09/12/2021
PM Boris Johnson has announced a move to Plan to B of the Covid Winter Plan from Monday 13 December 2021. What does this mean in practice? Face coverings will be required in most indoor public places and on public transport Regular testing and self isolation, if required Get…

27/11/2020
Continuing our "day in the life of" series, Curwens conveyancing assistant Maria Sarouchanova spills the beans on her experiences and aspirations of lockdown Coping with the Pandemic I am often asked how I’m coping with my training contract during the Pandemic and to be honest I’m really enjoying the challenge. I’m a…

20/11/2020
Shift2 It’s 9pm and I’ve just made a cup of tea and sat back down at my make shift desk aka my dining table which at the moment also triples up as a classroom desk for shift2. This time, it’s to write this; my insight for you, into a #dayinthelifeof…

22/05/2020
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill heralds the biggest changes to UK insolvency rules in 20 years. The outcome is to provide businesses more breathing space to trade during the coronavirus pandemic, but the Bill is also designed to bring about some more permanent changes following a review of the…

12/05/2020
Actively encouraged PM Boris Johnson's announcement on Sunday and further updated announcement yesterday, sets out that people who “can’t work from home” will now be “actively encouraged to go to work”. This raises a number of questions by both employers and employees, who face the job of navigating the unwritten…

07/05/2020
As the global pandemic continues to put us in a spin, we wait with baited breath for the Government announcement this weekend; with reports that measures will be taken to start lifting lockdown measures and a u-turn on the #stayhome campaign. Return to work An announcement made by Transport Secretary…

06/05/2020
Covid-19 has forced many industries to make significant changes to the way that they interact with clients, the legal sector being no different. Steeped in tradition, the law in relation to Wills has seen little change for nearly 200 hundred years. The Current Position in Relation to Executing a Valid…

05/05/2020
Ready, get sale…go! All property teams across our three offices at Curwens have long offered a “sale ready” facility to all our clients. This has helped many clients to shave weeks off the standard property transaction time frame, which according to the guidelines is anticipated to be between 6-12 weeks…

30/04/2020
During these unprecedented times, unfortunately, many people are finding themselves either being ‘Furloughed’ by their employer or losing their job altogether. Suddenly, many families have been thrown into financial uncertainty with little guidance on how to manage or cope. So, what if you have reached an informal agreement with your…

29/04/2020
The property industry is just one of the sectors that has seen an immediate drop in the numbers of client referrals, completions and initiation of general sale and purchase instructions.  The Residential Property team experienced a noticeable reduction in the number of new client calls pretty much from day one…

28/04/2020
Since the official lockdown began in the UK on 23rd March 2020, there has been a huge surge in the number of domestic abuse cases. Due to the restrictions currently in place, many victims are being forced to spend most, if not all, of their day with their abuser. Under…

20/04/2020
The Phoenix Problem  Before the introduction of the phoenix rule, there were a number of situations where some directors deliberately operated a business with no intention to pay the debts. The business (“company A”) would then be closed by liquidation but then carried on under a new company (“company B”…

15/04/2020
Or has your contract for an event become impossible to perform as a result of the Government guidelines to stop gatherings of more than 2 individuals?  As the whole world and us here in the UK are taking action to get this pandemic under control and halt the Covid19 from…

14/04/2020
The execution of Wills has remained the same for nearly two hundred years but with technology shaping the way we deal with most aspects of our lives, is now the time for change? Many people are having difficulties in signing their Wills due to the imposed social distancing rules. Whilst…

08/04/2020
With government lockdowns, social distancing and coronavirus chaos, even the basic menial freedoms we take for granted, such a stroll in the park, can be a challenge.  In this article Spencer Laymond sets out some of the challenges when it comes to signing contracts.  I have often said, everything a…

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