer Katy Perry after only 14 months of marriage. Indeed, it appears he is instituting divorce proceedings in the United States.
January statistically has shown itself to be the busiest month for breakdown in marriages where parties are deciding to divorce.
Divorce proceedings can be extremely costly and very often result in considerable acrimony between the parties.
It is essential that parties to a marital breakdown seek specialist advice from family law lawyers.
Members of the Family Law Team at Gepp and Sons are all members of Resolution, an association of Family Lawyers whose code of conduct encourages the resolution of family disputes in a non confrontational way.
If you need to seek legal advice on any Family Law issue please contact the Family team on 01245228106 or paynes@gepp.co.uk to make an appointment for a Free Initial Consultation.
The above is not legal advice; it is intended to provide information of general interest about current legal issues.
