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News, Q&As and Press Releases From Our Team

Q&A - What is meant by an AGA in respect of transferring a business lease?

Q.  I am retiring and am selling my tyre sales business. I trade out of rented premises and I want to pass the lease onto the buyer. The Landlord says I must provide him with an AGA. What does he mean?

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Children and Families Act amendment will bring new hope for estranged parents says Wrexham lawyer

Lawyers in Wrexham have welcomed a change to the Children and Families Act which came into force yesterday, saying it should encourage more estranged parents to fight for the right to see their children.

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Q&A - What happens if my father cannot pay off all his debts before he dies?

Q: My father ran a successful business until his late-fifties when he took on a partner who ruined the company and left my father with a substantial debt. Although he currently manages to meet the monthly repayments I am worried what might happen if he dies before the full amount is repaid. Will the debt die with him or could my mother or I inherit it?

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Local lawyer expresses growing concern for relationships between children and their separated parents

A Wrexham lawyer has expressed grave concern about the future relationships of children with their divorced parents, after figures released this week showed a substantial increase in the number of people trying to represent themselves in contact cases at court.

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Q&A - How can I find out who is responsible for my injury?

Q: I have just come out of hospital after breaking my collarbone when I tripped over a badly damaged paving slab in front of a construction site whilst visiting friends. I was away from home when it happened and I have been unable to work for several weeks. As I am self-employed this has caused me financial hardship and problems with clients. I am sure I have a case for claiming compensation, but against whom?

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Law firm offers free wills in October to support hospice

A leading Wrexham law firm that helped generate more than £30,000 in future income for a total of nine charities through free Will schemes last year has announced its support for the 2014 free Will scheme being run by a local hospice.

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Q&A - What financial protection do I have if my partner dies without making a Will?

Q: I moved in with my partner when he bought a house six years ago. We both have children from previous relationships and my daughter lives with us. My father keeps on at me about us making Wills, otherwise he reckons my daughter and I could lose our home if anything happened to my partner. Surely if we are common law partners this couldn’t happen? It just seems a bit extreme to be making Wills in our thirties.

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Q&A - What is meant by a full repairing and insuring lease?

Q: I have been running a small business from home, repairing and building handmade bicycles. The business is going well now and now I want to move into commercial premises where I can have a ‘shop window’ as well as a workshop. Last week I found premises in an ideal location, on the ground floor of a terrace of properties. The landlord says he wants a full repairing and insuring lease. As I have never rented commercial premises before I was not sure what he meant by this. Please can you explain?

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