QS acquisition creates multi-disciplinary professional services group
QualitySolicitors (QS) has announced it has brought an independent body of accountancy practices under a new multi-disciplinary umbrella group to ‘enhance capability, drive sustainable growth and improve efficiency, effectiveness and safety’ of member firms. CharterGroup, established in 1986, is a membership body for accountancy firms in UK and Ireland, and a member of the global […]
The Myth Of ‘Common Law Man And Wife’: Why Cohabitation Rights Need Urgent Reform
Despite the common misconception, there is no such thing as a “common law marriage” in the UK. Rather, a mythical notion has long been in circulation that, if two people live together as though married, the law will treat them as such. This urban myth is simply untrue. In reality, the term “common law marriage” […]