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Sep 12, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Ellice Green |Tim Mendes |Emma Alfieri
A Pre-Nuptial Agreement (‘prenup’) is a legal agreement made between soon-to-be newly-weds. Put simply, prenups allow you to seek to agree in advance on the division of assets in the (hopefully unlikely) event that you divorce. Whilst typically seen as something that only the ‘rich and famous’ obtain, prenups are becoming much more commonplace, particularly as finances are a bigger concern than ever.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Emma Alfieri |Tim Mendes
With lighter evenings and (slightly) warmer weather, Spring is that time of year when parents realise the school summer holidays are not too far off and are busy making family plans for the summer holidays. We are often asked to advise separated parents about the rules on taking their child/children abroad and whether they require permission to do so. The rules are clear. A parent must get the permission of everyone with parental responsibility for a child before taking the child abroad.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Tim Mendes |Helen Proctor
Thank you to those who joined us on 16th April 2024 for our HR Informed: Coffee and Catch-up webinar, we hope you found the 30-minute session informative. The session looked at recent updates and topical matters in the world of employment law and as promised a blog will follow on each topic discussed, so please remember to check our website. The statutory rates and limits have recently increased and we have set out below some of the key changes.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Tim Mendes
Vanessa joined Greene & Greene in 2023 for her second year of Qualifying Work Experience. Vanessa successfully completed seats within the Private Client and Residential Property teams before joining our Dispute Resolution department where she will continue her career as a Solicitor. Alongside her work in this team, Vanessa will also play a key role in our Construction department. Vanessa said ‘I am very excited to be continuing my career in the Dispute Resolution department at Greene & Greene.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Helen Proctor |Tim Mendes |Vanessa Pearson
The Government is reforming the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to crackdown on parents who fail to pay child maintenance and ensure that children get the support they deserve more quickly. Currently, sanctions for those who continually avoid their financial obligations towards their children include the use of bailiffs, forcing the sale of property, disqualification from holding a driving licence or UK passport, and prison.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Tim Mendes
This week is Update Your Will Week (4th – 10th March), an annual campaign hosted by The Association of Lifetime Lawyers. The aim is to raise awareness around the risks of not having an up to date Will and encourages people to update their Will to ensure their wishes are carried out when they die. Why is it important to have an up to date will? Having an up to date, well-drafted Will is crucial to ensure your wishes are carried out in the way you’d like when you die.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Tim Mendes
Greene & Greene is delighted to announce that Bee Belby, Associate, has been granted full membership of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS). This recognition reflects Bee’s exceptional dedication, expertise, and commitment to excellence in this area of law. ACTAPS is a leading professional organisation dedicated to promoting the highest standards of skill and integrity in contentious trust and probate practice.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Vanessa Pearson |Tim Mendes |James Southward
1st October 2023 marked an important development in civil litigation with the advent of a new ‘intermediate’ case management track and an update to the Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) regime, both of which have significant implications for litigants and potential litigants alike. The Intermediate TrackIn civil courts, claims are allocated to a case management ‘track’ to ensure they are dealt with at the most appropriate court and under the most appropriate procedures.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Tim Mendes
Greene & Greene’s Corporate team, led by Partners, Mark Whittaker and Simon Ratcliffe, has played a pivotal role in facilitating the acquisition of Acorn International Network by Bridge Specialty International – Part of the Xenia Broking Group. Bridge Specialty International, the wholesale and specialty brokerage group of Brown & Brown Europe, has announced its intention to acquire Singapore-based insurance broker Acorn International Network.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
greene-greene.com | Katie Harris-Wright |Selene Holden |Tim Mendes |Emma Alfieri
The subject of our January coffee and catch-up webinar was redundancy, and we discussed our top tips, as well as updating delegates on recent developments. Thank you to all those who joined us, and for those who were unable to attend we have set out a summary of our top 5 redundancy tips below. Please note that this discussion related to a standard redundancy process.
