People buying a house in Leicester with an HSBC mortgage have their choice of conveyancer limited and should check their preferred lawyer can act for them. Otherwise buyers may find themselves having to pay for two conveyancers and another appointed by HSBC to their legal
Marketing is how many businesses grow their client base and create awareness of new products and services. A great way to market your business is through broadcast advertising, this includes radio and television adverts, as well as text messages. This sort of marketing allows a
In yet another of an ever increasing number of cases before the Courts relating to Pre-Nups, Mr. Jutice Mostyn has stated that Pre Nuptial Agreements ought to be given “heavy respect” Delivering Judgement in the case of BN V MA [2013] EWHC 4250 (FAM) Mr.
As an employment law solicitor in Leicester, I am often asked to draft Contracts of Employment or contracts for self-employed contractors (sometimes called consultancy agreements or contracts for services etc). Last week, I had 2 new instructions, both very similar in nature but with slight differences
In a stern warning to those tempted to put up their treasured possessions as security for loans, a classical musician who played on the soundtracks of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings films had to sell her beloved viola to at least partially
An engineering firm has narrowly escaped substantial liability for a serious flood that struck a newly completed block of prestige central London flats after a high-speed surge through its cold water supply caused pipes to dramatically burst asunder. The freeholders of the 206-apartment block had
In a dramatic example of European free trade laws being put into practical effect, a local authority is facing a £1.5 million damages claim after taking the ‘moral and political’ – but hasty and legally unwise – decision to close the Port of Ramsgate to
In a classic example of an incident that lasted just seconds giving rise to international litigation on a grand scale, a mishap in which an 87-tonne wind turbine fell off a lorry and embedded itself in an Irish peat bog gave rise to two sets
In a case which will strike fear into the hearts of manufacturers and creators of novel products, leading designer Rob Law suffered a crushing blow when the Court of Appeal exposed his phenomenally successful Trunki ride-on children’s suitcase to a deluge of competition from a
In an embarrassing decision for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), it has been found guilty of sex discrimination against a female employee whose permission to work part of the week at home in order to look after her children was revoked. The woman worked as
