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The UK government have recently announced that the Statutory Legacy – the fixed sum that a surviving spouse or civil partner is entitled to receive from the estate where their partner has died intestate, or without making a valid Will, and has also left surviving children – will increase on 26th July 2023 from £270,000 to £322,000. 

Losing a loved one is one of the most emotionally painful experiences. For many, however, it is even more so when that loss is sudden and/or unexpected, or where it is unclear as to exactly why they passed away.

For some people, domestic abuse is a daily occurrence in their relationships. In our latest blog, Skyler Broadhead, Senior Paralegal, explores how you, or someone you know, can obtain protection following the breakdown of a relationship involving domestic abuse, or help from fleeing such a relationship, and the protective measures which can be put in place by the Court.

If you run or have just set up a business, you might be considering whether you need terms and conditions. In our latest blog Erica Hurst, a Paralegal in our Company and Commercial department, explains what terms and conditions are, the importance of having them, and the risks involved by failing to have terms and conditions in place.

Believe it or not, it will not be long until the summer holidays are here. It is inevitable that during this time separated parents will be considering taking their child or children on a summer holiday. Yet, what happens if such summer holiday arrangements cannot be agreed?

If you have a farm and are going through a divorce you may be concerned about how your divorce settlement will deal with the farm and how it could impact your business and livelihood as a whole. This blog explores how farms in an agricultural divorce are treated, what makes them particularly unique, and how you could possibly protect your farm in a divorce.

Last week marked Action for Brain Injury Week. The annual event, run by charity Headway, aims to raise awareness of all aspects of brain injuries.

Rothera Bray’ specialist deputyship team act for a significant number of clients with brain injuries – supporting those clients and their families – but what does it mean in practice to act as a professional deputy?

Monday 15th May to 21st May 2023 marks Action for Brain Injury Week, culminating in ‘Hats for Headway’ on Saturday 20th May 2023.

In the latest instalment of our blog series on trusts, we look at the most common question we get asked about trusts: will they protect my assets from care home fees?

Children placed in the Hesley Group private children’s homes in Doncaster were subjected to physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse over the years.

We are delighted to announce that we are the official legal partner to British Dressage, joining their dedicated team of partners in providing the highest levels of support and services to British Dressage members.

An inquest was recently held into the death of Tracey South, which found multiple missed opportunities by medical staff at King’s Mill Hospital led to failure to rescue the patient.