Mamta Kudhail Features in The Sunday Times
Mamta Kudhail, Solicitor on the Real Estate Disputes Resolution team, was featured in the Sunday Times answering a reader’s question on boundary disputes between neighbours and what to do if your neighbour complains of tree branches hanging onto their property. “Your neighbour is entitled to cut back any overhanging branches (being careful not to cause […]
School’s Out: Addressing the Struggles of Holiday Childcare for Separating Parents
The school summer holidays can be a very difficult time for those parents who do not live together. The regular term time arrangements often run smoothly, with the six week holiday period leading to misunderstanding, confusion and disagreements. Common disagreements that arise are: Whether the usual weekend pattern continues in the summer holiday period or […]
Cara Ramprakash Features in Today’s Family Lawyer
Cara Ramprakash, Solicitor in the Family team, recently wrote an article for Today’s Family Lawyer which focuses on the decisions divorcing couples have to make if they have decided to freeze embryos and how US and UK law differs in their approaches to such scenarios. “Unlike some states in the US, frozen embryos are […]
John Midgley appeared on the NRLA podcast: Pre-election special
Seddons partner John Midgley was one of a trio of guests on this episode of NRLA’s podcast, with others around the table including: Theresa Wallace, Chair at the Lettings Industry Council and Portico’s John Williams. The episode contains a close examination of what the manifestos of the leading parties have to offer to landlords […]
Neil Russell Joins Daniel Barnett on LBC
Neil Russell, Head of Family, joins Barrister Daniel Barnett on LBC to discuss no-fault divorces and answer some questions from callers. Listen to the full clip here.
Howard Freeman Features in The Sunday Times
Partner and Co-Head of the Residential Real Estate team, Howard Freeman, was featured in The Sunday Times responding to a reader’s question about if a freeholder can deny one’s access to a a balcony. “The freeholder is under no obligation to treat all the tenants the same way. So if the freeholder does want to […]
Zoe Pearse features in Today’s Wills & Probate
Zoe Pearse, Associate in the Private Client team, recently featured Today’s Wills & Probate with an article analysing how an inaccurate will can impact the probate process. “…Problems are frequently encountered with wills that are signed or witnessed incorrectly by people who have ‘home-made’ wills or wills written by unregulated will providers. As such, when […]
Seddons Partner Judging Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards 2024
John Midgley, Seddons Partner and Head of Leasehold Enfranchisement is, for the third year in a row, a judge for the industry’s prestigious Enfranchisement and Right to Manage Awards being held on 11 July 2024 at the St Pauls Leonardo Hotel. John says: ‘ I am delighted to have been asked again to be […]
Seddons Partners Featured in the New Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2024
Seddons’ family partners Neil Russell and David Thompson are featured in the new Spear’s Family Lawyers Index 2024 as ‘Top Recommended’ and ‘Recommended’ advisers under the ‘Family Lawyers’ subcategory. The Spear’s Family Lawyers Index was released today online on Spear’s. To find out more information about the awards, visit: https://spearswms.com/law/the-best-family-lawyers-for-high-net-worth-clients/
A reminder to unregulated lenders – Kumar and others v LSC Finance Ltd [2024]
LSC Finance Ltd (LSC), provided short term finance and was not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to enter into RMCs. In 2017 and 2018, LSC entered into a series of loan agreements to facilitate the purchase and development of various plots of land. The loans were secured by mortgages on the land. The Court looked at […]