MCP is very pleased to report that two of its departments have been listed as Tier 1 rated in the latest edition of the Legal 500. The Company and Commercial...

One of MCP’s Trainee Solicitors Chloe Kitchen describes a typical day in the office… “I am a trainee solicitor at MCP and am currently working in the Property Department at...

Many of the headlines relating to the recently announced changes to the Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold indicated that the threshold would be rising to £1million. However, whilst in some cases...

Are you a person with ‘significant control’? From 2016, most companies will need to keep a register of the people that control it and ultimately put the identity of its...

There are occasions when nearly all of us may need some help in managing our cash, investments and other property. It is wise to plan ahead for that possibility and...

Do you employ people who drive as part of their employment, whether in company vehicles or in their own vehicles? If so you may have been in the habit of...

Congratulations to Andrew Davies of Metcalfe Copeman & Pettefar Solicitors on becoming the new Managing Partner of the firm. Andrew is based at the Thetford branch of the firm and...

The media have recently focused on the story of millionaire Dale Vince who faces claims from the wife he divorced 20 years ago. He and his former wife had very...

MCP’s Head of Criminal Law Alison Muir records four busy days on call. FRIDAY 4.00 pm: I receive a call to represent a young person at the Police Station. The...

A recent Court of Appeal decision will be of concern to buy-to-let landlords, who may unexpectedly find themselves liable for repairs to communal areas in blocks of flats, even though...