by Zoe Towlson | Feb 19, 2025 | child-law-team, Churchers News
Care proceedings can be brought by the Local Authority for a variety of reasons, ranging from poor home conditions to allegations of physical abuse. For the Court to make public law orders about who can care for a child, the Local Authority must prove the allegations...
by Zoe Towlson | Feb 13, 2025 | Churchers News, dispute-resolution-litigation-team
Are you a landlord or considering whether to become one? If so, there are several factors you must consider to ensure that you do not encounter problems when seeking possession of your property, should the need arise. We have come across many situations where...
by Zoe Towlson | Nov 1, 2024 | Churchers News, tax-trusts-team
As expected, Rachel Reeves announced major changes in the Autumn Budget on Wednesday to increase tax revenue. The Inheritance Tax (“IHT”) nil rate band of £325,000 has been frozen further until April 2030, which may mean more estates are liable to tax. The residential...
by Zoe Towlson | Oct 31, 2024 | Churchers News, criminal-defence
The Youth Court is a special Court that deals with those aged 10-18 years charged with a criminal offence. If your child is under 10 years old they cannot be charged with a criminal offence. But if they are 10 or over they will be treated as a ‘youth defendant’. The...
by Zoe Towlson | Oct 31, 2024 | Churchers News, criminal-defence
Under Section 2C of the Road Traffic Act 1988 it is an offence to cause serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving. This is a relatively new offence having come into effect from 28 June 2022. ‘Serious Injury’ means grievous bodily harm for the purposes of...
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