It is becoming increasingly common for parties to separate and divorce in later life. This is also known as the “grey divorce”. There are many reasons for this: people living longer, empty nest syndrome or retirement triggering one party’s wish to undergo a life transformation.
The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on hospital wait times has been widely reported in the media for several months. There is growing concern regarding cancer diagnosis and treatment. Cancer, irrespective of type, is a disease which is more manageable when diagnosed early. A late diagnosis vastly increases the chance of mortality.
Covid-19 has had quite an impact on many aspects of day-to-day life, including the housing market. This time last year, the property market faltered as many people were not allowed to physically complete their move.
The recently assented Coronavirus Act 2020 (“CA”), which came into force on the 26th March 2020, affords extra protection to tenants of both residential and commercial leases under Sections 81 and 82 CA respectively.
Writing a Will can be a daunting prospect and is often put to one side as it raises difficult thought processes and scenarios. Those ‘What if?’ questions that we would all rather not answer can sometimes be enough to put you off writing a Will.
Dunn and Baker were delighted to be invited to attend a Question & Answer session with A-level Law students from Exeter College.
