Dec 23
As Christmas approaches, we all start to think about our plans for the festive period. Often these plans centre around family. This can be a stressful time with 101 things...
Nov 23
Family law specialist Ellie Foster at Raworths discusses cohabitation agreements and why you should consider one if you live with your partner. The number of cohabiting couples (both opposite-sex and...
Nov 23
The Family team at Raworths has been named as a Top Family Law Firm 2023 by eprivateclient following their annual survey which produces a detailed guide to the leading law...
Nov 23
Anti-Bullying Week takes place from 13 to 17 November 2023. The Anti-Bullying Alliance is encouraging the public to ‘help make a noise to stop bullying.’ While the charity’s focus is...
Nov 23
Head of Family, Carmelita Ardren, has been shortlisted as Private Client Lawyer of the Year in the prestigious Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards. The awards recognise the array of legal...
Oct 23
Raworths has once again received multiple inclusions in the Chambers UK guide, including Band 1 rankings for both the Family and Employment teams. Individual expertise within Raworths has also been...
Oct 23
Raworths Reviews by Jonathan Mortimer Reviewing Ben Riley-Smith's book The Right to Rule I don’t know how it started and I regret it now. I bought a couple of toby...
Oct 23
Raworths continues to build on its reputation as one of the leading law firms in the north of England securing multiple inclusions in the 2024 Legal 500 UK Guide. Recognised...
Sep 23
With the announcement of celebrated speakers – from Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Victoria Hislop to Andy McNab and Dr Hilary Jones – this year’s Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival looks set...
Aug 23
Renowned British chef, television personality and culinary educator, Rosemary Shrager, has been announced as the lunchtime speaker to launch the upcoming Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival in October this year. The...
Jul 23
Raworths continues to build on its reputation as one of the leading law firms in the north of England with its Trusts, Wills and Estates (TWE) team once again ranked...
Jun 23
The law in England and Wales permits both civil marriage and religious marriage. However, there is no specific provision for marriages to be conducted according to any other system of...
Jun 23
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of children being born to a Surrogate. Sadly, surrogacy laws have failed to keep pace. As a result, the...
Jun 23
There are many reasons why shareholders fall out. Most companies in the UK are small owner-managed businesses, which are family businesses or have been started out by friends with a...
Jun 23
Rachel Mainwaring-Taylor has been appointed as a partner in Raworths’ Trusts, Wills and Estates team. Rachel joins from Farrer & Co in London having developed an unusually broad range of...
Jun 23
Many people have experienced a relationship breakdown, be it separation or a divorce, often with significant personal consequences. It is understandable therefore that this time can be upsetting, stressful, emotionally...
Jun 23
Carmelita Ardren, Head of Family at Raworths, has been recognised once again by a leading national organisation, Resolution, for her specialism in family law in the resolution of complex financial...
Apr 23
The treatment of pensions on divorce can be a complex area to navigate. This is exacerbated if either or both of the parties to a divorce has associated potential or...
Apr 23
Following the very welcome introduction of ‘no fault divorce’ in April 2022, the government has now asked the Law Commission to review the legislation that governs how a couple’s financial...
Apr 23
Raworths has announced the appointment of Heather Roberts as Legal Director of its growing Commercial Property team. Heather is a commercial property specialist with more than 20 years’ experience acting...
Mar 23
Raworths has named Harrogate District Foodbank as its official 2023 charity partner. The team at the legal firm – which employs more than 70 people - voted to fundraise for...
Mar 23
This article written by Ellie Foster, Legal Director, Family team at Raworths Solicitors was first published in January 2023 in Family Law Journal (Legalease) www.lawjournals.co.uk In Goodyear, it was necessary...
Dec 22
Christmas parties are a great chance for employees to have fun together and for employers to treat their staff as a ‘thank you’ for their hard work during the year....
Dec 22
Good Divorce Week (28 November to 2 December 2022) is an annual awareness campaign run by Resolution, an organisation that represents over 6,500 family professionals, which helps people find a...
Dec 22
The Stray Ferret Business Awards 2023 takes place on 9 March 2023 at the Pavilions of Harrogate and will celebrate business excellence across the district with 10 prestigious awards. Raworths...
Nov 22
Alison Walker, Partner at Raworths Solicitors, and a STEP-qualified Solicitor and Chartered Tax Advisor, comments on the Autumn Statement 2022 (delivered on 17 November 2022) Today’s Autumn Statement has been...
Oct 22
Raworths is once again being recognised as one of the leading law firms based in the north of England with its inclusion in the new Chambers UK legal guide, published on...
Oct 22
Law firm Raworths has announced its continuing sponsorship of the Harrogate Literature Festival for the next five years. The pledge was made by Managing Partner, Simon Morris, at a packed...
Sep 22
Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival returns from 20 – 23 October 2022. 2022 celebrates 10 years of Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival and we will once again be drawing together great writing...
Sep 22
Raworths’ reputation for delivering exceptional service across its commercial and private client offering was reinforced once again with its inclusion in the Legal 500 UK Guide, one of the UK’s...
Sep 22
English pension orders following an overseas divorce An article written by Ellie Foster, Legal Director, Family team at Raworths Solicitors which was first published in May 2022 in International Family...
Sep 22
Raworths has announced four promotions which have been awarded across a number of the firm’s highly-ranked private client and commercial teams. John Carter, Commercial Property is promoted to Senior Associate. ...
Aug 22
Rachel Tunnicliffe is Senior Partner and Head of Trusts, Wills and Estates at Raworths. She explains why legal firms should value, and foster, emotional intelligence in lawyers. People tend to...
Aug 22
Recruiting the right senior executive can be an immense benefit to a company if they bring the right mix of skills, experience, and contacts to the business. It is not...
