Grainger Appleyard News

In Family Law disputes, parties (more often than not Mother and Father) give different accounts of the child or children to happen in any given situation. In legal speak this is called ascertaining the wishes and feelings of the child concerned. The question is therefore, when this situation...

Grainger Appleyard Solicitors will be exhibiting at the Doncaster Small Business Trade Fair on the 25th September.  The event is organised by WIN-WYN Networking and will take place at The Holiday Inn, Warmsworth, Doncaster, DN4 9UX (junction 36 of the A1).  Attendance is free and doors...

Official statistics show that there is a rise in cohabiting couples. This has risen from 14% in 2001 to 17% in 2011 (Office for National Statistics). So why, if trends show an increase, has the law to protect cohabitants not changed? It seems to be a mistaken belief that cohabitants have the...

Grainger Appleyard Solicitors are in their fourth year of being accredited with the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (“CQS”) and were very proud to be one of the first Solicitors in Doncaster to receive this accreditation. The CQS provides a recognised quality...

Plans for the criminal legal aid system announced by the Ministry of Justice to cut fees for both barrister and solicitors, seems to have caused a lot of speculation about the exact effect this will have on our clients detained at the police station and represented at court. All criminal...

On the 1st April 2013, the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 came into effect and removed legal aid for a majority of private family law cases including divorce, financial disputes and disputes in relation to children. However, as a safety net, the Government included...