Event: Future of Manufacturing 2018

Date: 5th October 2018 Time: 8.00  – 11.00 Location: Silverstone UTC, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TL Event details: The path to Brexit for UK businesses as yet remains unclear, however everyone is hard at work preparing to rise to the challeng …

Event: New Workplace Dynamics: New Rules

On Friday 7th September, Franklins’ Sarah Canning, Head of Dispute Resolution and Accredited Mediator will be speaking, along with a fantastic line-up of other experts, at a half day summit hosted by PAB Languages Centre Limited. The event is to provid …

Carphone Warehouse fined £400,000 after cyber-attack

Carphone Warehouse has recently received one of the most substantial fines recently issued by the ICO as a result of their failure to adequately secure their systems from a breach in 2015. The security breach resulted in over 3 million customers and 1, …

Franklins Solicitors LLP is calling for local businesses to turn £50 into as much as they can for local hospices in its inaugural Franklins £50 Challenge

In January 2018 Franklins Solicitors LLP will be starting its inaugural Franklins £50 Challenge working with Cynthia Spencer Hospice (Northamptonshire) and Willen Hospice (Buckinghamshire) to challenge local businesses to take a start-up £50 note, dona …

Willen Hospice Make a Will Month this November

Our Private Client Team in Milton Keynes are proud to announce that they are once again taking part in the Willen Hospice Make a Will Month during November. The scheme covers the cost of a free simple single Will, or simple mirror Wills, and provides t …

Local solicitor warns changes to powers of attorney may leave older and vulnerable at risk

  Local solicitor, Helen Taylor TEP from Franklins Solicitors LLP issues warning following FCA’s call to turn lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) fully digital Proposals would remove the need for a physical ‘wet signature’ Solicitors say this could …

Law Commission Proposals – Law Commission proposes overhaul of Wills law

The laws that govern the making of Wills have been in place for 180 years and the Law Commission today released a consultation arguing that these are out of date. The Law Commission explains that since these laws were introduced, society has changed to …

Law Commission proposals to simplify Will writing: Formalities

The Law Commission suggests a number of proposals to help simplify Will writing. One of the main aspects that the Law Commission reviews in relation to Will writing simplification is the formalities required to execute, or create, a valid Will. Strict …

Local solicitor defends lasting powers of attorney

  –  Local solicitor, Helen Taylor TEP from Franklins Solicitors LLP, has defended lasting powers of attorney –  This follows comments from a former senior judge that power of attorney orders are open to financial abuse  –  But national group Soli …

New Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims – Is your Business ready?

On 1 October the new Pre-Action Protocol (“the Protocol”) for debt claims is due to come into force which will provide a Debtor with a full 30 days to respond to a Letter of Claim before a Creditor is able to issue proceedings with the Court.  Whilst t …