Q: My wife and I are thinking of buying a holiday home in Sardinia. If we go ahead with our plans we would like to leave that house to our daughter in our will and leave our UK home to our son. Would there be any problem with that, or is there anything in foreign legislation that could prevent it?

New intestacy laws designed to reflect modern day living habits will not improve the serious consequences that current rules impose on common law co-habiting couples if one partner dies without making a Will.

Q:  My parents have moved to France to enjoy their retirement and twilight years. Unfortunately this means they will see less of my kids, their grandchildren who they dote on. My ex says I am not allowed to take them to France to see my parents. She has the kids’ passports. Can she really stop me from taking them? What can I do?

New rules on healthcare funding which will give people the ‘right to have’ a budget so that they can arrange their own care have been met with both approval and caution by local solicitors.

Q: My former partner took our children away for the weekend and is now refusing to return them to my care. He is a really good dad and the children love spending time with him but they have always lived with me. I don’t know what to do.

Q: I have always wanted my own business and after being made redundant earlier this year I decided I would look for premises that would be suitable for a café as I have always loved cooking. Having searched for several months I could hardly believe my luck when I found an existing café business for sale. The problem is that the lease on the premises is for five years and as this is a completely new venture that makes me nervous. Can I get out of the lease if I decide I can’t make it pay after all?

A Wrexham born solicitor has returned to her roots after completing her legal training in London and working for a short spell on the Wirral.

A paralegal working at one of the area’s leading law firms has been offered a training contract that will enable her to become a fully qualified solicitor. 

New rules on healthcare funding which will give people the ‘right to have’ a budget so that they can arrange their own care have been met with both approval and caution by local solicitors.

Q:  As an employer of a small business I am concerned about the impact the new flexible working regulations might have on the business. As yet I have not received any requests from employees but I need to be prepared in case I do. I understand that employees no longer have to be a parent or carer to request flexible working hours, is this correct?