A former international show jumper who became managing director of an international hair extensions business has set up her own recruitment agency in Warwickshire. Vivienne Bartley, who was managing director of Racoon International, a Southam-based company whose hair extensions are sold to salons and individuals around the world, including Hollywood stars, has launched Sunshine Recruitment […]
Award of All Couple’s Assets to Wife Upheld in the Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has made a decision that all of a couple’s assets amounting to £550,000 should be awarded to the wife. After a long marriage the parties separated in 2011. After they separated the husband Essam Aly moved to Bahrain to work and live there. He made no attempt to pay any maintenance […]
Recognition and Referral of Cancer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has this month issued a new guideline named “Suspected cancer: recognition and referral” to offer advice on the recognition of and referral for suspected cancer in children, young people and adults. As NICE states, “Cancer has an enormous impact, both in terms of the number of […]
Leamington Lawyers to Help Those Diagnosed With Dementia
A team of Leamington wills and probate lawyers have become ‘Dementia Friends’ in order to help elderly clients. Donna Bothamley, head of wills, trusts and elderly client advice at Berrymans Solicitors in Rugby Road, said it is important that people living with dementia organise their financial and legal affairs while they are still able to […]
Leamington Care Home Purchase Cements 20-year Business Association
A Leamington commercial solicitor has marked his 20-year business association with a local couple running care homes by completing the purchase of a further property in the town. Representing Barry and Eibhlin Thorpe-Smith, Kevin Mitchell of Leamington solicitors Berrymans Solicitors handled the purchase of Adelaide House in Adelaide Road, a 23 bedroom residential care home […]
New Inheritance Tax Rules Announced
NEW INHERITANCE TAX RULES ANNOUNCED After press reports that the Nil Rate Band allowance for Inheritance Tax was about to be increased to £1 million for couples who owned a property, the rate has actually been frozen. The rate for individuals will remain at £325,000 for individuals and £650,000 for married couples. However, in 2017/18 […]
New Solicitor at Leamington Law Firm
Warwick conveyancing solicitor Arvinder Samra has joined Berrymans Solicitors in Leamington. The former pupil of Aylesford School in Warwick, who joins a thriving conveyancing department at the Rugby Road law firm, has worked in conveyancing for the last 10 years since graduating from Staffordshire University. Most recently he was conveyancing manager at a West […]
Record Two Castles Run
Kenilworth Rotary Club is now in the final stages of organising next month’s annual Two Castles run. Kenilworth’s biggest sporting event – which broke all records when the 4,000 places were snapped up in little more than three hours – will start at Warwick Castle at 9.00 am on Sunday June 14 with the winner […]
NHS Apologises Over Accidental Cancer Surgery
We often act in cases where doctors fail to diagnose cancer in time, meaning that a person does not benefit from treatment until it is too late. In a recent case in the news, however, a woman was operated upon when there was, in fact, nothing wrong with her. Elizabeth Dawes was informed by doctors […]
Leamington Lawyers in Santa Dash
Myton Hospice’s annual Santa Dash gets underway on Sunday (Dec 13) with runners, joggers and walkers donning their Santa suits for the 5k event. The race gets underway at 9.00 am from the hospice in Myton Road and winds around St Nicholas Park with plenty of live music and refreshments along the way, including homemade […]