In International Leave to Remove your child’s needs come first

It is often a sad time when a relationship comes to an end, but when there are children involved it can be even more painful and complicated. One example of a problem that can arise is when one parent seeks to move permanently to another country.

In the UK, it is an offence to move your child abroad without proper permission from anyone else who shares parental responsibility. To do so without first seeking approval can be classed as abduction – a criminal offence.

The best way to protect intellectual property

All businesses should be aware of what intellectual property is and how to protect it.

A company’s branding, the name of products, inventions, product design or an item you have produced is classed as intellectual property and can be protected to prevent others from stealing or copying them. In previous articles we have highlighted the importance of registering a trademark to protect your brand and the reputation of your business. In this article we will discuss some of the best practices for protecting a business’ brand.

How to buy the freehold to your lease

Once you have lived in your leasehold property, you may decide that you like the area and property enough and have the finances in place to purchase the freehold to the property. The difference between leasehold and freehold is that as a leaseholder you only own the right to occupy the building during the length of the lease but as the freeholder you own the property outright. This article will explain the process of buying the freehold to your leasehold property.

New legislation has made the process of buying the freehold to your leasehold property easier and it’s also possible to do it as a group of leaseholders who lease individual flats within one building. To have the legal right to buy the freehold you must meet certain requirements; if you do you can force the freeholder to sell the freehold to you. Alternatively, you can negotiate with the freeholder and purchase the freehold by mutual agreement.