What is a s20 agreement? Parents can worry about the possibility of social services removing a child from their care. However, unless the police are exercising their short-term and emergency powers to remove a child in cases of an emergency, a social worker would almost always require a court order or a Section 20 agreement … Continued
It is hard to believe that it’s been a full 12 months since Coles Solicitors, a solicitor’s practice headquartered in Northallerton, were intervened by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and ceased trading immediately. On 12th August 2020 my former colleagues were notified by the SRA that Kingly Solicitors Ltd, trading as Coles Solicitors across their … Continued
I’m only 35! Feel like you’re too young to even consider writing a will, or are you over 50 and think you’ve left it too late? Well contrary to popular belief, you’re never too young or too old to write your will and consider how you would like your assets to be divided in the … Continued
What does the Domestic Abuse Act do? The Act was signed into law on 29th April 2021 and is intended to transforms the response to domestic abuse, protects victims of domestic abuse and strengthens measures to tackle perpetrators. How does the Act help victims? A statutory definition of domestic abuse has been created, emphasising that … Continued
We are one of only a few law firms in the Northeast and Yorkshire who specialise in assisting clients who are taking Equity Release or a Lifetime Mortgage and are also a member of the Equity Release Council, assuring you of our expertise in this area. An Equity Release Mortgage enables a home owner to … Continued
COVID-19 Statement – Clark Willis Law Firm (Updated 13th July 2021) In light of the latest Government guidance to combat Corona virus, including restrictions on movement and self-isolation, we wish to re assure our clients that we remain open for business and so please do contact us in relation to your existing matters or indeed … Continued
This year we will be closing our offices for the festive period at 1pm on Wednesday 23rd December 2020 and will re-open on Monday 4th January 2021. We take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We look forward to working with you in the New Year.
The Current Situation The first national lockdown in March brought rapid and unexpected change to Family hearings. Gone were the attendance of all parties at the Court building and we swiftly moved to telephone hearings. Over time the court has also used video platforms such as Microsoft Teams or Skype for Business. The Court has … Continued
What is a Settlement Agreement? A settlement agreement is a legally binding agreement which sets out the terms of agreement to settle a potential or existing employment related dispute. Most commonly, such agreements are used to deal with termination of employment on mutually agreed terms. An employer may propose such an agreement in a situation … Continued
Those of you reading this who have followed our series of monochrome images highlighting some of the elements of our legal services may appreciate that we are ending the series with an image that perhaps is most associated with Darlington – a steam locomotion. It was natural that the series ended with this image with … Continued
