Major increases in minimum wages rates
From Monday 1st April 2024, the National Living Wage that will apply to all employees aged 21 and over will go up to £11.40 per hour. This is an increase...
Read moreFrom Monday 1st April 2024, the National Living Wage that will apply to all employees aged 21 and over will go up to £11.40 per hour. This is an increase...
Read moreBreaking new ground in community sports sponsorship, Morecrofts Solicitors has committed to inclusivity in sports by equipping a netball club with innovative new kits and equipment, introducing a game-changing option...
Read moreAn insight on the Children on Child in Need report from Partner, Andrew Perrigo. A report from the Children’s Commissioner delivered this month (Children on child in need plans March...
Read moreThere are lots of reasons for a social worker knocking on your door to talk to you about your children. Very often it’s to check the children are safe. Sometimes...
Read moreThe Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued guidance to employers in order to clarify their legal obligations towards their workers who are going through the menopause. Consideration was...
Read moreThere has been a longstanding concern that family courts are the ‘secret courts’ and decisions made within them are hidden from view. This confusion arises as family court proceedings are...
Read moreIt’s been reported that compulsory mediation will be ruled out for separating couples, a contributing factor being the current flaws in the system, including the protection of domestic abuse victims....
Read moreFamily partner at Morecrofts, Eleanor Cockrell, looks into research revealing that many local authorities want to do more to support children in care being reunited with their families. Many local...
Read moreA recent case referred to us concerned a dispute over whether a promise made by one party to another before they signed a contract was binding. A seller of a...
Read moreSenior associates Carly Philp, Michael Lamb, Eleanor Cockrell, Rhea Munro and Peter Pownall all become partners in the firm from 1 January 2024. Eleanor Cockrell and Rhea Munro are members...
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