On 06 May 2016 the Charity Commission finally published itsreport on the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) and theRoddick Foundation (Roddick) with regards to their providing grantsto the controversial advocacy...
In my article back in March2015 I posed the question ‘can your ex back to haunt you?’ theanswer to that question is yes they can. In my article Idiscussed how...
In 1841 the first edition of Punch magazine was published,Robert Peel became Prime Minister, and the Penny Black stamp wasreplaced by the Penny Red. Also, here in Hull, a young...
It’s going to be a busy summer of sports; the UEFA European Championship kicks us off on 10 June, shortly followed by Wimbledon and then the Olympics. Many of us...
When the family at the heart of a business falls out, who gets to use the family name? One of the greatest and most precious assets of a family business...
Almost one in five couples in the UK argue regularly or consider separating A recent study carried out by the charity Relate suggests that2.87 million people were in distressed relationships...
The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the High Court in the case of R (on the application of West Berkshire DC) v Secretary of State for Communities...
Reproducing videos and broadcasts on social media and websites is a practice which has become increasingly common in recent years. Indeed there are websites (some of them very successful and...
Original artistic works such as drawings, paintings, sculptures and photographs enjoy a long period of copyright protection. They remain protected for the life of the author and for seventy years...
Rollits is pleased to announce the promotion of three employeesas it continues to invest in talent. The move sees David Myers, who had previously held theposition of associate, promoted to...
In July of last year we reported on a study undertaken by the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) into pricing practices in the supermarket sector that were potentially in breach...
The Battle of St. Julien (2nd Battle of Ypres 24 April 1915 to 4 May 1915) In April 1915 the weather in Ypres, Belgium was cold, wet and thoroughly miserable....
Apple, Princess, North are just some of the more unusual names “celebrities” have given to their children in recent years. Unusual maybe, but harmful? That was one of the questions...
Once a Charging Order has been obtained steps can be taken torecover the property in order for the Claimant to sell the same torecover their debt. This can be a...
The recent statistics published by the Ministry of Justice showthat the number of Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings(MIAMs) in the period of October to December 2015 was down by 16%on...
The government announced on 24 March 2016 that it is pressing ahead with the introduction of The Immigration Skills Charge in April 2017. The intended purpose of the charge is...
On 22 November 2013 after more than 6 years of bitterly disputed financial remedy proceedings Michelle Young was awarded a lump sum of £20 million to be paid within 28...
Rollits is backing a major public art project to celebrate thelife of pioneering aviator Amy Johnson, and had a sneak preview ofthe giant Moth sculptures before artists get to work...
From Monday, 21 March 2016, the following increases will apply to civil Court fees: For possession claims issued in the County Court, the fee will increase from £280 to £355;...
Invariably when asked why they want a divorce the majority of clients respond “irretrievable breakdown”. This is the conclusion that they have come to over time. It is rare to...
Last week saw the Supreme Court hand down its long awaited judgment in the dispute between Magmatic (the makers of popular children’s suitcases “Trunki”) and PMS International Group, who import...
A potential Community Infrastructure Levy (“CIL”) loophole has been exposed following the case of R (Orbital Shopping Park Swindon Ltd) v Swindon Borough Local Authority and another [2016] EWHC 448...
Deciding when, how and where to sell a business is a turning point in any owner’s life. Most will only do it once, so it’s important to get it right....
The Chancellor has announcedin today’s Budget that every primary and secondary school inEngland must be, or be in the process of becoming, an academy by2020 and that legislation to this...
On 7 March 2016 a case of the Bat Conservation Trust concluded in the Derby Crown Court and resulted in the “most significant conviction for bat crime ever recorded”. The...
Caroline Dinenage MP – The Parliamentary under Secretary for Family Justice wrote to all Family Mediators last week to reaffirm the Government’s support of all forms of out of Court...
We are very proud to have played a small part (wayback in 2004) in the story of the Flying Scotsman when Rollits andLondon Solicitors, Finers Stephens Innocent represented NationalRailway Museum...
The recent case of The Creative Foundation v Dreamland Leisure Ltd [2015] EWHC 2556 (Ch), made for interesting reading not just for lawyers but for landlords and modern art lovers....
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