As Chair of Citizens Advice Bournemouth Matthew Moore, Senior Partner at Gales Solicitors in Bournemouth, has overseen the successful merger of Citizens Advice Bournemouth with Citizens Advice Christchurch and Citizens Advice Poole, formerly 3 separate organisations.
Gales Solicitors in Bournemouth has a new conveyancing team in place, led by Head of Conveyancing, Adrian Randall. Adrian is joined by conveyancing Exec Ros Keenan, Secretary Stephanie Wyatt and Senior Secretary Christine Weeks.
Research from Direct Line Life Insurance shows that 65% of parents have made no legal provision for who would raise their children if they were no longer able to. It was also found that of those who had discussed the matter, 31% wouldn't give the person access to money from their estate, with 30% saying they would rather leave it in trust for their children.
Gales Solicitor’s employment lawyer, Sarah England, has moved over to the new Tuckton offices, following the recent merger of Robert Wrynne Solicitors and Gales Solicitors. The Tuckton office is now known as Robert Wrynne Solicitors, incorporating Gales Solicitors.
Matthew Moore, Senior Partner at Gales Solicitors in Bournemouth looks at the recent case where a woman was denied her divorce. Like many women whose marriage has broken down she relied on the grounds of her husband’s unreasonable behaviour. For many years the courts have taken weak grounds for divorce and accepted them as satisfactory. However, it wasn’t to be this time!
Gales Solicitors is taking part in the national initiative ‘Free Wills Month’. The scheme, which takes place every October, is backed by charities and solicitors ask their clients to consider leaving a donation to a chosen cause when they die. The Free Wills Month campaign is aimed at people aged 55 or over.
The Ministry of Justice has published the tribunal statistics for April to June 2018 and they show a significant 165% increase on the number of single claims when compared with the numbers of claims lodged in the same quarter last year. Abolishment of tribunal fees leads to significant increase in claims - Gales Solicitors urge caution and care to businesses.
A pioneering HR peer group has been created for senior HR professionals by GlobusHR Consultancy and Gales Solicitors. The group provides much needed peer support, training, specialist & expert employment advice, coaching and development for HR professionals. It is called the GlobusHR Advantage Group.
Gales Solicitors, the family law firm based in Winton, has announced its merger with Robert Wrynne Solicitors in Tuckton which will now be known as Gales Solicitors incorporating Robert Wrynne Solicitors.
Gales Solicitors in Winton in Bournemouth has celebrated its 70th birthday with a celebratory drinks and supper event held at The Cottonwood Boutique Hotel in Bournemouth. The event included all staff and welcomed back former staff members too.
Matthew Moore, the senior partner at Gales Solicitors in Winton, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Winton Traders’ Association. He was voted in unanimously by the active traders’ association members at their AGM.
Gales Solicitors has been joined by 3 new members of staff in a period of expansion for the busy Winton office. The new staff members bring with them a wealth of experience across their legal specialities and an unusually high level of languages being spoken, which they hope to put to good use.