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Digital evidence has always mattered in family proceedings. Messages, emails, financial records and photographs often sit at the centre of...
For families with significant assets, deciding how wealth should be held and passed on can be as important as deciding...
New government analysis suggests that planned employment law reforms could significantly increase the number of workplace disputes progressing through Acas...
As many in the cross-border world will know, the update to Article 913 of the French Civil code with the...
Pension planning and Inheritance Tax planning have long been treated as separate conversations. For many families, that separation has shaped...
It is easy, at the end of a marriage, to assume that once an agreement has been reached, the hard...
Inheritance disputes in England and Wales are rising sharply, and two converging trends explain why. The first is the sustained...
Most business owners will have come across contracts that include a financial consequence if something goes wrong. This might be...
If you’re dealing with French property, inheritance, or business matters from the UK, you’ll quickly encounter two roles that sound...
Performance management exists to do something quite straightforward. It should help managers set clear expectations, give useful feedback, and address...
One of the most common things families tell us, in the weeks after a bereavement, is that they knew a...
On 29 April the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill received Royal Assent and became law. While the majority of...
When you come to a law firm, it is rarely for something trivial. You might be protecting family wealth, planning...
The rise of remote working has brought greater flexibility and autonomy for many employees. At the same time, it has...
For many people, making a Will is something that is quietly postponed. It is often seen as a task for...
On 27 January 2026, a draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill was published. It represents one of the most significant...
Retention payments, where a percentage of the contract sum is withheld until completion and rectification of defects, have long been...
By the time a relationship reaches the point of financial proceedings, something fundamental has usually shifted. Conversations that once felt...
For many employers, work-related stress has traditionally sat within the domain of HR rather than legal compliance. It is acknowledged,...
Buckles Law has appointed Kai von Pahlen as Partner in its Construction & Engineering team, based at the firm’s Bristol...
It is a common scenario that a farm owner’s children will grow up working on the family farm on the...
For many British nationals, the legal position of living in Spain has felt increasingly uncertain since the end of free...
Whether it’s a storm battering the coastline, flooding closing roads, snow bringing transport to a standstill, or a heatwave pushing...
Buckles Law is celebrating a very successful night at the Nottinghamshire Law Society Annual Awards, with two members of the...

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