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Dealing with High Conflict Divorce

Going through any divorce is understandably difficult, and each case will involve varying degrees of conflict. However, there are certain instances when divorces can be deemed ‘high conflict’, and these types of proceedings tend to...

Icebucket

Cygnet’s Ice Bucket Challenge for Mind and Redcar RNLI

We have always been passionate about contributing to the community in a positive way. After what has been an extremely tough year for many, it felt right for our solicitors from all departments to get...

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A Simple Guide To Executors Of Wills

  Your Will is an important document to sort. It will outline your beneficiaries and wishes ready for when you die. Wills can be extremely helpful for your family and those who you care about,...

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How Does Adultery Impact Divorce?

Unfortunately following the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage divorce proceedings are often the outcome. This is an emotionally draining and financially uncertain time and you need experienced and sympathetic family lawyers to represent you. Our...

Carers Together Cygnet

Our Support for Local Charity, Carers Together

This year has been a challenge for us all. It’s been especially difficult for smaller local businesses and charities, which is why it’s so important that we help each other through this time. With that...

Mental Health

An Insightful Look At Mental Capacity from our Mental Health Solicitors

We probably don’t realise how much we rely on our mental capacity in our day to day lives. It’s what we use when making all kinds of decisions, from choosing what we want to have...

Divorce And Separation

Advice on Divorce in a Pandemic

Many couples have understandably found the pandemic difficult. There have been so many ups and downs and, for many of us, life has changed drastically. As a result of COVID and the strain it has...

First Time Buyers

The Definitive First Time Buyer’s Guide

House-hunting, finding the dream property and becoming a first time buyer makes up possibly the most exciting time in a person’s life. Having ownership of a property, whether a flat, house or maisonette, is a...

Cygnet Law

Blog: Virtual will signings

COVID-19 has changed the way we live our lives, and certainly the way we work. One of our private client solicitors, Louise White, talks about the changes in will making, including the introduction of virtual...

Cygnet Law

Remote hearings – How courts dealt with COVID

As Middlesbrough is announced as one of ten Nightingale courts working throughout the UK, director Stacey Phoenix talks about the changes that took place over lockdown to ensure justice was still served. “One day we...

Cygnet Law

Welcome back to our office post lockdown

We’re delighted to welcome clients back to our offices, in line with health and safety guidelines, as lockdown restrictions lift. Although we remained open throughout the coronavirus crisis, we advised clients not to attend the...

Domestic Violence

New bill recognises kids in domestic violence

We were pleased to see that, this week, the government passed a landmark domestic violence bill that will recognise children as victims in their own right if they had seen, heard or experienced abuse. We...