News & press releases
Better rights for grandparents as Government sets up families task force
7 July 2010
The Government has set up a Childhood and Families Task Force to look at ways of providing better support for children, parents and grandparents.
Feeling the heat
28 June 2010
Although the UK has apparently just experienced the hottest day of the year, spare a thought for workers in the civil service in Gabon, where daily temperatures are currently about 28 degrees, the minimum night temperature around 24 degrees, and humidity at 80%, who have been ordered to smarten themselves up.
Scrapping HIPs will ‘help boost the housing market’
2 June 2010
The Government believes that its decision to scrap Home Information Packs (HIPs) will encourage sellers back into the market and help the economy recover.
Divorcee awarded £215,000 - 25 years after separation
30 April 2010
A barrister has been ordered to pay a lump sum of £215,000 to his former wife, 25 years after they were divorced.
Whitehead Monckton welcomes Andrea Houston to the partnership
1 April 2010
Andrea Houston, an Associate at Whitehead Monckton, today joins the firms partnership.