by Zoe Towlson | Sep 10, 2025 | Churchers News, Wills & Probate Team
If you lose capacity—through illness, injury, or otherwise—and have not created a Lasting Power of Attorney: Someone wishing to act on your behalf may need to apply to the Court of Protection to be appointed as your Deputy. A Deputy does have similar responsibilities...
by Zoe Towlson | Aug 13, 2025 | Churchers News, commercial-and-company-law-team
It has been months of searching for the right property, checking your finances, and negotiating the heads of terms. Now, at long last, you have a lease in front of you, ready to sign. You are excited and ready to proceed. However, before you sign on the dotted line,...
by Zoe Towlson | Jul 29, 2025 | Churchers News, Residential Conveyancing
Everybody remembers the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. It was a tragic event that highlighted exactly what can go wrong when blocks of flats are constructed with unsuitable materials. In this case, the building was clad with combustible polyisocyanurate insulation....
by Zoe Towlson | Jun 26, 2025 | Churchers News, dispute-resolution-litigation-team
‘The Post Employment Notice Pay’ (PENP) is the amount of a ‘relevant termination award’ received by an employee in respect of any unworked notice period and which is subject to income tax and employee and employer’s National Insurance contributions. Statutory...
by Zoe Towlson | Jun 3, 2025 | child-law-team, Churchers News
CAFCASS, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, is an independent government agency in England and Wales that works to ensure the safety and welfare of children in family court proceedings. From January 2026, CAFCASS will be rolling out a new...