Company news
Wollens announced as preferred legal partner for Somerset County Cricket Club
We are delighted that Wollens have this week signed a new partnership with Somerset County Cricket Club. The new agreement will see Wollens become one of the Club’s Preferred Legal Partners.
Probate: dealing with a rental property with a tenant
Are you an executor facing the complexities of managing a rental property with a tenant in it as part of a deceased estate? Read our latest article by Liz Crawford who offers some very useful guidance on this subject.
Surrendering a lease for commercial premises
Our commercial property solicitors highlight the key considerations when surrendering a lease for commercial premises
Purchasing a listed building
Living in England we are incredibly lucky to have beautiful, historic buildings right on our doorstep, but what do you need to consider if you have found one you love and are contemplating making it your new home?
Evoking a PALS complaint
If you are unhappy with the way in which you or a loved one has been treated or cared for whilst in a NHS hospital setting, you can make a written complaint to the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) via email or letter. You will then receive a written response from PALS with the aim to provide an explanation and resolve the issue.
Cosmetic dental work
Hannah Goodman has reached a settlement of £6,000 on behalf of a client who suffered negligent treatment of cosmetic dental work.
A Guide to Selling your Shared Ownership Property and Back-to-Back Staircasing
Shared ownership is an alternative home ownership scheme. It allows prospective buyers to purchase a share of a property (this will usually be between 25% and 75%) and pay rent on the remaining share. The remaining share of the property is owned by a housing association. It can be beneficial in assisting prospective buyers on the housing ladder, by reducing the upfront costs (i.e. a lesser deposit is required at the outset) for the purchase of a property, and overall monthly expenses.
What happens on the day of completion?
When you instruct us to act on your sale and purchase, we will be in frequent contact throughout the transaction, helping you along the way and explaining each step. A lot of work takes place in the lead up to completion of the transaction. If you are selling this is the day you hand over your keys to the buyer, and if you are buying this is the day you can collect the keys from your seller.
Wollens welcome new family lawyers
Wollens are delighted to welcome experienced family lawyers Laura Sellick-Tague and Zhenja Cann, who bring added strength to our family law team.
Both Laura and Zhenja come with a wealth of experience and will be significant assets to the firm.
Buying a Residential Property – ‘Buyer Beware’.
When you are purchasing a property, as part of the initial stage of the transaction your solicitor will ask what searches you would like them to raise on your behalf.
New pilot in family law courts could change the handling of inflicted head and brain injury cases
A new pilot has recently been introduced in the family law courts in Birmingham, Sheffield and Manchester in cases where there are concerns that children have received inflicted head or brain injuries. The pilot is still in its early stages and places more emphasis on the input of treating doctors, the vision being that all medics involved in the treatment of the child will liaise and prepare a report which will then be provided to the parents and the court. The expectation is that this may avoid the need for independent, court appointed experts, or even court proceedings at all. The pilot is a significant development within care proceedings, and the question for those family lawyers who specialise in non-accidental injury cases is whether such a scheme can be truly fair to parents, and indeed to the children themselves.
Elizabeth Larner reaches settlement for client who was administered an incorrect dosage of IV salbutamol in hospital
Elizabeth Larner has reached a settlement of £110,000 on behalf of a gentleman in relation to a case arising from a hospital Trust’s failure to administer antibiotics during appendectomy/umbilical hernia repair surgery.
As a result of the surgical wound not healing properly, he was diagnosed with mass septic shock.
Surrogacy Law in the UK
If you and your child’s other parent are separating or divorcing, you will generally need to put in place new arrangements in respect of how you will parent your child.
Clinical Negligence Specialist Catherine Pinnegar reaches settlement for client negligently discharged from hospital with an appendicitis
Catherine Pinnegar has reached a settlement of £43,250 on behalf of a client who suffered severe consequences after having been negligently discharged from hospital with an appendicitis. The client initially attended A&E due to abdominal pain, where she was found...
The law and taking children out of school for holidays in term time
If you and your child’s other parent are separating or divorcing, you will generally need to put in place new arrangements in respect of how you will parent your child.