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What Will 2021 bring?!
At the start of every new year at Ridley & Hall, we take the opportunity to advise you of the […]
Nigel Priestley of Ridley & Hall honoured with an MBE for his services to childcare and public law
Nigel Priestley, senior partner at Huddersfield law firm Ridley & Hall and one of the UK’s most respected care and […]
Double win for Ridley & Hall at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2020
We are thrilled to have won two awards at this year’s Yorkshire Legal Awards. Winner Family Law Award of the […]
Legal aid: Who qualifies and how can you apply?
2012 was the year for Family practitioners where their heart sank. Following the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and […]
Children Disputes: Can you make arrangements away from the Court?
The President of the Family Division has said that Courts should be a last resort for parents at war. At […]
The Cost of Physical and Emotional Abuse
Abuse seems to be an underlying theme in many child and family cases. It is something that we as professionals […]
Care Proceedings…Tell Me More!
Care Proceedings, also known as Public Law proceedings, are more common than many people think. Proceedings are generally issued due […]
Problematic Personal Representatives – Executors who aren’t doing their job
Being an executor of someone’s will comes with a lot more responsibility than many people think. From administering an estate […]
It’s a Fake Will; Undue Influence and Wills
A challenge to the validity of a will is often accompanied by a deep sense of moral outrage. That was […]
Dementia and Will Disputes; what do executors need to know?
Challenges to wills on the grounds of lack of mental capacity are likely to increase. An ageing population combined with […]
