The Inheritance Act 1975

Our health & social care team provides practical, expert advice to residential care providers, whether small/ medium sized care providers or care home operators with multi-site portfolios.

The legislation and accompanying regulations covering residential blocks have been steadily growing over the last few decades and shows no sign of abating - as the government’s current focus on cladding and building safety and further leasehold reform will attest. Blocks of flats fall within the scope of several different areas of law, many of which are subject to regular review and amendment. For all those who own, rent and / or manage these blocks, keeping up with relevant legislative changes and legal duties can become very onerous.

It is common for couples to live together and often start a family without getting married or entering a civil partnership. However, cohabiting couples need to be aware of their limited legal rights in the event of relationship breakdown. Despite the popular myth, the term ‘common law marriage’ carries no legal weight.

Our specialist outsourcing and technology lawyers support businesses across a range of sectors with the design, negotiation and delivery of complex commercial and IT arrangements. From cloud services and software development to outsourcing business-critical functions, we help you protect your interests while enabling long-term growth. Call us today.

At Wright Hassall, we have extensive experience in handling prescriptive easements, ensuring they comply with the latest rules and regulations and helping you gather evidence to prove continuous use of land.

Our HR support function means we can work across any organisation and help with the day to day management of its people, and the implementation of procedures and policies.

In our increasingly competitive labour market, it’s becoming apparent that many up-and-coming professionals need to enhance their interview skills to gain the job they deserve. The main hurdle people must commonly overcome is nerves. Historically, people conduct practice interviews with their friends and family to learn how to overcome these nerves, but this never truly compares to the real thing. To bridge this gap, Wright Hassall offers real-life interview practice with a qualified CIPD professional or Employment Law Solicitor.

By law, employers are required to provide a written statement of the terms and conditions of employment as soon as the staff member starts working.