Welcome to Pickering & Butters Solicitors

Having the right legal support available for your family and your business helps to ensure you stay within the law and that your personal and commercial interests are protected. Our dedicated team offers that essential legal support for individuals and businesses in Staffordshire and throughout the UK.

Latest News

Taxpayer Spent Fewer Than 91 Days in UK, FTT Rules

The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has upheld a taxpayer's appeal against a decision by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that he was resident in the UK in the 2019/20 tax year, finding that 'transit days' and an extra day he spent in the UK after his flight was...

Will Made Four Months Before Elderly Woman's Death Ruled Invalid

The High Court has ruled that a will made by an elderly woman with dementia, in which she disinherited one of her sons, was invalid due to lack of testamentary capacity and want of knowledge and approval. The woman's previous will, made in 2018, divided...

Collective Enfranchisement - A Brief Guide

In certain circumstances, owners of leasehold flats have a legal right to buy the freehold of the building together with other leaseholders. This process is known as collective enfranchisement. For collective enfranchisement to be available, the building...