Despite resistance from Lawyers who specialise in Wills and Probate, the government still plan to plough on with proposals to increase the Probate Court Fee for applications for probate. When someone dies, their assets become frozen and it is the responsibility of the executors named in the Will (or administrators if there is no Will) […]

Last week the Supreme Court ruled that Ms Brewster was entitled to her late partner’s pension despite the fact that she and Mr McMullan were not married and that Mr McMullan had seemingly not named Ms Brewster on the requisite form for her to be eligible to receive his pension as a survivor. If the […]

Restaurant goers have had their Christmas ruined by contracting salmonella at a Chinese Restaurant in Birmingham. After eating at a popular Chinese restaurant in Birmingham on the first weekend in December, a family suffered with severe gastric symptoms to include diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pains. A sample confirmed that the food poisoning was in fact […]

The £38 million turnover Travel Management Group (TMG), launched 30 years ago in Leamington Spa, has been sold in a multimillion pound deal to one of the UK’s leading independent corporate travel management companies. TMG and Cambridge Business Travel have both been acquired in simultaneous deals by Gray Dawes Travel in London and Colchester. David […]

Two friends who studied law together in Birmingham have qualified as solicitors at a Leamington law firm. Lois Harrison and Eilidh Rose, who were both in the same class at the University of Law in Birmingham, were trainee solicitors at Blythe Liggins solicitors in Rugby Road. Lois, who joined the firm in 2007 in the […]

Richard Moon of @BlytheLiggins1 discusses the recent sacking of coaches in premiership #rugby union @BBCSport Richard Moon of @BlytheLiggins1 discusses the recent sacking of coaches in premiership #rugby union @BBCSport https://t.co/BsWdF5O9fc — Blythe Liggins (@BlytheLiggins1) January 6, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38502617

With Christmas Day less than two weeks away, it can be a challenging time for parents who are separating to reach an agreement about how children should spend their time over the festive break. It is important to remember that arrangements over Christmas can produce a considerable amount of stress for both adults and children. […]

Resolution is a national organisation of family lawyers committed to non confrontational divorce, separation and other family problems. Resolution members agree to follow a Code of Practice which actively promotes a constructive approach to family issues and to consider the needs of the whole family, in particular the best interests of the children. Resolution are […]

A group of volunteers from a Leamington law firm have given up their time to redecorate rooms at a special school near Hatton, on the outskirts of Warwick. The working party from Blythe Liggins, in Rugby Road, arrived at Northleigh House School last week to give the premises a facelift, complete with paint, brushes and […]

If you have been injured abroad whilst on a package holiday as a result of an accident that was not your fault, you can make a claim for compensation in this country. This applies anywhere in the world whether you have booked a relaxing beach holiday in Spain or an adventure holiday in Guatemala. The […]