Rollits has a long tradition of building good client relationships and providing excellent legal advice. However, if its lawyers had an issue to deal with or a case they needed...
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On 06 May 2016 the Charity Commission finally published itsreport on the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) and theRoddick Foundation (Roddick) with regards to their providing grantsto the controversial advocacy...
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In my article back in March2015 I posed the question ‘can your ex back to haunt you?’ theanswer to that question is yes they can. In my article Idiscussed how...
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In 1841 the first edition of Punch magazine was published,Robert Peel became Prime Minister, and the Penny Black stamp wasreplaced by the Penny Red. Also, here in Hull, a young...
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It’s going to be a busy summer of sports; the UEFA European Championship kicks us off on 10 June, shortly followed by Wimbledon and then the Olympics. Many of us...
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When the family at the heart of a business falls out, who gets to use the family name? One of the greatest and most precious assets of a family business...
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Almost one in five couples in the UK argue regularly or consider separating A recent study carried out by the charity Relate suggests that2.87 million people were in distressed relationships...
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The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the High Court in the case of R (on the application of West Berkshire DC) v Secretary of State for Communities...
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Reproducing videos and broadcasts on social media and websites is a practice which has become increasingly common in recent years. Indeed there are websites (some of them very successful and...
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Original artistic works such as drawings, paintings, sculptures and photographs enjoy a long period of copyright protection. They remain protected for the life of the author and for seventy years...
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Rollits is pleased to announce the promotion of three employeesas it continues to invest in talent. The move sees David Myers, who had previously held theposition of associate, promoted to...
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In July of last year we reported on a study undertaken by the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) into pricing practices in the supermarket sector that were potentially in breach...
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The Battle of St. Julien (2nd Battle of Ypres 24 April 1915 to 4 May 1915) In April 1915 the weather in Ypres, Belgium was cold, wet and thoroughly miserable....
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Apple, Princess, North are just some of the more unusual names “celebrities” have given to their children in recent years. Unusual maybe, but harmful? That was one of the questions...
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Once a Charging Order has been obtained steps can be taken torecover the property in order for the Claimant to sell the same torecover their debt. This can be a...
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The recent statistics published by the Ministry of Justice showthat the number of Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings(MIAMs) in the period of October to December 2015 was down by 16%on...
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The government announced on 24 March 2016 that it is pressing ahead with the introduction of The Immigration Skills Charge in April 2017. The intended purpose of the charge is...
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On 22 November 2013 after more than 6 years of bitterly disputed financial remedy proceedings Michelle Young was awarded a lump sum of £20 million to be paid within 28...
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Rollits is backing a major public art project to celebrate thelife of pioneering aviator Amy Johnson, and had a sneak preview ofthe giant Moth sculptures before artists get to work...
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From Monday, 21 March 2016, the following increases will apply to civil Court fees: For possession claims issued in the County Court, the fee will increase from £280 to £355;...
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Invariably when asked why they want a divorce the majority of clients respond “irretrievable breakdown”. This is the conclusion that they have come to over time. It is rare to...
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Last week saw the Supreme Court hand down its long awaited judgment in the dispute between Magmatic (the makers of popular children’s suitcases “Trunki”) and PMS International Group, who import...
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A potential Community Infrastructure Levy (“CIL”) loophole has been exposed following the case of R (Orbital Shopping Park Swindon Ltd) v Swindon Borough Local Authority and another [2016] EWHC 448...
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Deciding when, how and where to sell a business is a turning point in any owner’s life. Most will only do it once, so it’s important to get it right....
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The Chancellor has announcedin today’s Budget that every primary and secondary school inEngland must be, or be in the process of becoming, an academy by2020 and that legislation to this...
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On 7 March 2016 a case of the Bat Conservation Trust concluded in the Derby Crown Court and resulted in the “most significant conviction for bat crime ever recorded”. The...
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Caroline Dinenage MP – The Parliamentary under Secretary for Family Justice wrote to all Family Mediators last week to reaffirm the Government’s support of all forms of out of Court...
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We are very proud to have played a small part (wayback in 2004) in the story of the Flying Scotsman when Rollits andLondon Solicitors, Finers Stephens Innocent represented NationalRailway Museum...
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