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COVID-19 Update
In light of the government’s announcement that the country will enter a national lockdown with effect from Thursday 5th November 2020 BRR Law has decided to take certain additional steps to safeguard our clients and our staff whilst continuing to provide an essential...
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“A Chinese firm has finally confirmed plans to invest £1.2bn in British Steel.”
The investment plans for British Steel in Scunthorpe come as bittersweet news to many. Chief Executive Li Huiming said it marks a "new chapter in British steelmaking". This is good news for our economy. However, reportedly, 10% of the hardworking employees at the...
read moreScunthorpe Solicitors Goes From Strength To Strength
Scunthorpe Solicitors Goes From Strength To Strength Scunthorpe-based BRR Law are making it their mission to provide excellent internal career development for staff. The upcoming months will bring exciting developments for BRR Law. One of BRR Law’s Trainee Solicitors...
read moreProperty Scam Awareness Month
As July is Scams Awareness Month, HM Land Registry have provided some key fraud advice. If you are suspicious about any property transaction you have been asked to carry out, please let the HM Land Registry know as soon as possible by calling their property fraud line...
read moreNearly two thirds of UK adults don’t have a will, research finds.
Among over-55s, 42 per cent don’t have a will, a survey of 2,000 people survey revealed. Nearly two thirds of adults in the UK have not prepared a will, meaning that their possessions, money, property, and even dependent children could be left with someone they have...
read moreTop legal and life advice when making a Will
Nia Wharry, a Wills and Estate Planning Partner at QualitySolicitors gives the following tips to help advise on the creation of a will, whether you are creating your own or assisting a family member in the completion of theirs. For the over 60s Don’t be put off - the...
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LIAR? Liar, ITV's new 6-part drama, is gripping the nation, with people already reaching conclusions as to whether Laura, played by the actress Joanne Froggatt (better known for her role as Anna Bates in Downton Abbey) is telling the truth when she accuses surgeon...
read moreWhat the scrapping of the Severn Bridge tolls will mean for house prices?
With commuting costs now set to drop by as much as £1400 per year, life across the Welsh border is increasingly attractive to buyers from Bristol The Government has confirmed that tolls on both Severn bridge crossings are to be scrapped next year, in a move that is...
read moreCyber Courts – Why not to use them
The legal profession has evolved greatly over the past 1,000 years. When the Normans invaded in 1066, local courts were presided over by a lord or one of his stewards, and the King’s Court was presided over by the King himself. Up until the 12th century, an accused’s...
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