Most people will be aware that for many years now, the Court has only had jurisdiction to deal with child support (or child maintenance as it always used to be called) in very exceptional circumstances. In the vast majority of...
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We are pleased to announce the latest addition of Private Client solicitor, Jacqueline Lewis, to our legal team in Long Eaton. Originally from the Wirral, but now living in Bramcote, Jacqueline is the newest member of the probate team in Long...
Our charity for the year is “The Arches Project” which is based on Lenton Lane in Nottingham. The Arches Project is a series of initiatives which seek to provide a place of compassion and care for those in need, providing...
Murray Macnab has been appointed a Director of Ellis-Fermor & Negus Solicitors after joining the well-known and long-established East Midlands Solicitors’ Practice in 2011. Murray, a former Corporate Finance Partner with Freeth Cartwright and former Chairman of the Nottinghamshire and...
Buying a property with an existing tenant in place is often an attractive investment. Rental income is available immediately after purchase, and there is no need to incur additional expense finding a tenant. During the course of the purchase, there...
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Dispute Resolution week takes place 25th – 29th November 2013. The aim is to promote the benefits of alternatives to court for separating and divorcing couples. It is organised by Resolution – the national organisation of family lawyers, committed to...
A recent decision of the High Court is a salutary reminder to parties involved in any form of settlement negotiation that failure to make a settlement offer expressly ‘subject to contract’ may produce unintended consequences. In Newbury v Sun Microsystems...
Ben Bourne, Charity and employment solicitor at Ellis-Fermor & Negus attended the Charity Commission’s Annual Public Meeting this autumn where the keynote speech was given by Neville Brownlee from the Charity Commission addressing the Commission’s new tougher approach in this...
He stuck to his guns on no increase in base rate until unemployment down to 7% (subject to inflationary pressures) which is good news. He did however explain why he thought it would take a while to get unemployment down...