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The judgment of Waggott v Waggott[1] handed down on 11 April 2018 shows an indication that the courts are heading for a narrower view on maintenance.

Kim Waggott, the ex-wife of multi-millionaire William Waggott, had been awarded a lump sum settlement of £9.76m and £175,000 in annual maintenance payments for life on their divorce in...

With Government targets to increase housing, new-build homes are a popular choice. However, there are also common problems that some buyers may not be aware of at the outset, as Licensed Conveyancer Chloe Smart explains.

Often buyers commit to purchase a new-build property when only the show home has been seen. Instructing a conveyancer who...

1. Legal background

Data Protection in the UK is currently governed by the Data Protection Act 1998. The statute implements the EU Data Protection directive of 1995.

The General Data Protection Regulations will come into force on 25 May 2018 and supersede the 1995 directive and the 1998 Act. They are regulations issued by the EU and have...

We would like to pass on our sincere thanks to all of the generous companies who have donated prizes to be raffled at our annual staff quiz, held at The Stoke, Guildford on 16 March 2018 in aid of our long-standing partner charity, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Trust (KSSAAT). The charity performs an outstanding and vital,...

By way of an update to our previous article, the Court of Appeal has recently overturned the previous ruling in which a transgender father was denied direct contact with her children.

In the Court of Appeal Judgement, Sir James Munby, president of the Family Division, summarised the facts of the original case, stating that “the father is...

Reports of the harassment of female staff at the Presidents Club charity dinner – an all male dinner to which the great and good of the business and financial world attended - coincides with the report of the Fawcett Society into a review of sex discrimination law. The Society’s principal finding is that the laws together with...

In the Family team our focus tends to be on relationships, whether that is a relationship between husband and wife, partners living together or not, or between parents and their children. Often these relationships require advice on a range of issues. One such example that arises not infrequently is what to do when your partner or spouse...

The first Monday of a full working week of the New Year is dubbed in the media as ‘Divorce Day’. It may be that couples see the cracks in their relationship over Christmas together, or the New Year offers a clean slate and a new start. However, it is not often that the divorce calendar is as seasonal as one might think.

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It is important to ensure that your Will is up to date and that it reflects your current wishes. To assist you with this, TWM would like to offer you an appointment, free of charge, with one of our specialist Private Client solicitors to review your Will. There have neen a number of changes in the law over the last few years, including the new...

In the quest to build one million new homes by 2020, the Government is simplifying the process of residential development of brownfield land through the introduction of the Brownfield Land Register.

The Register, regulated under the Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017, requires each of the UK’s local...