Personal Matters

High quality conveyancing… Don’t take our word for it – we are the only solicitors between Ripley and Derby that the Law Society has awarded Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation. …at a good price To receive a costs estimate or to...

Pat Sallis, Family Solicitor, Accredited Family Mediator and Collaborative Law Specialist features on the Derbyshire Life website.  Click the link to find out how she can help you with any family law http://derbyshire.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people-and-places/  

Joanne Fletcher, our Probate and Conveyancing clerk will be working from the Belper office from February 2012.  She can help you with Making and/or reviewing your Will(s), Estate Administration and Lasting Powers of Attorney. To contact Joanne please telephone 01773...

NEW statistics have revealed Amber Valley has the most workplace accidents in Derbyshire, with two deaths and 72 major injuries recorded in the borough last year alone according to The Belper News, 20th January 2012. If you have been injured...

Sarah Slack, Partner and Head of Family law at EF&N welcomed the Government’s announcement that the proposed cuts to family legal aid would be postponed for a further 6 months. The cuts which were due to take effect in October...

We are pleased to announce the qualification of one of our trainee solicitors, Ellie Wreford.  She will now work in the probate department at our Long Eaton office. Ellie, born in Nottingham and joined the firm as a trainee in September 2009.  She...

One of the hottest current legal topics is the conduct of property management companies in relation to the level of charges imposed on leaseholders of flats. Unfortunately some property companies have been setting unreasonable charges but not delivering the promised...

You may have read in the newspapers about the proposal to cut Legal Aid from April 2012 in relation to family law services such as divorce and separation, children issues, and property and financial issues. This proposal is going to...

Intestacy Rules A number of cases have come across my desk in recent times that very graphically illustrate just how vital it is to have a Will, especially when one is not married. The first case relates to an elderly...

For the last 20 years or so I have regularly been advising clients who are concerned about the possible impact of care home fees on what they would otherwise have liked to have left to their families when they pass...