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Sun, Sea and Sorting your Affairs: Why Summer is a Smart Time to Tackle your Will Summer is a season we all look forward to – whether it is for…

What is an eVisa? An eVisa is an online record of immigration status and the conditions of permission to enter or stay in the UK. It replaces physical documents like…

What’s the difference between a Will and an LPA? Wills and LPAs are separate legal documents that serve different purposes: A Will takes effect only after your death….

Home Office fees rising again from 9 April 2025 The Home Office are increasing application fees for certain immigration applications from 9 April 2025. Why are the fees increasing? The Government…

On 31 January 2025, the Home Office changed the definition of an unmarried partner in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules to a less rigid test. The idea was to…

Common law marriage There is a common myth that unmarried couples who live together have the same legal rights as married couples because they are in a ‘common law marriage’….

Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for travel to the UK: who needs to apply and when? From 5 March 2025, EU nationals who are planning to visit the UK who do not…

Parents who have decided to separate or divorce in 2025 are being urged to find out how to avoid courtroom confrontation to settle money and parenting arrangements. The first…

When someone dies ‘a sudden or unnatural death’ or a ‘sudden death of which the cause is unknown’ the death will be reported to the coroner and an inquest…

Solicitors tend to see an increase in the number of new enquires about divorce in January, a trend resulting in January being dubbed ‘divorce month’ by the media. Below…