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All rights reserved. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4/rss.xml 15 Divorcing wives seeking to salvage family assets from a husband’s looming  bankruptcy can draw some comfort from a decision in the Court of Appeal – but the law is still full of pitfalls, warns Rachel Hepworth of Hawkins’ Family Department. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n30/Matrimonial-stakes-raised-in-race-to-beat-bankruptcy.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n30/Matrimonial-stakes-raised-in-race-to-beat-bankruptcy.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0100 It’s been 90 years since Mr Alan Hawkins opened for business as Hawkins Solicitors in Kings Lynn – little dreaming that his one-man-band would grow to become one of West Norfolk’s most prestigious and old-established firms. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n29/HAWKINS-CELEBRATES-90TH-ANNIVERSARY.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n29/HAWKINS-CELEBRATES-90TH-ANNIVERSARY.html Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 +0100 Hawkins young solicitors Ruth Johnson and Dean Payne met up again with Law Society President Andrew Holroyd at a Cambridge seminar to discuss solicitors' core values. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n28/Hawkins-young-solicitors-debate-justice-and-the-rule-of-law.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n28/Hawkins-young-solicitors-debate-justice-and-the-rule-of-law.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0100 In the pre-budget report, last year, it was announced that it will be possible for spouses and civil partners to transfer their unused Inheritance Tax Nil Rate Band (the tax-free amount you can leave on your death). http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n27/The-Transferable-Nil-Rate-Band-and-Inheritance-Tax.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n27/The-Transferable-Nil-Rate-Band-and-Inheritance-Tax.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0100 Hawkins is launching a new support service for employers, offering a “one stop shop” dealing with all the legal aspects of managing employees. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n26/Hawkins-Launches-New-Employers'-Support-Service.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n26/Hawkins-Launches-New-Employers'-Support-Service.html Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Couples considering a pre-nuptial agreement to protect their assets before they tie the knot will be encouraged by the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of Crossley v Crossley.   http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n25/Pre-Nuptial-Agreements-Boosted-by-Court-Of-Appeal-Decision.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n25/Pre-Nuptial-Agreements-Boosted-by-Court-Of-Appeal-Decision.html Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0000 The Government’s beloved Energy Performance Certificates – a key part of the controversial Home Information Packs introduced for residential property in 2007 – are soon to be extended to commercial property deals, warns Hawkins commercial partner Paul Sheerin. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n24/Energy-performance-certificates-to-be-required-in-commercial-property-transactions.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n24/Energy-performance-certificates-to-be-required-in-commercial-property-transactions.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:24:00 +0000 Writers including leading poets and a world class expert contributed to a stunning celebratory event in honour of poets WH Auden and Louis MacNeice at this year’s Poetry Festival. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n22/Star-writers-dazzle-at-Kings-Lynn-Poetry-Festival.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n22/Star-writers-dazzle-at-Kings-Lynn-Poetry-Festival.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0000 The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced expected savings in the legal aid budget over the next three years of almost £200 million as local firms debate the future of their publicly-funded work. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n21/Squeeze-on-legal-aid-as-local-firms-review-their-options.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n21/Squeeze-on-legal-aid-as-local-firms-review-their-options.html Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0000 Hawkins senior partner Tony Ellis may be one of the local faces on the TV screen when the show Kingdom airs on ITV early next year http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n20/Solicitor-drama-soon-to-air.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n20/Solicitor-drama-soon-to-air.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0000 Divorce clients and others granted Legal Help will no longer automatically be exempt from paying court fees under a new means testing system introduced on 1 October.  http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n18/More-people-asked-to-pay-as-court-introduces-new-means-test.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n18/More-people-asked-to-pay-as-court-introduces-new-means-test.html Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:07:00 +0000 Large screen televisions in courts such as Kings Lynn Crown Court may lift conviction rates in child and sex crime cases, according to the Law Society Gazette. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n19/Big-TVs-in-court-could-play-part-in-local-conviction-rates.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n19/Big-TVs-in-court-could-play-part-in-local-conviction-rates.html Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:11:00 +0100 Costs for creating a particular type of Power of Attorney are to rise sharply from 1 October 2007 because of a change in the law.  http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n17/Powers-of-Attorney.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n17/Powers-of-Attorney.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:34:00 +0100 The 23rd annual Poetry Festival will be held at Thoresby Hall this year on 28-30 September. With two New Zealanders, two Australians and a Croatian appearing on the programme this will be a truly international event. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n16/Meet-the-Poets.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n16/Meet-the-Poets.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:30:00 +0100 Music lovers worldwide mourned the death of Luciano Pavarotti recently. Hawkins' senior partner Anthony Ellis remembers his own encounter with the larger than life operatic tenor. http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n15/Pavarotti:-Tony-Ellis-Remembers.html http://www.hawkins-solicitors.com/s4n15/Pavarotti:-Tony-Ellis-Remembers.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:23:00 +0100