21st October 2009
Shortlists
Exceptional solicitors, individuals and teams across the entire legal sector have been shortlisted for the Law Society's Excellence Awards. Mishal Husain, BBC World News presenter, will present the awards at a prestigious black tie dinner on 2...
21st October 2009
New Company Provisions – October 2009
A number of new provisions will come into effect in relation to Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships on the 1st October 2009, which include both new regulations and further implementations under the Compa...
16th September 2009
Provisions of the Corporate Manslaughter Act (the "Act") mean companies could end up in court facing charges of causing death by negligence in relation to its driving workforce.
Companies which fail to ensure staff drive safely in their in their work c...
24th July 2009
Barbro Zeineh, family lawyer with Franklins Solicitors LLP based in Milton Keynes and Northampton, has personal experience of the conveyancing procedure in the UK and abroad. Barbro writes :
“I have recently sold a two bedroomed property in Sweden w...
23rd July 2009
In the current economic climate and with the limited availability of high percentage mortgages being available for first time buyers, we are seeing situations where more and more parents are assisting their children by providing the deposits to allow thei...
23rd July 2009
A recent survey shows that almost one third of men and one fifth of women aged between 20 and 34 still live at home with their parents. It follows that people are getting married/enter into civil partnerships later in life. The average age to wed in the...
23rd July 2009
The seven day letter before action is not yet a thing of the past. However, the conduct of the Claimant before the issue of proceedings is now under scrutiny following the implication of new practice directions and pre-action conduct guidelines.
The ne...
