We are delighted to announce that Barrett & Co have joined Certainty, the National Will Register. This is a national register which records the existence of your original Will at Barrett & Co. Your actual original Will remains with us in Deeds Storage and all details about the contents of your Will remain confidential. On…
The government now proposes to give all employees the right to request flexible working when they start their jobs and the Flexible Working Bill was put to Parliament at the end of 2021. At present, workers have to wait until they have been in their role for six months before raising a formal request for…
The government seems to be encouraging the idea of mandatory vaccination for employees, but has only legislated mandatory vaccinations for care staff from November 2021. Therefore, if employers choose to demand that their staff are vaccinated then they will need to be very careful that they are not in breach of existing legislation. This is…
As a Private Client Solicitor, I am often asked by clients, usually within a Will meeting, “what is Probate?” Probate is defined as a judicial process whereby a Will is proved through the Courts; this, as one might expect, is not an overly helpful or clear explanation to give to clients! Generally speaking, Probate is…
No-one expects to get divorced, but the sad reality is that 50% of marriages end in divorce. Once a decision has been made to separate and get divorced, it is important to think about the financial consequences of your separation and decide what to do with your assets, such as joint bank accounts, cars, houses…