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In this article, we explore an alternative to divorce known as "Judicial Separation". Unlike divorce, this formal process allows couples to separate without legally ending their marriage, offering flexibility for various circumstances. Ultimately,...
To celebrate Black History Month, Judge & Priestley has produced three articles looking at the struggle to overcome discrimination and to create a more equal society. In this third article, we look at the challenges that remain despite the progress made...
To celebrate Black History Month, Judge & Priestley has produced three articles looking at the struggle to overcome discrimination and to create a more equal society. In this second text, we look at how black campaigners successfully pressed for...
To celebrate Black History Month, Judge & Priestley has produced three articles looking at the struggle to overcome discrimination and to create a more equal society. In this first text, we look at the roots of contemporary racism in the UK. The 1950s...
The Channel 5 TV series, The Inheritance, has been gripping audiences with its dramatic story of a family at loggerheads over a will. The show features two sisters and a brother who expected to inherit their father’s estate, only to find that he had...
The process of applying for the presumption of death of a missing person is complex. A recent High Court ruling, in a case involving a person who had disappeared after entering the sea, sheds light on how a missing person’s will can be brought into...
A waste management company has failed to get a court injunction preventing former employees from allegedly copying its business model and setting up as a rival. The case involved Waste Managed Ltd. It made allegations of unlawful means conspiracy,...
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has been in the news recently, with the publication by the House of Commons Library of its report, ‘Child Maintenance: Fees, enforcement and arrears (UK)’, which sets out what steps the CMS may take when a...
5 steps towards mental wellbeing At Judge & Priestley, we understand that the legal profession often intersects with individuals facing challenging personal circumstances. As we observe World Suicide Prevention Awareness Month this September, we are...
UK to raise fines for hiring illegal immigrants to £45,000 for 1st breach and £60,000 for repeat offenses, starting 2024. Consultations on further actions planned. Employers are to face much higher fines if they hire illegal immigrants, under a...
