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Guy Williams Layton welcome Elizabeth Newton

Guy Williams Layton has recently welcomed Elizabeth Newton to the Firm. Elizabeth, a CILEx Advanced Paralegal will be working with...

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Guy Williams Layton welcome Moya Rogan

Guy Williams Layton are delighted to announce the arrival of Private Client Solicitor, Moya Rogan, to the Firm. Based at...

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Christmas Jumper Day 2023

Team GWL happily raised £55.00 on 7th December 2023 in aid of Save the Children by wearing our festive attire. ...

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Dying Matters Awareness Week 2023

Dying Matters is a campaign run by Hospice UK all year round which aims to break the taboo that keeps...

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New colleague welcome

Guy Williams Layton LLP gives a hearty welcome to Jamaal Raja, who has joined us recently, to strengthen the firm’s...

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GWL welcomes Nadia to the Private Client team

GWL welcomes Nadia to the Private Client team, who has recently joined us and is based at our Liverpool office....

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It’s time to update your will

It's time to update your will This week (23rd to 29th January 2023) is Update Your Will Week. This is...

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Warm welcome to Sharon

Partners and staff at GWL welcome Sharon Connor to the firm. Sharon joins us at the Heswall office as a...

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Heartfelt Retirement Congratulations

Heartfelt Retirement Congratulations The team congratulate Diane on her retirement, after 25 years. Diane has been a fantastic colleague and...

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Christmas has arrived!

Christmas has arrived at Guy Williams Layton, Liverpool and Heswall offices.  We close for Christmas at 5pm on 23rd December...

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Spouses and Civil Partners set to Inherit more from Intestate Estates

From 6 February 2020, spouses or civil partners with children will be able to inherit £270,000 from intestate estates.  This...

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CORONAVIRUS – COVID 19

Update 29/04/2020 Our Offices are currently closed to visitors. We are operating a skeleton staff rota in order to facilitate...

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Who Died Last – the Youngest “Wins” or is There a Better Way?

The step-sisters of an elderly couple who died together at home, are fighting in Court to prove whose parent died...

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What is happening with the new Probate Fees?

There have been discussions for several years now that the standard fee for Probate applications (currently £155 for solicitors and...

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The Importance of Drawing up Wills – Georgina Roberts

Radio Clatterbridge listeners have been told how they can help a charity based on the health park while finally doing...

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Georgina Roberts has been appointed an Associate Member of Solicitor’s for the Elderly

We are pleased to confirm that Georgina Roberts,  Private Client Solicitor working out of our Heswall branch,  has been appointed...

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Chris Emery appointed Honorary Lecturer at the University of Liverpool

GWL is pleased to announce that Christopher Emery, an Associate Solicitor here at GWL, has been appointed to the position...

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GWL is this week celebrating a momentous Employment Tribunal victory.

Liverpool law firm Guy Williams Layton is this week celebrating a momentous Employment Tribunal victory on behalf of 62 Liverpool...

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GWL Landlord & Tenant Team

We are delighted to confirm that Sarah Mansfield has joined the firm to enhance our services in both Landlord &...

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HR Guy – The Official Launch

On Wednesday 9th May 2018 we were delighted to welcome our guests and partners to the official launch of HR...

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Trade Marks – A Messi Business

Lionel Messi, the prolific Barcelona forward, has been in the news again recently; but surprisingly not for his footballing prowess....

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GWL Commercial Debt Recovery & Litigation Team

We are delighted to announce that Paul Hilton accepted an invitation to become a Partner on 1 April. Paul has...

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Practice Manager

We are excited to welcome Nicola Rowe to GWL as Practice Manager.   Nicola's appointment will enable us to advance the...

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Commercial Team

We are delighted to confirm that our former Trainee, Chris Emery, has joined GWL on a permanent basis following his...

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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The GDPR will be effective from 25 May 2018. What is it? GDPR represents perhaps the most dramatic overhaul of...

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Top Ten Tips for Enhancing your Intellectual Property (IP)

All businesses large or small have some form of IP and should properly audit and evaluate their IP in order...

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Five tips for employment law best practice

If you’re not an expert, employment law can seem like a bit of a minefield. GWL Solicitors explains that this needn’t be...

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GWL sponsor successful Rocket Launch

[caption id="attachment_799" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Image copyright by Leigh Anderson[/caption] We were proud to sponsor the recent UK rocket launch by...

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Guy Williams Layton take part in JMU Law Student Fair

Wendy and Michael from GWL spent time at the JMU Law Fair 19 September to explain to law undergraduates and...

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Employment Tribunal Fees, Time Limits and Refunds

Many will be aware of the landmark Supreme Court case that recently abolished the Employment Tribunal (ET) fees payable by...

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Employment Law:  Monumental Supreme Court ruling – Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful

The Supreme Court, the highest court in the UK, has held that Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful. This decision will...

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Disposing of Redundant Timeshare Interests

The timeshare sales boom of the 1980s has resulted in a timeshare crisis for the current decade.    Most of those...

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What’s in a Name? Protecting the Company Assets

It was reported recently that Victoria Beckham has registered her children’s names as European and UK Trade Marks. Much like...

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Employment Law/Commercial Team

We are delighted to announce the continuing expansion of our Commercial Team with the arrival of  employment law specialist Steven Davies. Steven...

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GWL get involved in Brexit

On 23rd February Michael Sandys, Commercial Partner and Chair of Sefton and Ormskirk branch of the Federation of Small Businesses, chaired...

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Property Market Predictions for 2017

It is fair to say that 2016 was a year full of surprises.  Donald Trump’s triumph in the American Presidential...

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GWL Property Team

We are delighted to announce the continued growth of our Property Team with the arrival of two highly experienced property...

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Knowing Your Audience – Trade Marks and Deceit in the EU

On 27 October 2016 the EU’s General Court handed down its judgment in respect of popular UK-based coffee chain, Caffè...

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Devastated Wife applies to the Court of Protection to end Husband’s Life

A devastated wife of a severely injured man has applied to the Court of Protection for permission to end his...

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Venue Expo Liverpool

Guy Williams Layton hosted an exclusive Network Event for clients and friends of the firm at the Liverpool Expo held...

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Termination of Directorship, ‘WebFiling’ and Unfair Prejudice

If you are a director/shareholder you are probably familiar with the various documents that need to be filed with Companies...

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“Go and Get a Job” – a victory for Testators?

A daughter who contested her late father’s Will on the basis it did not leave “reasonable financial provision” for her...

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Free Wills Month

We are pleased to announce that our Wills and Probate Department raised approximately £340,000 of future income for various charities as...

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GWL supports one of the Local Universities

We were proud to participate in the Hope University “Entrepreneurs Lunch” on 20th September 2016 which was held at the EDEN...

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Court of Protection – A Shift on Costs?

The Court of Protection is considering giving judges greater ability to make family members cover the legal costs in disputes...

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The Benefit of Home Ownership – new inheritance tax rules

In their 2015 budget, the Government announced that it would be introducing a new inheritance tax break in respect of...

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Probate Fees set to radically Increase

The government is planning to radically increase the level of probate fees charged for the highest value estates in an...

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Guy Williams Layton Relaunch 12th May 2016

On 12th May 2016 we hosted an event at the historic 30 James Street Hotel to celebrate the relaunch of...

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