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Record year in Legal 500 rankings for Wilkes
The Wilkes Partnership have been ranked across 10 teams in the legal directory Legal 500 with 27 recommended lawyers being...
The primary principles of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (CR(C)A 2022)
The protections given to commercial tenants during COVID As is familiar to us all, during the COVID-19 pandemic many businesses...
Minimum age for marriage to be raised to protect children from forced marriage
The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 will come into effect on Monday 27 February 2023 raising the...
Dame Rachel de Souza reports a decline of the ‘traditional UK family’
It was recently reported in the media that Dame Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England has found that...
Common Law Marriage: Myth v Reality
As the amount of co-habiting couples and blended families increases so does the misconception that cohabitation creates a “common law”...
Wilkes assists with securing £1 million investment for Forge Care
The Wilkes Partnership Corporate Team recently acted for Forge Care in assisting the company secure a £1 million investment from...
The Wilkes Partnership are shortlisted for Excellence in Professional Services at Solihull Awards
The Wilkes Partnership are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists in the Solihull Awards for Excellence...
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The Wilkes Partnership are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts...
The Wilkes Partnership welcomes three new trainees to the firm
Three new trainee solicitors have joined Midlands-based law firm The Wilkes Partnership on 1st September. Every year, the firm undertakes...
Holiday pay for part-time staff – The Supreme Court rules that it should not be subject to pro-rata reductions
Over the last few years there has been steady case law challenging the established position on the calculation of holiday...
How comfortable are users of the Family Court with transparency?
There are constant calls for greater transparency in the Family Courts so that the public can view justice being done...
Wilkes passes 2022 Lexcel Audit
We are proud to announce that we have passed our annual Lexcel audit for 2022. Lexcel is The Law...
Changes to HMRC’s Trust Registration Service Penalties
With the deadline for registering non-taxable trusts by 1 September 2022 becoming ever closer, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have...
Court makes judgment on level of capacity required to execute Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
The case of The Public Guardian v RI & Ors [2022] EWCOP 22 came before District Judge Poole in May...
The National Security and Investment Act 2021: An overview
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (The NSI Act) came into force on 4 January 2022. The act strengthens...
