by Clare Kerrigan
26 July 2018
Wife being forced to stay in an Unhappy Marriage’ Supreme Court Rules
Mrs. Owens, aged 68 married in 1978 with two adult children applies for a Divorce on the grounds of her husbands unreasonable behaviour, however, her husband is refusing to split. The original Judge who heard the case found the marriage to be broken down, but that Mrs. Owens examples were “flimsy and exaggerated”. Mr. Owens, […]
14 May 2018
Litigants in person and the value of representation
Over the past year I have noticed a significant increase in the number of people representing themselves in complex civil litigation proceedings. While having to deal with litigants in person is nothing new, the majority of unrepresented parties I encountered in the past typically involved small claims (with the odd exception). Small claims are monetary […]
9 April 2018
Team Morecrofts take part in It’s A Knockout Roadshow with Liverpool Law Society
A team from Morecrofts will take part in the It’s A Knockout Roadshow, raising money for The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity and KIND – and we need your support! The event, which takes place at Riversdale Merseyside Police Sports & Social Association includes a mixture of race and skill games include bungeeing, scrambling, balancing, splashing and […]
9 February 2018
Lasting Power of Attorney – refund of fees
The Government has launched a scheme to enable people in England and Wales to claim back excessive fees which they paid to the Office of the Public Guardian (“OPG”) for Lasting Power of Attorney and Enduring Powers of Attorney application. The OPG refund scheme is for fees payments made between 1st April 2013 and the […]
27 October 2016
Is an employee who leaves early due to sickness entitled to pay?
“Our employee came into work but left partway through the workday on account of sickness.” How should we classify this authorised absence? How does this affect their SSP entitlement? There is currently no common law right to be paid during any period of sickness. As such, an employee who leaves work early or is sent […]
26 April 2016
Meet & Potato Live Events Agency
Live Events agency, Meet & Potato’s philosophy is simple. A Great Company to Work For creates a Great Company to Work With. And its been working fantastically well now for five years. Founder and Managing Director Jon Kelly says, “I was determined to establish a business where people enjoyed their jobs, and their satisfaction translated directly into […]
30 July 2015
The Infidelity penalty
The news is that increasing numbers of couples, when drawing up prenuptial agreements before marriage, are inserting an infidelity clause. The clause means that if a partner is unfaithful during the marriage, he or she will receive a smaller settlement in any subsequent divorce. This infidelity penalty bolsters the idea of ‘fault’ in divorces, at […]
3 March 2015
Is obesity a disability?
Whilst the definition of disability is wide, including both mental and physical conditions, obesity has not traditionally been viewed as a disability. However, this long-standing view has changed in recent months following the European Court of Justice ruling that obesity can be considered to be a disability where it hinders “full and effective participation” in […]
