Warehouses can be high risk environments, with heavy machinery, moving vehicles, and numerous trip and slip hazards. While employers have a duty of care to provide a safe working environment, accidents still happen, often due to preventable risks.

When going through a divorce, updating your Will is often overlooked. However, a Final Order of Divorce (formerly known as a Decree Absolute) can have a significant impact on how your Will operates. Understanding this effect is essential to ensure your estate is dealt with in line with your wishes and to avoid unintended consequences for your loved ones.

When someone close to you can no longer manage their own finances or make decisions about spending their money, there’s a real risk that money could be misused or essential bills left unpaid. Sometimes, family members try to help without the right legal authority; other times, vulnerable people are at risk of being exploited. Acting early to safeguard assets protects the person and reduces the chance of future disputes, when emotions are high as estates are being distributed and money has been spent.

Contentious probate refers to any dispute about how a person’s estate is handled after their death. These disputes can take many forms, such as concerns about whether a will is valid, disagreements between executors and beneficiaries and conflicts over trusts or claims for provisions from excluded or disappointed beneficiaries.

The government’s forthcoming strategy on violence against women and girls (VAWG), due to be published next week, rightly focuses on a critical element often overlooked: changing attitudes among boys and young men.

The festive period can be a joyful time for families, but for parents undergoing separation, it can also bring added pressure. Changes to routine, heightened emotions and competing expectations can make co-parenting feel more challenging than usual. However, with a mindful planning and communication, Christmas can still be a positive experience for children.

A report obtained by the BBC shows yet again shocking information about a historical child abuse case at two former NHS mental health units in West Sussex.

Succession is a gripping watch because it shows what happens when succession planning is left vague or avoided altogether. The boardroom falls silent, loyalties fracture, and chaos begins. Unlike television, though, real families don’t get a second season to fix probate mistakes. When wills are unclear or absent, disputes erupt, estates stall, and grief turns into litigation.