This profile of solicitor Freya Wright focuses on her residential conveyancing work at Bermans, including purchases, sales, remortgages, transfers of equity, first registrations and assents. She also comments on wider transaction issues, including the potential benefits of Scottish-style conveyancing processes, leasehold reform, and the practical difficulties created by the current Building Safety Act framework.
A man in his 20s was left in a critical condition after an alleged assault involving a screwdriver at Wain Homes’ Widham Gardens development in Purton, Wiltshire. Police arrested two men in connection with the incident, and one has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.
A groundworks contractor has been fined after a dumper-truck overturning incident left a driver with serious leg injuries. The HSE said the company had instructed operators not to wear seatbelts and had failed to adequately protect an open excavation, contrary to guidance and manufacturer instructions.
