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Farming families need to think about their divorce settlement in a very different way when it is the farm that is at stake rather than simply the family home. Farms are very specialised businesses and it is important to have the right quality of legal advice. This will save you time and money in the long term. This is because: Farms are income light and capital heavy – the value of the land and property can be substantial compared with the income from them. Farms are often inherited, prior to a marriage, making them non-matrimonial assets that will not be subject to...
Staffordshire solicitors Bowcock & Pursaill are advising business owners to review their employment contracts ahead of Government changes which specify where and how employees can work when they leave a business. The consultation has been sparked by concerns that non-compete clauses, often written into employment contracts and used to prevent a former employee from setting up as, or working for, a competitor, are acting as a barrier to innovation. The possible removal of these legal protections is already causing alarm among some experts, who argue an employer must have the right to protect their business and to take away that protection could be more damaging...
Staffordshire farmers are capitalising on the national shortage of housing by offering their land up for development. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires Councils to have a five year supply of deliverable housing sites at any one time, and in Staffordshire this has led to a steady increase in farmers offering plots of land for potential development as the county tries to meet its quota. Catherine Whittles, a partner here at Bowcock & Pursaill who have offices across Staffordshire, said the quota offered a ‘window of opportunity’ for their farming clients to raise vital capital for their business. She said: “I’m dealing with a dozen cases myself...
Solicitors Bowcock & Pursaill are encouraging festival-goers to dress to impress at the Eccleshall Festival which this year marks the Queen’s 90th birthday. The festival runs from Saturday (June 18th) until Sunday June 26th, with a popular highlight being the Victorian Street Market on Saturday June 25th where the firm are sponsoring the fancy dress trophy. Festival co-ordinator Peter Jones, said this year’s Festival was particularly special due to its Royal theme, with hanging baskets, mangers and Union flags making the town look really festive. He said: “There have been festivals for many years in Eccleshall, and the past four have been...
FAMILY solicitors are eagerly awaiting the outcome of a Parliamentary bill which would allow couples to divorce solely through the written consent of both parties. Lisa Cogger, a family and matrimonial solicitor at Bowcock & Pursaill Solicitors who have offices in Uttoxeter, Leek, Eccleshall and Hanley, said the no-fault divorce bill was a ‘much welcomed reform’ which was ‘long overdue’ to make divorce a more amicable process. Current divorce law requires a party to apply for dissolution of their marriage/civil partnership in reliance of one of five facts and, in the absence of two years separation, forces divorcing couples to blame their spouse for the divorce based...
Our tax planning and wealth management specialist Rob Fearnley answers your most common questions about this valuable tax relief. Capital Gains Tax is a tax on the profit when you sell (or ‘dispose of’) something (an ‘asset’) that has increased in value. It’s the gain you make that is taxed, not the amount of money you receive, and the allowance for 2015/16 is £11,100. There are four steps to working out whether you have made a taxable gain or loss: Step 1: Start with the final value. This is usually the sale proceeds or the market value if you give...
What you need to know about divorce by Staffordshire family and matrimonial solicitor Lisa Cogger… FOR better or for worse, many people in unhappy relationships choose to make plans to separate for the New Year after having one last Christmas as a family. While the most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 130,473 couples divorced in 2013, down almost three per cent in a single year, the number of people over the age of 50 separating is rising. However, no matter what your age, undertaking a separation and divorce is an extremely stressful and emotional process, which is why...
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