Rix & Kay news

We can now register your Will for you and if it was written with us prior to 21/05/09 it’s FREE! After this date there may be a small registration charge.

Simply call, write or click on the ‘contact us’ form to request that we register your Will today!

Alan Foster from Rix & Kay Solicitors LLP, a member of Resolution, has highlighted a report from Resolution dealing with the media’s rights to attend and report on certain family cases.

The Catlin Arctic Survey launch their new website at http://www.catlinarcticsurvey.com/ with new features and uptodate information on the survey and its progress.

We will be presenting a Seminar on the Repeal of the Statutory Dispute Procedures, the Employment Act 2008 and the ACAS Code of practice and a series of Seminars on the practical consequences for your organisation of the repeal of the statutory dispute procedures, the effect of the new ACAS Code of Practice and the possibility of adjustment of unfair dismissal compensation

Explorer Pen Hadow is heading to the North Pole again, this time to answer one of the biggest environmental questions of our time. How long before the Arctic Ocean melts? Full interview in the Telegraph with a video

 
After extreme trials in Arctic winter conditions, three polar explorers in the Catlin Arctic Survey team are making final adjustments to their scientific equipment and kit ahead of their three-month expedition to the North Pole. In a 1,200 kilometre trek, which begins in four weeks time, the team will measure the thickness of the floating Arctic sea ice to help scientists determine how long it will survive.

Following our recent seminars at our Uckfield office on the changes in Directors duties legislation we have realised the need for all businesses in Sussex to have access to the correct information so that their directors can be aware of their liabilities.

In October of this year the final tranche of the codification of Directors’ Duties came into effect, under the Companies Act 2006.
 

You may recall the acrimonious divorce proceedings between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.  The ongoing court battles were carefully documented by the press on an almost daily basis and aired on TV for all to see.

There is an alternative to the court process, known as Collaborative Law, which can be used to resolve matters on the breakdown of a marriage or civil partnership, including issues in relation to finances.  It now appears that Madonna and Guy Ritchie could be the first high-profile couple to use the Collaborative Law process.

The collaborative family law process has been available in England for about five years and is becoming an increasingly popular method for couples resolving financial issues on separation.  Resolution, the specialist family law group, has set up a group of collaborative lawyers who are trained and skilled in helping people to benefit from the collaborative approach to resolve family disputes. Stephen Smith at Rix & Kay is an experienced and trained Collaborative Lawyer who will be able to assist you should you choose this method to resolve your disputes.