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When liveries start defaulting on payments to your livery yard it can be worrying and stressful. If the customer has also abandoned their horse and equipment in your livery yard, it can be difficult to know what to do, especially where you have to take the welfare of the horse into account.

A pre-nuptial agreement can be a useful document to draw up in advance of getting married or entering into a civil partnership to offer protection and some certainty if you were to divorce.

Maintaining a horsebox and checking it is safe to use is vital to not only ensure the wellbeing of your horse whilst you are transporting it, but also the safety of yourself and any other passengers in the vehicle. The floors and walls of horseboxes are most prone to damage, leading to serious accidents which could have devastating consequences.

If you are experiencing a family law matter, you may be able to get help to pay for legal costs in the form of Legal Aid.

Our latest Child Care blog explains what Legal Aid is, the circumstances in which you are eligible and the information required to apply for Legal Aid.

Buying a horse at auction can be a great way of viewing a variety of horses and potentially getting a horse that’s perfect for you at a fraction of the cost of a private sale. However, buying a horse at auction can also be risky and it is important to be prepared and know what you are entering into before making any bids.

The Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 is a relatively new law, which came into force in 2019.

The Act introduced much-needed legislation to allow the appointment of a guardian for property and financial affairs of a missing person.

As part of National Careers Week (6th-11th March), supporting young people in developing awareness about future job pathways, we spoke to three Rothera Bray employees about why they chose a career in law, the different routes they have taken to become qualified and what advice they would recommend for anyone considering a legal career.

Trusts can be a highly effective way of providing for your family or others you care about. A trust can help protect your assets and guarantee that your loved ones have financial stability for their future. A trust can also help alleviate and mitigate inheritance tax.

Michael Gove recently commented that the government wants to abolish the “outdated, feudal” leasehold system, but could this really happen? And what would replace it?

The Association of Lifetime Lawyers have launched Update Your Will Week, a campaign running from 23rd to 29th January to encourage more people to update their Will and ensure their final wishes are carried out, as research from the membership body shows the East Midlands has the highest number of out-of-date wills of any region in the UK.

Clever estate planning can be an incredibly useful tool in combatting unnecessary tax to our estates after we die. A tactical approach can significantly mitigate an estate’s inheritance tax (‘IHT’) liability and can be done by (amongst other things) distributing assets while we are still alive.

This blog seeks to illustrate the applicability of inheritance tax on estates and the potential methods of mitigating it. It does not take into account any capital gains or income tax consequences, gifts into trust or business property relief.

In the recently published case of Speakman v Muir and Others [2022] Lexis Citation 1487 the High Court in Birmingham found in favour of the claimant, Peter Speakman, in a claim for fraudulent calumny relating to his late father’s estate.