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Here you can find the latest information about our firm and our involvement in the community.

13 August 2008

wealth management story: Buying Property Abroad?  - Consider the impact on your will

More people from the UK than ever before now own property abroad. Whether you have bought for holiday purposes, your retirement or as a commercial investment, there are likely to be inheritance implications. ...

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09 July 2008

firm wide story: Credit crunch forces divorced couples to live together

Falling house prices mean that more and more separating couples are being forced to live together under the same roof – even after they're divorced.

The credit crunch is making moving out and ...

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09 July 2008

firm wide story: Planning on Selling?

Overage allows a seller to share any uplift in value of a property on the happening of a future event (eg. the grant of a planning permission). The negotiation of overage provisions has become far more ...

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24 June 2008

firm wide story: Top employment tips for surviving the economic slow down

By June Salmon, Employment Law Specialist

If your business is experiencing slow-down due to the current economic climate, here are some top tips on how to make the best use of the resources ...

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07 February 2008

firm wide story: Maternity Questions and Answers

1. I am expecting my first baby and would like to know what my maternity leave entitlement is?

After the 1st April 2007, all pregnant employees are entitled to take up to 52 weeks maternity ...

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07 February 2008

firm wide story: Wish you weren't here!

During February many of us book a much anticipated summer holiday abroad. Unfortunately accidents do happen on holiday and if you are injured whilst away through someone else's negligence, then what options ...

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06 December 2007

firm wide story: New Year, New Relationship, New Home?

Embarking on a new relationship is an exciting time. Some couples find they become so comfortable with each other that they soon decide to live together. One of you may already own a house and invites ...

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05 December 2007

firm wide story: Court of Protection

When asked, many people will have heard of Powers Of Attorney, either Enduring or Lasting, but few will have heard of the Court of Protection. With an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA), if you start to ...

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28 November 2007

firm wide story: Corporate finance market faces political challenges

In the past twelve months some of the sources of corporate finance have come under attack from a variety of quarters. In particular corporate financing provided by private equity firms has been put ...

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26 November 2007

firm wide story: Protection may still cost us all

The level of spending on credit in the UK has been estimated as being as high as £31 billion and credit is used for a large proportion of transactions. Credit will usually be used to purchase items or ...

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26 November 2007

firm wide story: Managing the business of divorce

Director spouses should worry about the implications an impending marriage or a divorce might have on the family business.

Prior to 2000, director spouses could be comforted with the knowledge ...

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11 October 2007

firm wide story: Copyright crack down

Company bosses could face ten-year prison sentences and unlimited fines if their business is using illegal software, following a shake up of Intellectual Property (IP) enforcement measures.

It ...

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17 September 2007

firm wide story: Time to act on age laws

Companies need to wake up to the reality of age discrimination laws – or find themselves in court.

That's the warning from solicitor June Salmon of Kester Cunningham John, who says companies ...

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08 August 2007

firm wide story: Unfair Commercial Practices

British sitcoms have always been full of characters who remind us of someone we know in our everyday lives. The most famous recent example of this is the comment that everyone knows or has worked for ...

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08 June 2007

firm wide story: Less the red tape, more transparency

Sweeping changes are taking place on how companies are run, and local business leaders need to make sure they are up to speed with the reforms or could face major legal headaches later on.

Many ...

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25 May 2007

firm wide story: Rights to Light get Heavy

Developers will now have to pay more to neighbours who have rights to light which will be infringed by any new building.

The consequences of infringement may be that a court will grant an ...

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09 May 2007

firm wide story: Buying and Selling Property – Getting the right agreement

More than ever the pressure is on to obtain maximum benefit from property acquisitions and disposals. Where transactions are not so straightforward careful consideration needs to be given as to which ...

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