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		<title>What Makes A Valid Will?</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/dorset-contesting-a-will/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contesting Will]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your will is a very important legal document, and as such, needs to fulfil certain criteria. Without these criteria in place, the will is not valid, and may be challenged and overturned. A will is valid if: • it’s made by a person aged 18 or over, voluntarily and without being coerced by a third [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frequently asked questions about neighbour disputes</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/frequently-asked-questions-about-neighbour-disputes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/frequently-asked-questions-about-neighbour-disputes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Litigation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Disputes between neighbours can be extremely distressing for those involved and what may start out as seemingly minor issues can, if not correctly managed, quickly escalate into costly legal disputes and court action which far outweighs the value of any rights lost or damaged. What kind of disputes can arise? Such disputes often relate to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why you should seek a specialist Lease Extension Surveyor</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/lease-extension-surveyors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 08:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lease Extension]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The majority of surveyors rarely deal with lease extension valuations and few high street surveyors completely understand how leasehold extensions really work due to their complexity and are unlikely to be able to provide you with a proper valuation. Therefore it is vitally important that you find the right specialist lease extension surveyor to provide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What information should a Shareholders’ Agreement contain?</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/wat-information-should-a-shareholders%e2%80%99-agreement-contain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/wat-information-should-a-shareholders%e2%80%99-agreement-contain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are going into business with other people, you will need to ensure that your interests are protected in the form of a Shareholders’ Agreement. The agreement sets out the rights and obligations of the Shareholders, regulates the sale of shares in the company, details how the company is going to be run and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What rights do grandparents have?</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/what-rights-do-grandparents-have/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Grandparents have a huge part to play in modern family life and are often heavily relied upon to assist with childcare and support, yet their rights are limited and they also do not have an automatic right to contact with their grandchildren. Having said that, courts are becoming more amenable to granting grandparents contact and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Law on Right to Manage</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/right-to-manage-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/right-to-manage-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Right to manage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The leaseholders of flats have had the right to manage their own blocks since September 30, 2003 under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act of 2002 became law. However, exercising your right to manage does involve legal costs– not only do you have to pay the costs of right to manage company formation, you will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employers &#8211; Collective Redundancy points to watch</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/employers-collective-redundancy-points-to-watch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/employers-collective-redundancy-points-to-watch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where an employer is proposing to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less, they must follow a collective information and redundancy consultation process in addition to standard redundancy procedures. Failure to do so can lead to additional ‘protective awards’. Employers must also put the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why not settle for a Compromise Agreement?</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/settlement-agreement-uk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 09:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compromise agreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The government&#8217;s recent employment law reforms, which came into effect earlier this month, include the renaming of Compromise Agreements to Settlement Agreements. This renaming issue seems to have gone largely unreported. The rationale behind the changes is, apparently, that the word ‘compromise’ prompts connotations of inequality when it comes to negotiation of a fair settlement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the downturn in the economy to blame for the rise in the divorce rate?</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/is-the-downturn-in-the-economy-to-blame-for-the-rise-in-the-divorce-rate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/is-the-downturn-in-the-economy-to-blame-for-the-rise-in-the-divorce-rate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 09:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[119,589 divorces were granted during 2010 in England and Wales, an increase of 4.9 per cent on the previous year and the first increase since 2003. According to Office for National Statistics (ONS), like the previous recession of the early 1990’s, the number of divorces increased significantly in the year following the recession rather than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our excellent free drop-in legal surgeries</title>
		<link>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/our-excellent-free-drop-in-legal-surgeries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk/blog/our-excellent-free-drop-in-legal-surgeries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Bishop</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law firms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick blog to remind you that if you live locally to our offices in Salisbury, Amesbury and Andover, we run three drop-in legal advice surgeries which are absolutely free. • Salisbury office- every Tuesday evening between 515 PM and 7 PM in Salisbury • Andover office – Wednesday evenings between 5 PM and [...]]]></description>
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