Seddons attends Legal COO Network Event
Yesterday, members of the Seddons team had the opportunity to participate in the Legal COO Network event. Many attending thought leaders from the network shared their knowledge and ideas on a variety of topics including the improvement of productivity and profitability, identifying efficiency killers in law, and engaging the next generation of lawyers. Chief Operating Officer James […]
Seddons’ Real Estate Finance Team has been Retained by Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
Seddons is pleased to share that our Real Estate Finance team has been retained by specialist bank Hampshire Trust Bank PLC (“HTB”). HTB provides development finance, asset finance and specialist mortgages to UK SMEs, and savings accounts to businesses and individuals. The Seddons team is led by Real Estate Finance Partner Matthew Stayt. Matthew said […]
Natasha Southam Features in Saga Magazine
Natasha Southam, an Associate in the Private Client team, was recently featured in an article in Saga Magazine on how pet owners can secure the well-being of their pets in the unfortunate event of their own passing. Natasha offers advice on how to formally include a pet in a will for anyone considering gifting their […]
Serap Sarica and James Child Feature in CoStar
Real Estate Team Solicitors Serap Sarica and James Child wrote a piece for commercial real estate publication CoStar, sharing their advice on what landlords should consider as Body Shop is placed into administration. “Commercial landlords will be increasingly aware of the potential economic distresses of tenants across the commercial real estate sector which in turn […]
Private Client Team Feature in EPrivateClient
Private Client Partner, Lewis Edwards, and Trainee Solicitor, Faiza Mathaker, recently teamed up to share their expertise regarding the differences between life insurance and Wills, in this article published in EPrivateClient. Lewis and Faiza illustrate the distinctions between life insurance and Wills, clarifying their respective purposes. Additionally, they delve into the complementary relationship between these […]
Taking Your Spouse’s Surname After Marriage
Jonas Vingegaard, the Danish, two-time Tour de France winner (2022 and 2023) has just changed his surname to that of his wife. Internationally, we are seeing more couples (wives in particular) moving away changing their surname to that of their spouse. In 1983, Greece made it a legal requirement for women to retain their […]
Seddons Partners Featured in Spear’s 500 2024
Seddons is delighted to announce that partners Simon Ross, Neil Russell and Stuart Crippin have been featured in the 2024 edition of the Spears 500. Simon Ross, Neil Russell and Stuart Crippin have been featured in the Top Recommended categories for Property Lawyers, Family Lawyers and Tax Lawyers, respectively. Spear’s Magazine is an […]
James Temple Joins Law Society Gazette Roundtable
Chief Operating Officer, James Temple, recently attended a roundtable hosted by the Law Society Gazette, which focused on the challenges and opportunities facing mid-sized law firms. A main focus of the conversation was the adoption of technology. James discussed how vital of an investment it is, and has been particularly for Seddons, to ensure a […]
Catherine Hancock Features in Today’s Family Lawyer
Family Partner Catherine Hancock wrote an article for Today’s Family Lawer exploring what rights grandparents have to access their grandchildren when the child(ren)’s parents separate. Catherine highlights throughout the piece the key details relevant to family lawyers and practitioners and what grandparents can do in these instances of family separation. “Grandparents have no automatic legal […]
ONS Marriage statistics: Neil Russell appears on LBC with Nick Ferrari
Head of Family, Neil Russell, joined Nick Ferrari live on LBC to discuss the recent ONS statistics on marriage and civil partnerships that found fewer than half of adults are married or in a civil partnership. You can playback to the conversation on LBC at the link here.