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General Legal Information
Alison Fielden & Co.: Our Procedures for Holding Your Money in Client Account/s
Solicitors' Regulation Authority Code of Conduct 2011
Gloucestershire County Council
Baker & Company - Independent Financial Advisers
Cirencester Chamber of Commerce
Fairford & Lechlade Business Directory
Property & Business
Buying, Selling and Other Dealings With Your Home
Buying a Property in Joint Names
Points to bear in mind when negotiating Business Leases
Alison Fielden & Co. Residential Conveyancing Price List
Leaflet: Residential Property Transactions
Cain & Fuller Estate Agents
Perry Bishop Estate Agents
R A Bennett Estate Agents
Moore Allen & Innocent Estate Agents
Family Law
Divorce - Answers to Common Questions
Leaflet: Children and Social Services
Resolution - Gloucestershire Collaborative POD
CAFCASS - Public body promoting the interests of children in Family Law cases
Department for Work and Pensions
Cheltenham Contact Centre - St Silas Centre, Hesters Way Road, Cheltenham
Legal Aid
Legal Aid Eligibility Evidence Requirements
Template Legal Aid Evidence Letters
Wills & Probate
Making a Will - Answers to Common Questions
A Guide to the Responsibilities of Executors
Executorship - Answers to Common Questions
Lasting Powers of Attorney - An Introduction
Long-term care and protecting your home
Alison Fielden & Co. Wills & Probate Fees
Gloucestershire Registration Service
List of Funeral Directors in Gloucestershire
Litigation
Employment
Notary
Legalisation Office - Parties to the Hague Convention
Cirencester Scene Articles
Civil Partnerships vs Marriage: Modern-day Relationships [December 2018]
Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas [October 2018]
Are the rights of unmarried couples changing? [September 2018]
Buying or selling at auction: some benefits and potential disadvantages [August 2018]
The Pimlico Plumbers Case: "Employed" or "Self-Employed"? [July 2018]
No Fault Divorce - The Future of Divorce Law? [June 2018]
Lasting Power of Attorney - Not just for the elderly [May 2018]
The Legal Position of a Step-parent [March 2018]
Appearing as a Witness in Family Court Cases [February 2018]
Misconceptions about children on separation [December 2017]
Remember, Remember, the 5th of November [November 2017]
Stamp Duty Land Tax - Residential Property [October 2017]
Divorce and Pensions [September 2017]
Newly Built Properties [July 2017]
Living Together: Be Sure of Your Rights [June 2017]
Septic Tanks - Do you need an Environment Agency Permit? [January 2017]
Solar Panels and the Law [December 2016]
Employment - All is not well? [November 2016]
Reponsibilities of Executors [September 2016]
Japanese Knotweed and the Law [August 2016]
Employment - Disciplinary Proceedings [June 2016]
10 Reasons Why You Should Make a Will [May 2016]
Pre-Nups and Post-Nups [April 2016]
Buying a Second Property - Is This Still a Good Investment? [February 2016]
Hiding Assets on Divorce [December 2015]
Financial Orders on Divorce [November 2015]
Selling Part of Your Garden [October 2015]
Stuck Paying a Loan for Someone Else - Do I Have Recourse? [September 2015]
Employment: Unfair Dismissal and Wrongful Dismissal [August 2015]
Protecting your children in case you die [July 2015]
Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements [June 2015]
Flood Risk - Points to bear in mind when buying a property [May 2015]
Employment Settlement Agrements [April 2015]
The Family Home as an asset [March 2015]
What rights to unmarried couples have upon relationship breakdown? [February 2015]
Why you need a Lasting Power of Attorney [January 2015]
Small Claims Court - Easier than you think! [December 2014]
The Myth of Common Law Marriage [November 2014]
Where There's A Will... [October 2014]
Some Points When Applying For A Mortgage [September 2014]
Recent Family Law Changes [May 2014]
Help to Buy Schemes [December 2013]
The Green Deal [September 2013]
Lasting Powers of Attorney [July 2013]
Legal Aid in Family Legal Cases [June 2013]
Changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax in the 2013 Budget [May 2013]
Changing a Child's Name [March 2013]
Registering Joint Ownership at the Land Registry [February 2013]
Financial Separation Agreements [August 2012]
Developments in Family Law [May 2012]
Shared parenting: Unrealistic or a much needed change in the law? [March 2012]
Accident compensation claims [January 2012]
Land Registry - Are you ready for 2013? [October 2011]
Alison Fielden & Co celebrates 25 years in Cirencester [August 2011]
Helping children to buy their first home [May 2011]
Father spared threat of jail after son refused to see mother [March 2011]
How Solicitors' firms are regulated [February 2011]
Collaborative Family Law [January 2011]
Starting up your own business [December 2010]
Pensions on divorce [November 2010]
Making a will [October 2010]
Planning control and building control [September 2010]
Children giving evidence to become more common in Family proceedings? [August 2010]
Lasting Powers of Attorney [July 2010]
Wills and holidays [June 2010]
Life after HIPs [June 2010]
Powers of Attorney [May 2010]
Buying a flat or maisonette [April 2010]
Pre-nuptial agreements [March 2010]
Family-related rights for employees [February 2010]
Time for a New Year's resolution? - Making a Will [December 2009]
First registration at the Land Registry [November 2009]
Some changes in employment law [July 2009]
Managing your relationship after separation [May 2009]
Voluntary redundancy and compromise agreements [March 2009]
Surviving the crunch - is self-employment the answer? [November 2008]
Tenancy Agreements - some points to watch [October 2008]
Some Points to Bear in mind when Negotiating Business Leases [May 2008]
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