News archive: 2023

5th April 2023

We are delighted to welcome new starters who have arrived this year and reflect our growth and success over the past few years. Each member of staff is key to our commitment to high levels of client service and a bespoke, tailored ...

30th March 2023

MOCHET, our charity committee, are delighted to announce that we are bringing back our Charity Quiz, this time in support of our charity of the year Midhurst Palliative Care. This is an ideal team building event for colleagues, or ...

21st March 2023

‘A common concern for our clients and their families is the prospect of having to sell the family home in order to meet care costs,’ explains Michelle Hill, a Chartered Legal Executive in the Wills, Probate and Trusts team with ...

8th March 2023

If you are married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting with a long term partner, and thinking of making or updating your will, you may have heard the expression ‘mirror wills’ and wonder if this would be suitable for you. ‘Mirror ...

2nd March 2023

‘Other than the usual April updates to statutory rates, it looks deceptively quiet on the regulatory front for employers. But the end of the year could see the biggest shake-up in employment law for years as a consequence of Brexit,’ ...

9th February 2023

‘Performance management can be challenging and time-consuming,’ according to Linda Wilson a Partner in our employment team. ‘The first challenge is to determine if this is a capability issue that needs to be addressed under a ...

17th January 2023

We advise both employers and employees on employment law. As part of that role, we advise on and draft Settlement Agreements. As the name suggest, these Agreements “settle” any potential disputes or claims between the parties and ...

16th January 2023

While financial assets can be divided relatively easily when settling an estate, this is not usually possible with heirlooms such as a painting, a piece of furniture or individual pieces of jewellery. Even if items are not valuable, ...

11th January 2023

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting the UK’s private rental sector hard, with soaring inflation, interest rates and energy prices all exponentially adding to the cost of both renting and renting out property. Some landlords may be ...

9th January 2023

Have you ever spotted someone wearing a lanyard with a sunflower as a means of indicating that they have a non-visible disability (also known as a hidden or invisible disability)? But not everyone wishes to advertise their disability, ...

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4th January 2023

We are delighted to announce that our Charity of Year for 2023 is new charity, Midhurst Palliative Care. Each year our staff nominate local charities to become the charity for the year which we raise funds for. This year Midhurst ...