News & Insights

We are sorry to hear that GW Law Limited has closed following intervention by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. It is...

Nicola Rowe

Everyone here at GWL Solicitors welcomes Rovena Oldham to the team. Rovena has joined with our ever-increasing amount of work...

Nicola Rowe

We are proud to have been able to contribute to Wirral Hospice St John’s ‘Make a Will Month’ earlier this...

Nicola Rowe

Guy Williams Layton LLP are pleased to introduce our new colleague Kerri Venmore. Kerri has joined the Heswall Team as...

Nicola Rowe

GWL are currently recruiting for a Receptionist / Private Client Secretary at our Heswall office. For more information please see...

Nicola Rowe

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

Nicola Rowe

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

Nicola Rowe

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

Nicola Rowe

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

Nadia Morgan

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

Nicola Rowe

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

Nadia Morgan

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

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

Nicola Rowe

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

Nicola Rowe

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

Nicola Rowe

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

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

Nicola Rowe

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

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

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

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

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

Nicola Rowe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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