News - Sills & Betteridge Solicitors

What rights do cohabiting couples have when their partner dies?

Recent research carried out by the insurance company Direct Line showed that 38% - more than one third - of cohabiting couples living in the UK were unsure of what their rights would be should their partner pass away without leaving a will, and that one in ten cohabiting couples wrongly believed that they would be automatically entitled to inherit their partner’s share of any property that they lived in together.

Road Traffic Update

What you need to know to keep you on the road

Selling goods or services into the EU or EEA after Brexit – do you need to appoint an EEA Representative for your business?

Many UK businesses sell their goods or services to customers throughout the EEA, especially as the share of markets sold via e-commerce continues to increase.

Restaurants, Pubs and Bars - Recording Names and Details for Contact Tracing – are you at risk of breaching GDPR?

As pubs, bars and restaurants re-open, it is great to feel that an element of normality is returning to life. However, to use the common phrase, it is very much a “new normal”.

Case Study - Care Proceedings

As part of the Emergency Team we deal with some complicated Childrens Services cases, where sadly children are taken into care for various reasons. I think one of the most memorable cases I have been involved in is when I was called one Friday last December around 5pm from the Local Authority to say that a child was severely poorly in hospital.

Safe Space for victims of domestic abuse

Victims of domestic abuse are now able to access Safe Spaces at Boots, Superdrug and Morrisons Pharmacies where they can contact specialist domestic abuse services for support and advice.