Taylor Emmet’s Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Teams win ‘Team of the Year’ at Sheffield Law Society Awards 2025 Taylor Emmet’s Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury teams have been crowned ‘Team of the Year’ at the 2025 Sheffield & District Law Society Awards. The firm also demonstrated its comprehensive excellence Read more…
In the recent court case of Howe v Howe, Jenna Howe made a claim against her late father’s estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“the Inheritance Act”), having been deliberately excluded from his Will. The Inheritance Act allows certain categories of people to bring a Read more…
Recent government data has revealed a significant rise in Employment Tribunal (ET) cases, which poses implications for both employers and employees. The statistics represent an increasing number of workplace disputes. Single Employment Tribunal cases have seen a substantial rise, with receipts and open cases increasing by 19% and 18% respectively Read more…
The festive period can be a stressful time for separated or divorced parents. Making arrangements for your child or children can be a difficult conversation and in some cases can lead to arguments or disputes. But it’s vital that these conversations take place in advance so your child or children Read more…
A recent case involving Carry Keats, a deceased who tore up her Will whilst in hospital in the weeks prior to her death, demonstrates the complexity of establishing the validity of Wills and when the laws of intestacy will apply. In this case, Ms Keats tore up her Will due Read more…
Cohabitation agreements are a form of deed, which is a binding legal document. They have become increasingly common in recent years as more couples are choosing to live together without being married and therefore wouldn’t have the same protections as separating married couples, should they break up. Cohabitation agreements can Read more…
In recent years there has been a huge increase in the number of cohabitating couples and families in the UK. This means that the parties live together but they aren’t married. According to government statistics, the total number of cohabiting couples has increased from around 1.5 million in 1996 to Read more…
Many people who are in dispute about financial settlement have very different ideas about how assets should be divided and about what each party is ‘entitled’ to. In a worst-case scenario this can mean that one person issues court proceedings. You, or your legal representative will then receive notice from Read more…
For most separating couples, issuing court proceedings is a last resort. However, it is not unusual for one party not to participate properly – whether this is by refusing to share information about financial assets, provide information in time or attend court for hearings. This is sometimes because they don’t Read more…
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently released their report on mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies, outlining transactions that result in a change of control and have a value of £1 million or more between April and June 2024. ONS found the total number of mergers and acquisitions with Read more…