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Drink Driving and the Festive Season

22/12/2017 by Fiona Pawsey in Legal / Road Traffic Law

It’s December again. The season of good cheer for most and the opportunity to get together with friends and family and have a good time. Sadly, it’s also the time of year when the Government runs a fresh and usually extremely brutal new anti-drink drive TV campaign and it tends […]

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Coping With a Broken Relationship on Christmas

20/12/2017 by Fiona Pawsey in Family law / Legal

One of the hardest things for families to cope with is Christmas. It is an emotive time of the year particularly for separated families with young children. Each parent will want to have their children with them on Christmas Day and, as we all know, sometimes that is simply impossible. […]

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Coping With a Broken Relationship on Christmas

What Does an Executor Do?

12/12/2017 by Angie Newnham in Legal / Wills and Power of Attorney

Many aren’t aware of the obligations that come with being an Executor of someone’s Will. Executors have a number of duties, depending on the complexity of the deceased person’s financial and family circumstances. An Executor’s first task would be to find the deceased person’s property and manage it until it’s shared […]

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The Stamp Duty Land Tax Change – A Huge Relief for First-Time Buyers

24/11/2017 by Angie Newnham in Conveyancing / Legal

It was announced yesterday that Stamp Duty Land Tax will be scrapped immediately for first-time buyers of homes up to £300,000. The move was made in an attempt to reduce the ever growing gap between homeowners and first-time buyers and is set to benefit 95% of first time buyers. The […]

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The Stamp Duty Land Tax Change – A Huge Relief for First-Time Buyers

The Associative Discrimination Trap

06/07/2017 by Fiona Pawsey in Legal / Litigation

Even though most employers are well-aware of the dangers of discrimination there are slight differences that catch many experienced bosses unprepared. Employees are able to claim damages if you discriminate against them indirectly. One of the forms of indirect discrimination is associative discrimination. For example, an employee can successfully […]

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Adhering to Deadlines is Crucial

20/06/2017 by Angie Newnham in Legal / Personal Injury

The recent case of Redbourn Group Ltd v Fairgate Development Ltd serves as a useful reminder to all parties to adhere strictly to the deadlines which the Courts in civil litigation disputes impose. Until very recently, legal representatives who missed court deadlines would often avoid sanctions for non-compliance. Defences, Evidence and […]

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Category: Legal

Drink Driving and the Festive Season

Coping With a Broken Relationship on Christmas

What Does an Executor Do?

The Stamp Duty Land Tax Change – A Huge Relief for First-Time Buyers

The Associative Discrimination Trap

Adhering to Deadlines is Crucial