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Farms are very specialised businesses and it is important to have the right quality of legal advice to ensure a fair outcome. This is an area where experience counts, as claims against farms can be damaging to both their short and long term viability. 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. Agricultural divorce can therefore be uniquely complex. On divorce, the Courts are able to transfer or sell farmland, distribute business assets or transfer shares between the couple...
Solicitors Bowcock & Pursaill will sponsor Derby event rider Danielle Meehan as she aims to compete at the top level of the equine sport. The sponsorship is a good fit for the legal firm, which has a reputation for specialising in equine and agricultural law issues for clients across Staffordshire, Derbyshire and the UK. Danielle, aged 27, from Derby, has been riding since she was six years old and is currently in training with Olympic silver medallist Jeanette Brakewell, based in Uttoxeter, as she aims to rise through the ranks to the top of her sport. She said: “I absolutely love the adrenaline of eventing and my...
Staff at Bowcock & Pursaill all donned their Christmas jumpers on Friday for the Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day. Silly sweaters were on show across all of our offices in Leek, Uttoxeter, Eccleshall and Hanley for the day in return for a donation, and the event has been widely supported by celebrities from Peter Andre and Holly Willoughby to tennis star Andy Murray and Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington. So far the national annual event has raised more than £530,000 and the cash raised helps fund Save the Children projects around the world with essentials like healthcare, education, protection and food....
Cohabiting couples often assume that moving in together as a couple creates similar rights and responsibilities as marriage – so-called common law marriage – however this does not have any legal recognition. If you are moving in together you should know how cohabiting affects your legal position and how you can protect yourselves should your relationship end or one of you dies. Our family and matrimonial specialist Lisa Cogger here at Bowcock & Pursaill Solicitors explains more and answers your most common questions… YOUR LEGAL STATUS Q. Is it true that if you live with someone for so many years then you have some...
Bowcock & Pursaill Solicitors are supporting the Stoke-on-Trent European City of Sport 2016, and on November 22nd our own Tim Wolley is attending a special City Council organised event (see below) dedicated to supporting our local sports clubs. Tim will be on hand throughout the evening to offer advice to sports clubs, groups and associations on a whole host of legal issues which affect them, from governance to liability and equality legislation. For more information about the full range of support we can offer your club click here or contact Tim direct on 01782 200007. Book your space today!
As states across the USA pass laws to clarify what internet companies can release after someone dies, a Staffordshire solicitor is calling for everyone to consider their digital legacy and to document it for their loved ones. From social media to bank statements, most of our personal data is in digital form. As our digital legacy grows larger dealing with death in the digital age has and will become more complex, says Wills and Probate Associate Solicitor Tim Bailey of Bowcock & Pursaill Solicitors. This year Illinois was one of 19 American states that have passed laws dealing with how online accounts can be accessed after death. Google,...
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...
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