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Anne Williams is proud to be part of the “exceptional” team at Watsons Solicitors as she brings her considerable expertise to the family law department. Cheshire-based Watsons headhunted Anne to join its firm and help manage a demanding period for the sector, which has led to an increase in new clients. Specialising in divorce, financial remedy work and private children law, […]

Lauren Hosie is relishing the opportunity to showcase her residential conveyancing expertise after becoming the latest member of Watsons Solicitors property department. Cheshire-based Watsons has appointed Lauren to help handle all the legal aspects of buying or selling a property, which includes dealing with various parties such as estate agents, mortgage lenders, land registry, search […]

A Warrington-based employment law specialist is urging employees to be aware of their employer’s social media policy to avoid potential disciplinaries. Whether posting during working hours, criticising a customer, or publishing a comment that could be construed as bullying, there are many pitfalls that people may not be aware of. With social media usage at […]

Warrington-based Watsons Solicitors once again threw its support behind International Women’s Day. For the second successive year, the law firm sponsored Halton Haven Hospice’s ladies’ lunch. The hospice provides specialist palliative care, focusing on supporting patients physically, psychologically, and emotionally to people from Halton and the surrounding areas who are living with terminal conditions. Held […]

A Warrington-based residential conveyancing specialist is urging people selling a property to be as open and honest as possible when filling in important documentation to avoid unwanted legal action. The Law Society’s TA6 seller’s property information form is a document that must be completed when selling a property and includes questions that the buyer needs […]

A Cheshire-based family law solicitor believes that creating a safe and supportive environment is key to improved mental health and wellbeing for children and young people. This year’s theme for Children’s Mental Health Week was ‘Let’s Connect’, which focused on making meaningful connections to help improve wellbeing. The awareness week was launched in 2015 by […]

A Cheshire-based wills and probate solicitor is recommending reviewing and updating your will at least once every five years. Kristel Clarke, a member of the probate department at Warrington-based Watsons Solicitors, is urging people to assess their current documentation after alarming statistics were revealed. Ahead of Update Your Will Week, research commissioned in December 2022 […]

A Cheshire-based family law specialist feels that focusing on what is best for the child is key to an amicable Christmas when parents are separated. According to the latest figures released by the Government’s Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) using the Family Resources Survey (FRS), there are 3.6 million children from 2.3 million separated […]

A Cheshire-based employment law specialist believes compromise is the ideal solution to flexible working requests. The goalposts shifted considerably during the coronavirus pandemic with almost half of adults working from home. According to data from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN), more than eight in 10 workers who had to do their job from home […]

A Cheshire-based wills and probate solicitor thinks that there is no time like the present for getting your affairs in order and writing a will with the age of the population on the rise. Recently released figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the number of people in England and Wales aged […]