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Legal Secretary in the Mid-Essex office

We are seeking a Full Time Legal Secretary to join our busy property team based at our Mid-Essex office in Hatfield Peverel.

Litigation Solicitor (NQ - 3 years PQE) in Southend on Sea

We are seeking a Litigation Solicitor (NQ - 3 years PQE) to join our Dispute Resolution Department based at our Head Office in Southend on Sea.

Part 8 TOLATA Proceedings – Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996

If you are a joint owner of your property and are experiencing difficulties relating to a property you co-own with another party regarding, the sale of the property, the division of equity, disagreements over each party’s respective shares, access rights, or one party being excluded from the property, you may be facing issues that could give rise to TOLATA proceedings.

Developments in law relating to Declaration of Parentage

The recent case of Re S (Children: Parentage and Jurisdiction) [2023] EWCA Civ 897 was hugely significant involving the children of same-sex civil partners conceiving children by fertility treatment and the rights the non-biological parent can exercise.

What happens if a party dies after a financial settlement?

A Barder event was coined as such by the case of Barder v Barder in 1987 which it was determined that a family law court to exercise its discretion to grant leave to appeal out of time, if certain conditions are satisfied. The conditions were (1) a new event invalidates the basis upon which the order was made or (2) the event occurs within a relatively short period of time.

ESTAS 2023

Tolhurst Fisher honoured with three ESTAS awards

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