Learn how to ensure your beloved pets are well-cared for after you're gone in this blog from our Wills & Estates team. Discover the best ways to leave your pets to a trusted person or charity, and explore financial options to cover their ongoing expenses.

In our blog, our conveyancing team explores the pros and cons of buying a listed building. They dive into what a listed building is, the different grades, and the importance of listed building consent for any alterations.

In our blog, our Family Law team is talking about CAFCASS (Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) and the work they do to look out for children's best interests in Court.

In our blog, our Wills & Estates team confronts a frequent head-scratcher: what to do when beneficiaries are missing or unknown. Read on to find out.

Our Conveyancing team are often asked about leasehold properties, and whether they are a good or a bad thing. In this blog, they are shedding light on this frequently asked question.

If you are divorced or intend to divorce, you may already be aware of the importance of a financial order. However, changing a financial order can be tricky unless in exceptional circumstances. Our Family Law team explain more in this blog.

Have you ever wondered who has the right to see your will? During your lifetime, it's completely up to you who you share it with. But after you pass away, things get a bit more complex. Our Wills & Estates team have got all the answers in our blog.

Have you exchanged contracts on your property sale or purchase? There's one crucial step remaining: Completion. The Conveyancing team are diving into the completion process in this blog post, guiding you through everything you need to know.

When a child is born, who has parental responsibility can shape the foundation of that child's future. In this blog, the Family Law team delve into what parental responsibility is, who has it, and how it can be obtained.

A Life Interest Trust offers a method of safeguarding your property and other financial assets. Our Private Client team have put together this factsheet to help you with all you need to know about Life Interest Trusts, and whether you should set one up.

When all previous steps of the conveyancing process have successfully been completed, the buyer and seller can move on to the exchange of contracts. But how does that happen? Read our blog to find out.

Members of our Family Law team attended a lecture day at College Chambers in October 2023, which included a variety of lectures across matrimonial finances, children matters and contested probate. Read about their experience in this blog.

Our Private Client department are frequently asked about Wills, and why they are important to make. That’s why the team have put together this Wills factsheet to help answer any questions you may have about Wills and their importance.

Our Family Law team deal with Mesher Orders regularly, as sometimes this Order is the only appropriate course of action during a divorce. In this blog, they are breaking down what a Mesher Order is; how it is obtained, and what the advantages of having one are.

Our Conveyancing team regularly deal with leasehold conveyancing. Some questions they often get asked are: Why is my flat leasehold? What does it mean? What does it mean if my flat is “share of freehold”? Read on to find out.

Here at MJP Law, we work closely with Cancer Research by offering a Free Will Service. Often those that create a Will through this scheme will thank Cancer Research by leaving the charity a gift. Learn more about that in our blog.

Sorting out your finances as part of a divorce can be very distressing. Understanding how the Court reaches a financial settlement can help with reducing stress and saving money. Read our latest blog to learn about how a ‘fair’ settlement is reached.

Our conveyancing team are regularly asked “have the searches come back?” But what are the searches actually for and do you really have to do them? Read our blog to find out.

Our Private Client team have written a blog that lays out all the facts about LPAs, including what types of LPA there are; what the benefits of making an LPA are; who can make an LPA, and who can act as an attorney. Read on to learn more.

What is a ‘clean break’ clause? To put it simply, a 'clean break' within a Court Order ensures neither you nor your spouse will have any future claims on each other’s assets and income. However, there is much more to it than that. Take a look at our latest blog from the Family Law department to learn more.