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Important COVID 19 information

Cygnet Law is mindful of the government guidance and has put in place a plan to strike a balance between providing a continuing and effective service to all our clients whilst ensuring the well-being and...

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Important coronavirus information

Cygnet Law is mindful of the government guidance and has put in place a plan to strike a balance between providing a continuing and effective service to all our clients whilst ensuring the well-being and...

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Redcar law firm invests in training for staff

We are delighted to be investing in development training for two members of our team as part of an ongoing initiative to strengthen our workforce. Legal assistant, Danielle Smith and legal clerk, Susannah Millard are...

Matrimonial

CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS ARE FOR ALL, BUT TEESSIDERS WOULD STILL CHOOSE MARRIAGE

We recently conducted some research that found that more than half of us would still prefer the more traditional option of getting married, even though the first mixed-sex civil partnerships have already taken place. The...

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Experienced family law specialist joins the team

We’re delighted to welcome experienced family law specialist, Stuart Parker, as a senior solicitor at our Redcar office. Stuart spent five years as a consultant solicitor with a Nottingham based firm where he specialised in...

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Teessiders must be vigilant about fraud in 2020

In this new year, we are urging Teessiders to be extra vigilant against fraud by being mindful about how they date their legal documents. Many legal documents, from wills to conveyancing contracts to divorce papers,...

Divorce And Separation

Make January mediation month for couples contemplating divorce

Couples who have had a spat over the festive period should consider making January ‘Mediation Month’, rather that succumbing to the curse of ‘Divorce Day’. In the law profession, the first working Monday of January...

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Redcar firms stand together against coercive control following UN campaign

We’re working with EVA Women’s Aid to help raise awareness of coercive control as part of the UN’s campaign to eliminate violence against women and following its inclusion in soap operas Eastenders and Coronation Street....

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Watch Rattle Snake online

Starting on the UN Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women and continuing for 16 days of activism, watch Open Clasp Theatre Company’s film Open Clasp for free online from 25 November – 10 December 2019...

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Cygnet Law scores with under 13s football sponsorship

We’ve scored with a local under 13s football team by sponsoring their new away strips. Redcar Town FC Under 13s (Whites) Football Team are part of a group of community teams for boys and girls...

Domestic Violence

Worrying rise in domestic violence against people over the age of 50, our FOI finds

We are calling for more action to be taken to address a ‘worrying’ rise in domestic violence against people over the age of 50. In Tees Valley, the number of reported cases doubled between 2016...

Mental Health

Cygnet Law solicitors to brave the sea for mental health charity

We’re swapping the courtroom for the coast as our solicitors brave the icy North Sea to raise money for Redcar & Cleveland Mind on National Stress Awareness Day. Our team has previously raised money for...