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What is a settlement agreement? Settlement agreements (formerly known as compromise agreements) are legally binding contracts between an employer and an employee (or worker). They are one of a limited number of ways in which employment disputes can be settled. In addition, extensive regulation of the employment relationship means that many employers prefer to cut […]

Experiencing a dispute with a person or a business can be a difficult and upsetting time. However, there is no need to suffer in silence or just put up with it if you feel that you have been wronged. Read on to find out how we can help you to settle a dispute. What is […]

As we get older, we have to start thinking about situations that need to be treated with a level of sensitivity; such as what will happen to our estate or affairs when we pass away or can no longer make our own decisions. Here at Watsons we offer Will writing services and power of attorney […]

Hiring legal representation doesn’t come cheap, with some of the UK’s top solicitors charging over eight hundred pounds an hour. This is where legal aid can be of assistance. Legal aid is a pot of money that is funded by the public to help with legal costs. According to the official government website, to qualify for […]

Adoption is a way of providing a permanent home and family to a child who can’t be brought up by their birth family. The majority of adoptions in the UK involve older children, sibling groups and children with disabilities, who have been taken into care. Who can adopt a child? There are a number of […]

Watsons Solicitors has announced the launch of a new Employment Law Service and the appointment of a new Partner, with employment law specialist Latham Parry joining Watsons from Linder Myers Solicitors. Latham has over a decade of experience in employment law, qualifying in 2004 having studied at the University of Liverpool and the College of Law, Christleton. […]

You would be wrong if you thought, ‘oh writing a Will is something you do when you get old’! If you own your home, have shares, inherited property, any other assets or have children there are lots of reasons to make a Will. You’ll need two witnesses to make it legal, but as long as […]

A personal injury can be classed as different things including a physical injury from a fall, an error caused by hospital treatment or a psychological illness caused by stress in your work-place. If you’ve suffered a personal injury then it’s important you seek medical attention as soon as possible and professional advice about any compensation […]

HMRC have published a technical note covering the proposals, announced in the Summer Budget 2015, to phase in a new residence nil-rate band (RNRB) from 6 April 2017 when a residence is passed on death to a direct descendant. The proposed rate bands are: £100,000 in 2017-18 £125,000 in 2018-19 £150,000 in 2019-20 £175,000 in […]

Thousands of divorcees could return to court to seek more money from their ex following a Supreme Court ruling last week. Spouses who lied about their financial position during the divorce process can now be hauled back to court and made to pay what they should. The ruling concerned two cases – those of Varsha […]