Is Arbitration suitable for you? In October 2021, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, published his report “Confidence and Confidentiality: Transparency in the Family Courts”. This report advocated for greater...
Big shout out to our amazing team who completed the Race To The Kings on Saturday 17th June 2023, organised by Threshold Sports. You all did brilliantly, what a personal achievement and amazing cause you have all supported in aid of Rowans Hospice ! ...
Court Based Financial Disputes Resolution What is Financial Disputes Resolution, Court based? An FDR (Financial Disputes Resolution) is a formal hearing before a Judge when the Judge hears a summary presentation of each side’s case...
Cohabiting couples are one of the fastest growing family types in the UK, with many people choosing to live together without getting married. In 2021, there were 3.6 million cohabiting couples according to the ONS . In the unfortunate situation of...
Glanvilles are excited to announce the recent appointment of Caroline Sandys-Lumsdaine , Solicitor, and Tina Day , Senior Associate Fellow Legal Executive, to our Family, Separation & Mediation Legal Department . Caroline Sandys-Lumsdaine is a...
April saw the one year anniversary of the introduction of no fault divorce. This was a move welcomed by Resolution, the organisation for family lawyers, who campaigned vigorously for the changes. Our family lawyer and mediator Tina Day reflects...
Glanvilles are delighted to welcome Tina Day to the firm as a Senior Associate. Tina will be working from our Fareham office and brings with her a wealth of family law experience. Tina is also an accredited family mediator who is qualified to...
In recent weeks Priscilla Presley launched a high-profile legal challenge disputing the validity of her late daughter’s will ( reported by BBC ). Lisa Marie Presley died on the 12 th of January 2023 leaving behind a music career of her own and assets...
We’re excited to announce, our two offices in Chichester have now combined and moved into our Avenue House Southgate office, located near the train station side of Chichester town. This move follows our merger with Anderson Rowntree Solicitors that...
What is a Letter of Wishes? When you pass, your estate may have to go to probate. In such circumstances, upon the grant of probate, your Will becomes a public document. Contrastingly, a Letter of Wishes remains private and confidential. For this reason,...
What is Mediation in Dispute Resolution? Mediation is a voluntary process led by an impartial third party to resolve conflict. Mediation is often described as a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and can be used in almost any kind of case, from...
The Partners at Glanvilles are pleased to announce the following promotions; Oliver Zaki , Commercial Property team at our Cams Hall Fareham office, will be appointed as a Partner from 1 st April 2023 Gareth Maddern , Commercial Property team at our...
Appeal LIVE from 29th November-13th December 2022 Glanvilles Legal Services are very pleased to be once again sponsoring Dementia Supports Christmas Double Up Appeal. Where One Donation can give Double the Impact. At a challenging...
In September, the government said a cut in stamp duty land tax in England and Northern Ireland for some house buyers would be permanent. The price at which stamp duty is paid was doubled from £125,000 to £250,000 (£425,000...
How did you support The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal last year? Did you buy a poppy? This year Glanvilles Anderson Rowntree are supporting The Poppy Appeal by adding a ‘poppy’ to our logo on our website. With more...
The case of Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing [2022] EWHC 191 (Ch) has questioned the suitability of the Model Articles for private companies that have a sole director appointed. Therefore if you are a sole director of a private company limited by shares or by...
The chancellor announces a cut to the Stamp Duty Land tax in England and Northern Ireland. The cut raises the threshold of how much a property has to cost before stamp duty is paid to £250,000. First time buyers currently pay no stamp duty on the...
What is a Lasting Power of Attorney and who can create them? A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document which allows you to appoint a person or persons to make decisions regarding your personal affairs during your lifetime. It is, therefore,...
Please note this article was edited on 26 July 2023 to reflect that the amount of the statutory legacy increased. When a person dies without a Will, this can cause considerable problems as they will be considered to have died as an intestate...
After decades of campaigns for a no fault divorce, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill obtained Royal Assent in June 2020 and no fault divorces are coming into legal effect on 6th April 2022 joining a number of other jurisdictions, such as...
Long-established West Sussex law firm Anderson Rowntree Solicitors is joining the Glanvilles family. On 1 st April 2022 Anderson Rowntree will become part of Glanvilles following a successful merger. Anderson Rowntree will trade under the name Glanvilles...
You may already have known that you were appointed as an executor under a Will, or it may have come as a surprise to you. It is often a long time between someone making their Will appointing executors and their subsequent death- circumstances may have...
We now live in a digital age where a whole host of resources and information are available at our fingertips and so more people are attempting tasks that they may have taken professional advice on in the past. However, one thing that you should be wary...
If your company is borrowing money from a third party lender, whether under a loan agreement, via an overdraft facility or otherwise, a personal guarantee is often required by the lender in order to introduce: a personal element of risk for the...
Glanvilles LLP is embarking on a momentous challenge this summer –running/walking a DOUBLE ULTRA/ULTRA Marathon Race to the King 2022 , organised by Threshold Sports . This is taking place over the course of the weekend of 11 and 12 June...
