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How Do I Challenge a Will?

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How Do I Challenge a Will? Challenging a Will is occasionally something that people are forced to consider, for one reason or another. This can be problematic, especially where you have not been appointed as an Executor of the estate, as you may not...

Why is a Commercial Lasting Power of Attorney vital to my business?

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Why is a Commercial Lasting Power of Attorney vital to my business?   There can often be periods in which you may be unable to make decisions relating to your business, be that ill health, incapacity or simply being on holiday. In those...

Divorce Law Overhaul - Divorce set to become easier!

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Divorce Law Overhaul – Divorce set to become easier! As it currently stands, couples wanting a divorce must wait until they have lived apart for two years , or five years if one party doesn’t agree, if neither party wants to raise issues of...

Dilapidations: A Tenant's Guide to the Practicalities

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Dilapidations: A Tenant’s Guide to the Practicalities   As a Tenant, you should be considering your obligations in respect of repair, reinstatement, decoration and yielding up well in advance of the expiry of your lease. In doing so, it is...

MOJ confirms RTA and whiplash reforms delayed to April 2020

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MOJ confirms RTA and whiplash reforms delayed to April 2020   The MOJ has confirmed it is delaying the implementation of its proposed changes to how claims to whiplash and RTA claims are dealt with. The proposed reforms involve a tariff for fixed...

Business Sales and Acquisitions: What happens to the employees?

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Business Sales and Acquisitions: What happens to the employees? Many companies and employers alike will no doubt of heard of the provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, more commonly known as TUPE. TUPE...

Woman jailed for abusing her male partner

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On behalf of Alker Ball Healds Solicitors posted in Domestic Violence on Friday, November 4, 2016.  A woman was jailed after she was found guilty of physically assaulting her male partner over a period of several months. The...

Mother raising son as a girl loses custody

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Residents in the Manchester area may have heard of the court case where a mother has had her child taken out of her care and given into the custody of his father after she raised the boy as a girl. Mermaid, a charity that provides support for young people...

Former beauty queen appeals her divorce settlement

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The most recent ex-wife of a millionaire lawyer has appealed her £3.3 million divorce settlement claiming that her former partner could be paying her twice as much as she is currently receiving. The 43-year-old former World Miss University was the...

Potential new record for U.K. divorce settlement

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The marital split of the businessman who owns the restaurants The Ivy and Le Caprice could result in the U.K.'s largest divorce settlement ever. According to reports, Richard Caring has moved out of the family home in Hampstead and is now living with the...

Equal split of assets in darts legend divorce

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The darts legend Phil Taylor has built a successful career on the back of his 16 world championship wins. But after his marriage ended two years ago, Manchester residents may be surprised to hear that the financial situation of his family reportedly left his...

New pension rules for divorced women

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The new pension system for those that retire after April 2016 has changed the way divorced women can calculate the amount of state pension that they will receive. The new regulations have been described as simpler, but divorced women in the Greater...

Practical post-nuptial agreement information

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Those of you in the Greater Manchester area who are considering making a post-nuptial agreement may be interested in some further information regarding this type of document. Although these are not legally binding in the United Kingdom, they can provide an...

Austerity cuts for victims of domestic violence

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On behalf of Alker Ball Healds Solicitors posted in  Domestic Violence  on Thursday, September 15, 2016.  Many victims of domestic violence are not receiving the assistance that they need, according to campaigners, and the...

Eddie the Eagle loses in divorce settlement

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Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, is divorcing his wife after 13 years together. Moviegoers in the Greater Manchester area who saw the film based on his story might assume that his fame has allowed him to live a lavish lifestyle. But the...

Importance of parental responsibility

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Parental responsibility is the legal right of adults to make decisions on behalf of a child in their care. When parents decide which school their child should attend or when a hospital asks them to sign a medical consent form prior to a procedure for their...

Custody woes for working mothers

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Child maintenance figures from the Child Support Agency for Manchester and across the U.K. show that almost 67,000 mothers are recorded as being the non-resident parent after a separation, a number that has been on the increase. Traditionally, when a...

Shared parenting is not necessarily an equal share

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The introduction of a new bill that is aimed at enhancing the rights of children to stay in contact with both of their parents after a divorce may have raised unrealistic expectations, according to a retired judge. Parents in Manchester who are going through...

Sheik dies before making £75 million divorce payment

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Residents in the Greater Manchester area who had been following the divorce battle between the former super model and her billionaire sheik ex-husband may be interested in the latest development after the ex-husband died before handing over the agreed...

Billionaire dies two weeks after ex-wife wins divorce award

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A former supermodel's astounding £75m award by the U.K. high court in her divorce settlement may be delayed. The model, Christina Estrada, was married to a Saudi billionaire, Sheikh Walid Juffali. He passed away just two weeks after the court...

£150,000 child maintenance demand refused by judge

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The judge hearing a case in London's High Court has rejected the claim from the former spouse of a millionaire businessman for £150,000 in child maintenance. Parents in the Greater Manchester area may be aware that child maintenance is intended to...

Divorce row puts million-pound estate in jeopardy

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Manchester couples undergoing separations may be interested in a divorce case that observers say is one of the most protracted in the nation's history. According to reports, an airline pilot who is currently married to his fourth wife is embroiled in a...

High Court battle over £116 million fortune

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The multi-million pound divorce battle between the founder of the online grocery company Ocado and his wife has commenced. Following the decision of the judge in the proceedings, the details of the hearing will not be revealed to the public until after a...

Divorce battle of Russia's richest man

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The former wife of the Russian billionaire, Vladimir Potanin, has said that she may bring her divorce battle to London if the Russian Supreme Court rejects her appeal of a court ruling there. Greater Manchester residents may be interested to know that Forbes...

Settlement claim lodged long after the divorce

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Homeowners in the Greater Manchester area who are acquainted with green energy companies may be interested to learn that the founder of Ecotricity has been forced to pay a settlement of £300,000 to the woman he divorced more than two decades ago. He...

Saudi man in £238 million divorce battle

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The Saudi billionaire who divorced his wife of sixteen years in Saudi Arabia by the Islamic procedure talaq is facing a divorce settlement claim worth nearly £240 million. Residents of the Greater Manchester area may be interested to hear that his...

Wife wants share of husband's sexual abuse compensation

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A woman in England has petitioned for a share of the compensation that her soon-to-be ex-husband received for being sexually abused as a child. The 41-year-old woman wants the sexual abuse compensation to be considered a marital asset and divided as part of...

Former wife can keep £3.5 million settlement

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Greater Manchester residents may be interested in a case that was recently heard by the Appeal Court in London. The court ruled that the former wife of a wealthy property mogul can keep her £3.5 million settlement from her divorce even though she has...

£70 million settlement for ex-wife of retail millionaire

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The co-founder of an international retailer has been ordered to pay his ex-spouse one-third of his fortune in his divorce settlement. The wealthy businessman separated from his wife in 2013 and later moved in with his former personal assistant. He has since...

Court finds woman not guilty of assaulting husband

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On behalf of Alker Ball Healds Solicitors posted in  Domestic Violence  on Friday, May 27, 2016.  The divorce battle between a wealthy businessman and his wife escalated after he accused her of assaulting him in his home. People...

Insecure retirement for over-50s divorcing couples

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Research has shown that the majority of couples who divorced when they were over 50 years of age are financially worse off and may still not be secure when they retire. The information contained in the survey conducted by Nationwide Mortgages may be of...

Tweets shine spotlight on domestic abuse

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On behalf of Alker Ball Healds Solicitors posted in Domestic Violence on Thursday, May 12, 2016.  The statistics for domestic abuse in the U.K. are damning. Women in the Greater Manchester area may be aware that two women are...

Wife to divorce Ryan Giggs

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The wife of the former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs has been reported to be divorcing her husband after accusations that he has been flirting with female staff at the restaurant he owns in the Greater Manchester area. The footballer has been involved...

Colin Montgomerie's second divorce may cost him £5 million

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The golfer and television commentator Colin Montgomerie is facing a £5 million divorce settlement payout after his wife accused him of cheating on her with a number of women during their eight-year marriage. Golf enthusiasts in the Greater Manchester...

Unfair settlement challenge rejected by court

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The former spouse of a noted barrister has had her plea for a new divorce settlement turned down in Appeal Court in London. She received £72,500 in a settlement in the Australian courts and is now living on benefits while her ex-husband is living in...

Divorce settlement rescinded after ex forgets to sign papers

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The former spouse of a millionaire businessman was granted a rescission of her divorce settlement after a judge in New York heard that the documents had never been signed by her ex-husband, a former London commodities tycoon. Residents of Greater Manchester...

Billionaires implicated in hiding assets from spouses

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A high-profile document leak involving Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca showed that the company played a major role in helping numerous individuals to prevent their spouses from obtaining divorce assets they might have been entitled to. In one email, the...

Equality of divorce settlements

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In a move that may affect fathers in the Greater Manchester area, Ministers are being urged to put in place measures to encourage men to spend time taking care of their children. MPs are also keen to see more being done to prevent the discrimination at work...

Divorce settlement leaves ex-husband penniless

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A divorce court judge awarded a mother of three all of the family assets saying that his priority was to ensure that she and her children were homed and cared for. He then gave her ex-husband a suspended sentence for being in arrears in maintenance and other...

Ex-husband accused of excessive spending before settlement

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The ex-wife of a millionaire property magnate has been successful in obtaining a temporary High Court injunction in order to stop her former husband from spending their money before a court rules on how the marital assets will be divided. Her request was...

Wealthy businessman divorces his wife

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The multimillionaire James Caan has separated from his wife of 32 years and may be facing a divorce settlement of £25 million. Greater Manchester viewers of "Dragons' Den" may recall he was a judge on the show for a number of years. The...

Huge difference in estimated value of marital assets

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The case being heard in High Court between the non-executive chairman of the fashion designer Laura Ashley Holdings and his wife took a new turn when the judge handed him an order notice to make a divorce settlement offer within 21 days. This is the first...

Saudi prince in divorce battle over $5.7 billion fortune

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The billionaire sheikh who had divorced his wife in Saudi Arabia without telling her has lost a case in London's High Court that would have made him exempt in the U.K. from any legally binding demands for alimony. The Saudi prince was claiming that he...

Domestic violence victims suffering from legal aid regulations

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On behalf of Alker Ball Healds Solicitors posted in Domestic Violence on Thursday, February 4, 2016.  Each year across the U.K. more than 1.2 million women are the subject of domestic violence. According to Rights of Women, the...

Sheik claims diplomatic immunity in divorce case

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The former wife of a Saudi billionaire has taken her case to London's High Court in a bid to receive a legally binding divorce settlement. The former Pirelli model left her husband in 2012 when she discovered that her husband had secretly taken a second...

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini in second divorce

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Some 18 months after getting married for the second time, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is reported to have filed for a divorce. Her net worth is currently in the region of £20 million, most of which she had earned before her current marriage. Celebrity...

Millionaire's wife wins ruling to have divorce in England

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The former beauty queen wife of a millionaire Malaysian businessman has been seeking to have the couple's divorce hearings held in the U.K. so that she will receive a larger share of his assets, according to her husband. Shoppers in the Greater...

Bankrupt property tycoon in divorce battle

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A property billionaire who lost almost all of his wealth following his bankruptcy has been involved in a previously undisclosed divorce battle with his wife since 2013. At its height, his assets were estimated to be worth £3 billion and he was listed...

More marriages surviving beyond 5 years

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Research by the Marriage Foundation has shown that the divorce rates within the first five years of a marriage have fallen since the 1980's. Greater Manchester residents may appreciate that, according to the organisation, the decline in the figures is...

Critical error discovered in online divorce form

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Many couples that get divorced in Greater Manchester use an online form to record financial information. Form E on the Ministry of Justice website is used to calculate the difference between a couple's assets and liabilities so that a judge can determine...

£2 million divorce of charity founder couple

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A couple who founded a charitable organisation to save an endangered species of tiger is embroiled in a divorce battle that has so far cost them £2 million. The London-based couple may be known to Greater Manchester residents for their role in the Save...