Q: After leaving school I went to work for the local farrier. Over fifteen years I came up with various ideas to improve the business and when the owner decided to retire he asked me if I wanted to take over. We made a gentleman's agreement on price for equipment, materials and good will, to be paid monthly over a year. I took over the lease on the premises and set up a limited company using the same name as when it was a sole trading company, with his blessing.

Q: My father died four years ago. As he left everything to my mother there was no Inheritance Tax liability. My mother died last year and I am ready to apply for probate. Is it correct that my father's unused IHT threshold can be transferred to increase my mother's IHT threshold? If so, is there a limit to the timespan between the two deaths that could affect such a transfer?

A leading Wrexham law firm has announced it is geared up and ready for the launch of a new code of practice being introduced for Will Preparation in England and Wales, by the Society of Trustees and Estates Practitioners (STEP).

Following a landmark judgment in the Supreme Court this week, a member of one of the area's largest mental health legal teams has issued a statement urging people with relatives they consider are being unlawfully deprived of their liberty to seek immediate legal advice.

One of the area's largest family law teams is to send in three of its staff to provide support for a new free legal clinic in Wrexham that aims to help local residents who have family issues.

Q: Having obtained a judgment against a firm I did contract work for, they still have not paid me. The firm, also in the building trade, cite cash flow problems, but I know they are getting regular stage payments on a big construction contract that's ongoing. What can I do?

Q: I signed a guarantee agreement for my son's university accommodation at the beginning of term. Right from the beginning one of his flatmates, Tom, has regularly caused problems in the house and has not paid any rent for the past three months. To make matters worse, he came home drunk with a group of friends last week and they broke the glass in the front door and several items of furniture

Q: I have a tenant who is overdue with the rent on shop premises I own. I am now considering instructing bailiffs to seize goods from the premises to cover the rent arrears. Do I need to be aware of any specific legal issues in this respect?

A Wrexham IT manager will embark on his tenth annual charity walk on 6^th April to help a college that has been providing vocational training for young people with disabilities since 1927.

Q: I run a small business which despite the financial crisis has been doing well. I now have the opportunity to take over a similar small business due to its owner retiring. As it only has six employees would it still be governed by TUPE regulations if I needed to make some staff redundant after taking on the business?