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We are regularly asked to advise on the implications for directors of an insolvent company wishing to act as a director of other companies with the same or similar names.

A leading family lawyer has warned that more divorcing couples are arguing about who gets to retain the more advantageous mortgage rate as monthly home payments continue to soar.

Unfortunately, the current economic climate means that more tenants are taking the difficult decision to approach their landlord to discuss ending their commercial lease.

It will come as no surprise that there is a direct correlation between mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety and bankruptcy.

Hundreds of employees from across the West Midlands business community laced up their boots to help raise more than £17,000 for charity in Higgs LLP’s annual six-a-side football tourna

Two West Midlands lawyers with limited cycling experience have raised almost £4,000 by peddling through three different countries in as many days.

It is still very much the norm for children to live with their mother, the situation is evolving and fathers are being afforded more time with their offspring.

As far as I’m aware, it’s the first time a landlord has been subject to such stinging sanctions and underlines the need for landlords to take prompt action to put an end to an unlawful conduct on the part of their tenants.

Changes to charity land disposal rules introduced by the Charities Act 2022 come into effect today (14 June)

“I am delighted to have joined Higgs and I have had an excellent welcome,” she said.

Proprietary estoppel is a legal remedy that can be used when a landowner has promised property will be transferred to someone else at a later date, only to later renege on their statement.

It has been hotly debated for years, but the evidence shows that climate change is real. 2022 saw record-breaking temperatures with multiple extreme heat warnings and flash foods across the UK.