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A two-time rugby league Challenge Cup winner is celebrating his testimonial year with support from a leading Warrington law firm. Ryan Atkins, a centre for Warrington Wolves, has teamed up with Watsons Solicitors, which is sponsoring his milestone 10th year at the club. And the partnership is helping raise money for two charities close to […]

A leading Warrington law firm’s free will writing offer has helped raise funds for a rugby league club’s charitable foundation. Watsons Solicitors pledged to provide free wills in exchange for donations to the Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation as part of its Will Week initiative in November 2018. And the campaign, which promoted the importance of […]

A leading Warrington employment lawyer is urging employers and workers to take note of workplace reforms, which the government intends to introduce in the not-too-distant future. Details of The Good Work Plan, described as the largest reform in workers’ rights in more than a generation, were revealed by business secretary Greg Clark MP. Changes to […]

A partner at a leading Warrington law firm has stepped down after 15 years at the helm of a local networking group. Danny Hudson, partner and solicitor in the family law department at Watsons Solicitors, is leaving his role as chair of Warrington First, which holds events for businesses and professionals in the region. His […]

A partner at a leading Warrington law firm is urging business leaders to lend their expertise to organisations on a voluntary basis. Danny Hudson, family law solicitor at Watsons Solicitors, is in his second term as vice chair of the board of governors at Priestley College in Warrington. His call comes as volunteering grows in […]

The number of marriages of opposite sex couples in England and Wales ending in divorce last year fell to the lowest level since 1973, according to latest statistics. Figures just published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that divorces of opposite-sex couples dropped five per cent to 101,000 in 2017, meaning a total […]

Watsons Solicitors is to offer free Wills in exchange for a donation to the Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation. The leading Warrington law firm, which already partners with the Foundation, will provide the service the week commencing Monday 12 November 2018. The announcement comes in the wake of new statistics that show that half of UK […]

A football club just three promotions away from playing in the football league has received a boost after scoring a new sponsorship deal with a leading Warrington law firm. Warrington Town FC, who ply their trade in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League, have secured sponsorship of its main stand from Watsons Solicitors. The two-year deal […]

People petitioning for divorce should brace themselves for a longer period of delay in proceedings, as the length of time it takes courts to process them is increasing, a family law expert in Warrington has warned. An increase of nearly one fifth in divorce cases, together with court closures, is behind a ‘worrying’ trend, which […]

When things go wrong in a marriage, the consequences can be far-reaching and emotionally damaging for both parties. Divorce can currently only be granted without a spouse’s consent if they have lived apart for five years, or if the marriage has broken down due to adultery, unreasonable behaviour, or desertion. Even if separation is mutual, […]