Not All Heroes Wear Capes – 50% off Wills for Northamptonshire & Buckinghamshire NHS Staff
Many law firms around the UK, including ourselves, have seen an increase in the number of enquiries relating to preparing or updating a Will, mainly from elderly or vulnerable individuals. In light of current circumstances, key workers, those who are w …
What happens now? The effect of COVID-19 on commercial contracts
The United Kingdom along with the rest of the world is currently in unchartered territory. Extensive travel bans have been implemented, schools have been closed and the stock markets are in freefall with the FTSE 100 falling to levels not seen since th …
Increases in the National Living and Minimum Wage
The Living Wage is a concept and ideal which has been acknowledged by commentators throughout history. President Franklin D. Roosevelt noted that, “no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to …
Business Interruption Loan Scheme – How does it work?
As COVID-19 intensifies and emergency legislation is being passed, the Government has put in place unprecedented support for businesses, seeking to protect the wellbeing and health of the UK economy. The Chancellor announced in the 2020 Budget that th …
Understanding furlough leave
On 20th March 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, introduced furlough leave. Whilst placing an employee on furlough leave is commonly-used in the United States, furlough leave is an entirely new UK legal concept. Currently, if an employ …
What is an Inheritance Act Claim?
If an individual executes a Will they do so because they wish to dispose of their estate as they please. Equally, if an individual does not execute a Will then their estate will be distributed in accordance with the Intestacy Rules. What if a deceased …
Fraud in your business? Should you take the criminal or civil route to justice?
Fraud within the corporate environment has been on the increase. What might surprise some is that there is no such thing in law as a business or commercial fraud. There are however types of behaviour and circumstances that give rise to causes of action …
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited have been fined £500,000 for failure to protect customers’ personal data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the airline company £500,000 for failing to secure its customers’ personal data. Cathay Pacific’s computer systems failed to implement appropriate security measures which led to the personal data of …
Business Services Team Update
Following the instruction from our Prime Minister yesterday that we must all stay home to stay safe; never has it been so evident that health and wellbeing is paramount. We take our duty of care to our clients and staff seriously and as such we have ad …
Mother defeats her own son in the High Court over £6 million estate
Marion Horsford defeated her son, Peter Horsford over a £6 million country estate to ensure she received her share. Peter Horsford had worked on the family farm since he was a schoolboy and purportedly sacrificed his childhood to labour on the family f …
