A Radford Semele wills and probate lawyer has been celebrating 30 years with Leamington solicitors Blythe Liggins against a backdrop of surging demand for wills as a result of the pandemic. “I can’t remember a time like it” said Paul England. “We have never been busier and are seeing a huge surge in the number […]

Organisers of this summer’s Two Castles run between Warwick and Kenilworth have reluctantly had to cancel the event for the second year running. The annual race is organised by Kenilworth Rotary and Leamington Cycling & Athletics Club and would have been run on Sunday June 13. However, race organiser and Rotarian Philip Southwell said the […]

There has been some good news for local businesses who have been hit by COVID-19, as they may now be able to realistically pursue an insurance pay-out following a judgement handed down by the Supreme Court. At a hearing on January 15, the court backed policyholders in a test case to clarify whether a variety […]

At Blythe Liggins we recommend the preparation of pre-nuptial agreements (quite often referred to as pre-nups). A pre-nup is an agreement in which a couple record their rights and obligations in relation to property, capital income, debts and any other assets.  They can record how they want to divide assets should their marriage fail and […]

When a medical professional or treatment provider makes a mistake, should they admit it to the patient or just hope that they are never found out? Regulation 20 of the Health and Social Care Act* states that care providers must act with openness and transparency in the event of a serious incident. This is known […]

When a marriage, sadly, breaks down it is necessary sometimes to look at the family business and agree how it should be dealt with. For example very often it is possible to preserve the family business, since it is the business that has provided prosperity in the past and will be a source of income […]

We have certainly been living though very worrying times.  Not only have we, as a country, had to face a national health crisis but an economic crisis too, with the effects of both no doubt burdening us as a society for many years to come. Confined to home for weeks on end and the suspension […]

Of primary concern, quite naturally, for people going through a divorce is to find out what type of financial award they might ultimately receive. We at Blythe Liggins like to think that we are adept at providing clients with advice that may very well lead to a financial settlement being entered into.  This advice can […]

When a marriage sadly breaks down, it is necessary to look at the assets that both parties have. From many years of experience, we have learned at Blythe Liggins that  the assets that the parties initially draw our attention to are, for example, the value of the family home, the value of any savings, bonds […]

The present law on divorce dates back to 1973 and it is widely recognised that it can cause problems for parties when they divorce since they very often have to rely upon introducing unreasonable behaviour to end up being divorced.  This has, for a very long time, been considered to be divisive and harmful to […]