We are delighted to welcome the newest member of our team, Martin Jessop. Martin has recently taken over from Paul German, who will soon be retiring from the firm. Martin will head up the firm’s administration and marketing teams and...
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Horsecastle Evangelical Church has now successfully registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“CIO”) with the Charity Commission. The church is well established in Yatton, Somerset and its registration as a CIO will strengthen its gospel work in this community. Horsecastle...
We are delighted to announce Framework Housing Association will be our new Charity of the Year (2018-2019). Ellis-Fermor & Negus began its Charity of the Year scheme in 2002. Since then we have proudly supported a number of worthy local...
Later this month, 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into law. This will be backed up by a UK Act that adds to and clarifies some of that European law. All indications are that the...
Over the past 5 years, Belper in Derbyshire has played host to the ‘Belper Arts Festival’; a month-long arts festival which fills venues across the town in May. The events are diverse, with truly something for everyone including: music, theatre, visual...
In a situation when someone dies without a Will, what happens next? Duncan Lyon, head of our Wills & Probate team, shares a story of a particular situation when Intestacy rules were implemented in the absence of a Will. The...
Congratulations to Shauna Partridge, part of our commercial property team, who has recently qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and is now a Chartered Legal Executive. Shauna joined Ellis-Fermor & Negus in July 2012...
The start of a New Year can lead to people seeking advice regarding relationship problems, and possible separation. Some couples may have stayed together until the New Year for the sake of the children to have one last Christmas as...
As family lawyers we regularly work with couples whose relationships have sadly broken down. Increasingly we meet with couples who are cohabiting – living together but unmarried. They are the fastest growing family type in the UK, with recent figures...
The issue of dilapidations can be a mystery for both landlords and tenants. Dilapidations is the claim made for damages by a landlord from a tenant based on the repairing obligations set out in the terms of a commercial lease....