Expert speakers
4th January 2017
RENOWNED expert in palliative care, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, will share her views at the next conference being hosted by the Elderly and Vulnerable Client Unit of leading regional law firm...
With business, it’s vitally important to get both appropriate and trustworthy legal advice. This can range from something as simple as mediating an internal dispute to understanding how to proceed if you find yourself in a tricky legal battle. Northamptonshire offers a number of fantastic legal advisory teams, giving you the peace of mind that you’ll have support if and when you need it.
New year, new law – same bad habits?
4th January 2017
WHAT'S coming in the legal world for 2017? Brexit guessing aside: employment law will be busy, with the apprenticeship levy, gender pay gap reporting for large firms and increased childcare provision...
Is the time right for a no-fault divorce system in the UK
4th January 2017
TO obtain a divorce, at the moment, one party has to issue proceedings against the other and generally, to do that one has to be able to say that their marriage has broken down irretrievably. One...
Getting professional advice you can rely on
1st December 2016
REGARDLESS of the profession, you should be able to rely on professional advice. But what do you do when it goes wrong? Having followed the professional's own complaints procedure (assuming they have...
Being fair and reasonable
1st December 2016
IT is always a difficult situation when an employer is faced with making employees redundant. When a redundancy situation arises, it is important that employers carry out a fair and reasonable...
Are you ready?
1st November 2016
ON 23 June, Britain voted to leave the European Union. Just over 100 days later, there is still a lot of speculation about what the vote is going to mean for businesses and, in particular, what the...
When is a lie not a fraud?
1st November 2016
THE Insurance Act 2015, in a neat sidestep, left open one of the most contentious issues in modern insurance law. The Act wanted the Courts to decide whether "the penalty for making a fraudulent...
Named in legal world who’s who
1st November 2016
THE Legal 500 is a who's who of the legal world. To be given a ranking is no easy task - a comprehensive and detailed written submission with supporting evidence has to be made and assuming that...
Don’t let sickness absence become a headache
1st November 2016
Leading regional law firm, Tollers, have an experienced team of specialists who are able to help employers manage sickness absence How are you going to handle it? What's the reason for the absence? Is...
Renting: the key is to be prepared
30th September 2016
THE property market has its ups and downs as we all know and the phrase "safe as houses' is perhaps not so reliable as it used to be but in this new era of near zero base rates and ultra-low mortgage...
What you can do about sexual harassment in the workplace
30th September 2016
A survey by the TUC reported that more than half of women say that they have been sexually harassed at work and most admit to not reporting it. Rebecca Wilson, Partner at leading law firm Tollers,...
Are you really safe as houses?
19th September 2016
NO doubt we all use the term on regular occasions to imply certainty and security in someone or something, but when it comes to building projects it pays to be cautious. Whether you're running a...
Part of one of largest recent transactions
31st August 2016
LEADING regional heavyweight law firm Howes Percival has acted for the exiting shareholders of automotive fleet inspection, refurbishment, storage and logistics group Paragon Automotive Limited in...
Post-Brexit – are we any wiser?
31st August 2016
HAS the uncertainty faded? What are the practical implications of our withdrawal from the EU? What does it mean for Northamptonshire businesses? Start-up incentives (like the Seed Enterprise...
New guidance should provide more certainty
31st August 2016
HIGH profile divorces of the rich and famous nearly always focus on money and extravagant lifestyles? after all, does a former supermodel really need £53 million to fund a London home, a country...