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Expert Opinion: Pension Sharing on Divorce

Pension sharing on divorce can be a complex area to navigate during what is already a very stressful period for everyone concerned. For many people, the pension fund is the largest asset after the matrimonial home. Pension sharing on divorce or at the end of a civil partnership can help to … [Read more...]

Damar Training celebrates legal executive success.

Stockport based Damar Training are celebrating with two UK firsts ! The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has confirmed that two of Damar Training’s legal apprentices at the Government Legal Department are the first in the UK to pass the Level 6 Chartered Legal Executive End Point … [Read more...]

Misrepresentation in Contract Law

Misrepresentation of the facts in contract law can quite rightly, have financial consequences. The importance of making true and accurate representations when encouraging a party to enter into a contract was highlighted in a well-publicised case in 2018, where a premium dating agency was ordered by … [Read more...]

Residence Nil Rate Band: Has It Made A Difference?

The Residence Nil Rate Band (RNRB) is an additional inheritance tax allowance which can be utilised by those who have a residential property and wish to leave this to their direct descendants. This includes children, grandchildren, stepchildren and even widows, widowers and civil partners of … [Read more...]

Stockport law firm expands with trio of recruits

Stockport law firm SAS Daniels has welcomed a trio of new recruits to the firm. Carly Borne has taken up the role of solicitor in the dispute resolution team, based at the Stockport law firm's office in Greek Street. She joins from DWF and has vast experience in commercial dispute resolution … [Read more...]

UK: Home Bargains now bound by rules on treating suppliers fairly

Retailer Home Bargains (TJ Morris) have been told how they should adhere to industry rules in how they treat their suppliers by the Competition and Markets Authority. TJ Morris’ annual groceries, Home Bargains, turnover now exceeds £1 billion and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has … [Read more...]

Gorvins team keep memory of colleague alive in BIG Stockport 10K

A team from Gorvins Solicitors are running '10 for Tash' in the BIG Stockport 10K run, taking place on 15th September to fundraise for local charity Headway. As part of the firm’s 2019 fundraising activity, five colleagues have joined together from across departments including Residential … [Read more...]

Gorvins appoints first non-solicitor to legal partner

The move by Stockport based Gorvins to appoint a non-solicitor to partner within its legal department has changed the path of 160 years of history at the firm. Kerry Sharples, Deputy Head of Residential Property has been made a partner of Gorvins solicitors – the first non-solicitor in the … [Read more...]

Single parent travelling with Children: what do I need to know?

As the holiday season approaches, a single parent travelling with children will often ask: what do I need to know? Stockport legal firm, SAS Daniels' Cheryl Haywood offers her advice: I have received a number of queries recently from clients who are single parents travelling with children or … [Read more...]

ME Group set to relocate to Cheadle Royal in Stockport

ME Group, a LegalTech provider of litigation funding, insurance and legal representation for consumers facing complex legal problems, is relocating to The Lake House at Cheadle Royal Business Park in Stockport. The deal is being hailed as the largest property deal in south Manchester in … [Read more...]

Gorvins draft new contracts for employee-owned Richer Sounds

Stockport-based Gorvins Solicitors have assessed previous contracts and drafted new contracts for staff at retailer Richer Sounds after the company's move to employee ownership. Richer Sounds, the hi-fi and television high-street retailer, recently made headlines with the move to an … [Read more...]