by Liam Hastings | Jan 17, 2014 | Employment Law, Personal Injury | 0 Comments
A lot of people have Legal Expenses Insurance as part of their home or car insurance. Sometimes it is automatically included as a feature of the policy. Sometimes it is an extra that has to be specifically selected. For certain types of legal problem it is always...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 14, 2014 | Litigation | 0 Comments
The Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 is an important piece of legislation for unmarried couples and other people who jointly own property together or who live together. This includes for example gay couples that have not entered into a civil...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 7, 2014 | Employment Law | 0 Comments
Strictly speaking employers are not required to give their employees written employment contracts however they are required to give each employee a written statement of particulars of certain important terms within 2 months of the employee commencing employment...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 6, 2014 | Commercial Law | 0 Comments
These are some of the commercial agreements we've drafted recently for our clients:- Terms and Conditions of sale for an ecommerce business. Terms and Conditions for a clothing supplier. Terms and Conditions for a telemarketing company. Licence Agreement between a...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 3, 2014 | Debt Collection | 0 Comments
We recently acted for a subcontractor that was owed in the region £20,000 by a major building contractor. There were various unpaid invoices going back 12-18 months. Upon being instructed we immediately issued a claim in the County Court. We did not need to send a...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 2, 2014 | Employment Law, Settlement Agreements | 0 Comments
Until 29th July 2013 settlement agreements were known as compromise agreements, however, they are essentially the same thing with a new name. A settlement agreement is a binding agreement between an employer and an employee. The employee usually agrees to accept a sum...
by Liam Hastings | Jan 2, 2014 | Personal Injury | 0 Comments
So you've had an accident and someone else was at fault. This blog looks at what you are entitled to claim when making an accident claim. You are entitled to "General Damages" which is compensation for pain, suffering and loss of amenity. You are also entitled to...
by Liam Hastings | Dec 23, 2013 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
In this day and age solicitors are competing with other service providers, so we have to differentiate ourselves as a profession and explain why we should be preferred over other service providers. We can think of a number of reasons why you should use a solicitor:-...
by Liam Hastings | Dec 20, 2013 | Debt Collection, Litigation | 0 Comments
For a company or individual that is owed more than £750 a statutory demand can be a useful tool to put pressure on the debtor. A statutory demand has to be made on the correct form and then served on the debtor. If the creditor wishes to rely on the statutory demand...
by Liam Hastings | Dec 17, 2013 | Litigation | 0 Comments
Civil litigation is the process of resolving disputes through the civil courts. Historically, your typical high street firm of solicitors had a criminal law department for clients in trouble with the law, a family department dealing with divorces and children issues...