By Guy Zarins

Wilson Browne Solicitors

EVERY business owner should consider the following questions in respect of their business;

1. What would happen to the business if I were to die tomorrow?

2. How will my shares/interest be dealt with?

THANKS to the efforts of employees at Wilson Browne Solicitors alongside the generosity of clients and contacts, the firm was able to raise £750 at a recent golf day, now donated to Northamptonshire Community Foundation's Surviving Winter Appeal.

OR not, as is reportedly the case of the lunchtime supervisors at a Corby school who discovered their forthcoming redundancy by an email mistakenly sent to them.

WILSON Browne Solicitors on Venture Park in Kettering has been recognised by Cancer Research UK after facilitating over £698,000 worth of gifts from people choosing to leave a legacy to the charity in their Free Will Service.

TIME flies by, the clock keeps ticking, seasons come and go... we all get on with life and 'things'. Work is no different - in the blink of an eye, another year has gone by and we reflect on the year that was.

By Jessica Rayns

Wilson Browne Solicitors

By James Dent

Wilson Browne Solicitors

THE problem with this version of Deal or No Deal is that there's no cash prize at the end of it and nobody who keeps offering to buy you out.

IF you have a building or renovation project planned it maybe the case that you will need to carry out works to your property that simply cannot be done without accessing your neighbours' property, for instance to install scaffolding or to re-poin

HERE we examine the much asked question of 'can I claim for lost management time?'

By Guy Zarins

Solicitor

Wilson Browne Solicitors

PARTNER Tom Warrender, who heads up the Legal 500 recognised Commercial Property and Social Housing Teams at Wilson Browne Solicitors, has once again been recognised for his sector expertise having recently recorded a webinar for MBL (Seminars) Li

By David Farmer

Wilson Browne Solicitors

WILSON Browne Solicitors have promoted James Dent to an Associate within their growing Company Commercial Team, based in the Northampton office, with effect from 1 July.

IT'S unlikely to have escaped anyone with an email account, that there have been big changes in the field of data protection in the form of GDPR.

YOU wouldn't fly on a plane that had no co-pilot; you wouldn't sail on a boat with no First Mate... so why would anyone leave their business exposed to risk with no 'backup plan'?

WILSON Browne were delighted to support a community event in Hackleton last month.

By Rachel Timms

Wilson Browne Solicitors

WILSON Browne's Clinical Negligence Team are celebrating the admission to the Roll of Solicitors of new team member Marianne Stapleton and a landmark for Partner and Head of Team Louise Tyler as she reaches 25 years since she was admitted as a sol

THE Legal 500-recognised Commercial Property Team at Wilson Browne Solicitors were delighted to act for CS2 Chartered Surveyors on their recent renewal lease of their premises in Colmore Row in Birmingham.

WILSON Browne Solicitors are congratulating both Chloe Doggett and Marianne Stapleton who finished their training contracts and qualified as solicitors last month.

By Chloe Doggett

Solicitor

Wilson Browne

A CASE (Crowden v QBE) from the end of 2017 has raised concerns for those dealing with insolvency litigation, financial advice, and associated professional indemnity insurance products.

By Kevin Rogers
Wilson Browne Solicitors

JAMIE Christie, Trainee Legal Executive for Wilson Browne's Court of Protection Team donned his trainers and tackled the Swedish Salomon 27K this summer in aid of the Air Ambulance.

WILSON Browne Solicitors have donated over £4,500 to the Hope Centre, a Northampton based charity for the homeless.

TRACING the provision of legal services to business back almost 200 years, Wilson Browne Solicitors boasts five offices within easy reach of all three areas of Brackmills, Rushmills and The Lakes, with over 110 staff at Northampton, Grange Park an

THERE are so many aspects to running a business that it's easy to lose track.

IN June, representatives from the Law Society attended the offices of Wilson Browne in Northampton to meet with Partner and head of clinical negligence/personal injury Louise Tyler.

WILSON Browne Solicitors has grown its reputation as a law firm you can trust, through straightforward, jargon-free support, and an ability to successfully get things done.

WILSON Browne Solicitors continues its strong track record of promoting from within.

WILSON Browne have changed the way they run their golf day this year - they are going to donate the entire cost of a typical golf day to charity... and then some!

KEEPING up to date with change in a fast-paced business environment is always difficult. You may feel that you have been subjected to information overload recently, with the upcoming General Election and the on-going Brexit saga.

By Tom Warrender
Wilson Browne Solicitors

WILSON Browne picked up a bronze award at the prestigious DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2017, in London.

CORBY has been named by the Office for National Statistics in 2016 as the fastest growing borough outside London.

ARE you looking to sell your business this year, or even in 2018? If so, you should speak to your lawyer now about getting your business ready for sale.

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 for parents.

WITH this month's focus on Wellingborough, the timing couldn't be better to spread positive post-Brexit news regarding the current state of the commercial property market, in relation to the historic market town of Wendelburie (to give it its Dome

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 legal implications will be for businesses.

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 passes muster, a face-to-face interview follows.

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.

HAS the uncertainty faded? What are the practical implications of our withdrawal from the EU? What does it mean for Northamptonshire businesses?

HIGH profile divorces of the rich and famous nearly always focus on money and extravagant lifestyles?

CONSULTING can be an interesting and varied role, bringing you into contact with a diverse range of industries and clients, but for every silver lining there's a cloud.

YOU'VE worked hard to build up a business but what happens if something unforeseen happens to you?
What if you are temporarily or permanently incapacitated - Who will run, and not ruin, your business?

AS of April 2016, the right to claim any uplift on a conditional fee agreement (CFA) or premiums payable for after-the-event insurance from the losing defendant was removed from legislation following the introduction of the Jackson Reforms in 2013

AS of April 2016, the right to claim any uplift on a conditional fee agreement (CFA) or premiums payable for after-the-event insurance from the losing defendant was removed from legislation following the introduction of the Jackson Reforms in 2013

THE provision of childcare vouchers is a benefit offered by a number of employers to their workforce.

CHAMPERTY and Maintenance are both excellent examples of medieval doctrines that survive to this day and cause headaches for clients and lawyers worldwide, that struggle to understand them and work within (or around) them.

WE know that a contract should be in writing, even though it can be verbal.

DAVID Forsey, Chief Executive of Sports Direct, is due before Chesterfield Magistrates Court again later this month, in the on-going case regarding his alleged failure to notify the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) of collectiv

ROGUE directors and bankrupts received an early Christmas present on the 17 December 2015 when Lord Faulks QC, Minister of State for Civil Justice, announced that from?April 2016 the way that insolvency litigation has been funded is to change.

A RECENT survey carried out by Resolution (an organisation of family lawyers and professionals) showed that around eight out of ten children and young people with experience of parental separation or divorce would prefer their parents to split up

EMPLOYMENT policies can be a real thorn in the side for business owners. For some, the policies will have been added to and amended so often that they have become overly complex and difficult to follow.

WITH the election behind us, businesses can look to the future with certainty, and things are getting busier with more and more enquiries coming into the Commercial Property Team at Wilson Browne Solicitors.