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Commercial Property | 24th March 2016

In Need of a Facelift!

Eligible projects in the Elmbridge area could qualify for a grant of up to 90% of the project costs. Individual businesses, business groups, trade associations,...

Tamzin Mandelli

Partner, Head of Commercial Property
Family | 17th March 2016

Many to be affected by divorce fees hike

Hiking up court fees has been on the political agenda for a while despite lobby groups from across the profession trying to stop it. Quite...

Vanessa McMurtrie

Partner, Family
Family | 17th March 2016

Arbitration

If you know anyone who has been through the court system to resolve a matrimonial problem, chances are, they’ve told you what a harrowing experience...

Vanessa McMurtrie

Partner, Family
Employment | 11th March 2016

Employers must gear up for April living wage deadline

The National Living Wage has been catching headlines since Chancellor George Osborne announced it last summer, but the Government’s target of £9 per hour by...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Employment | 26th February 2016

Bosses receive frost alert to manage bad weather risks

Employers are on frost alert, following the news that a home care worker has won her claim for damages after slipping on ice and breaking...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Clinical Negligence | 19th February 2016

Never Say Never

NHS “never” events are in the news again. The Independent has run an article this week which mentions that analysis by the Press Association has...

Gerard Sanders

Partner, Head of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Employment | 8th February 2016

Employers face stricter controls on private internet monitoring

Recent news headlines have warned employees that social media chat and email conversations at work are open to monitoring by the boss, following a recent ruling...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Wills, Trusts & Estates | 29th January 2016

Donors beware!

When your attorneys are not given authority to have sight of the Will or have no knowledge of its contents, it can create difficulties and...

Isabel Hodgson

Legal Executive, Trusts & Estates
Wills, Trusts & Estates | 18th January 2016

New Year resolution

Listening to the radio this morning and a spokes person for the Alzheimer’s Society talking about their new campaign ‘’Fix Dementia Care’’ I was reminded...

Sara McGrigor

Associate, Trusts & Estates
Family | 11th January 2016

How to deal with kids in a divorce

One of the sad facts of life is that breakdowns in relationships and divorces do happen. It can be a difficult thing to deal with...

James Ward