There are significant changes coming to the Family Courts on 22 April 14. Did you know that from 22nd April 2014 there is going to be a major upheaval insofar as the Family Court is concerned with the Unified Family Court coming into being. This will effectively amalgamate the Family Proceedings Court, the Magistrates Court and the […]
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Burton & Co of Lincoln and Sleaford has secured the national Law Society’s law management quality mark, Lexcel for another year. Lexcel is developed specifically for the legal profession. It is an optional, recognised accreditation scheme for law firms and in-house legal departments which gives assurance that a practice meets high client care and business
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We are delighted to announce that Burton & Co is one of the first firms in Lincoln to have achieved accreditation by the Law Society’s Wills & Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS) The scheme is designed for practices that are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, WIQS provides a quality mark for Wills and Probate advice that clients can trust
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The Chancellor announces extension of the Help to Buy Scheme for new build homes. Today the Chancellor announced the extension of the help to buy scheme until 2020. It is understood that another £6bn is to be invested into the scheme which will help 120,000 people to buy new build homes. The housing market has
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Andy Kerrigan of our Criminal Defence Team was invited to comment on anonymity in criminal proceedings during a recent BBC Radio Lincolnshire broadcast on 7 February. Following the acquittal of a high profile celebrity there has been much debate about whether persons accused of similar offences should be allowed anonymity until conviction. BBC Radio Lincolnshire
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No one goes into a marriage or civil partnership with the intention of getting a divorce, dissolution or separation. Pre-nuptial agreements are rarely used in the United Kingdom. The Law Commission commenced a review into Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements which is due to be published on 27 February 2014. That review includes consideration of
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The second of our articles on our involvement with the University of Lincoln Law School Mentoring Scheme. Back in the mid 1980’s a young Judy Brennan got the chance of a weeks work experience in a local law firm. There have been a lot of changes in the way in which we do our work
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The last few days have brought a deserved flood of tributes but I had the chance to sit back and think broadly about Nelson Mandela’s life. Pre-President Mandela, pre-prisoner Mandela – his early career was as a lawyer at the first all-black law firm in South Africa, with his great friend Oliver Tambo. In an
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Last year we joined the University of Lincoln Mentoring Scheme for Law students. We look forward to undertaking mentoring again this academic year. In this article Lee Kolvik tells us what he gained from the mentoring scheme. My name is Lee Kolvik and I am a law student at Lincoln University. I applied to join
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Another first…. Congratulations are in order for our newly qualified Criminal Solicitor Rachel Woodcock, who has just conducted her first (successful!) trial in our local Magistrates Court. Our Criminal team now has 4 experienced fee earners providing a range of services across the spectrum of Criminal law, which will only stand to benefit people in Lincolnshire
