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Leicestershire-based regional law firm Lawson-West Solicitors welcomes a new non-executive Director to the Board, John Stables.
You can still make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) document during Coronavirus, but you need to observe the Government’s latest guidance on social distancing, self-isolating and shielding...
Many employers are struggling to make ends meet now, but at the end of October the government will withdraw the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme (CJRS). What can your business do to avoid making redundancies?
Even though people in England are now automatically opted-in to be considered to donate their organs, you can still clarify your specific organ donation wishes in your Will.
A Certainty Will Search notification led Lawson-West Solicitors to find a lost Will from 1995, written twenty-five years earlier, and were subsequently appointed as probate solicitors
The flexible furlough scheme (CJRS): eligibility, wages, pension calculations
Parliament vs. the Judiciary - two recent cases and the review of 'Judicial Review'
The latest statistics for business applications for CBILS, CLBILS and Bounce Bank loans published
DS01 company strike-off applications resume from 10 September.
Join the Lawson-West Zoom webinar for business owners, Human Resources and line managers looking for reliable ways to encourage good employee performance.
The Government is to legalise the remote witnessing of Wills during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Schools in England won't re-open to the majority of pupils until September. Here are 7 useful steps for employers aiming to have employee parents back in the workplace.
All employees, irrespective of whether they are on furlough leave or still working, are entitled to a statutory redundancy payment if they have been employed by their employer for two years or more.
Regional and local government provides £20million in new grant funds for smaller business in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
How will your business bounce-back from Coronavirus? See Lawson-West Solicitors' x5 Top Tips...
What's the impact of 14-day quarantine rules on employers and employees? See Lawson-West Solicitors' Top 5 Questions and Answers
There's an increasing number of contested probate cases where the needs of other parties outweigh the child's claim to an inheritance from their parent.
27% of women in lockdown video meetings on behalf of work, were asked to dress more provocatively
Hairdresser Meghan Gorman - Landmark employment tribunal ruling means thousands of UK hairdressers could be on a better contract….
On 21st and 22nd July 2020, the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) heard the evidence in Delve and another -v- The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - this high profile and much-awaited legal appeal case, if won, will rip open the State Pension Age debate.
CJRS furlough claims reach £26.5billion in value. East Midlands has 7% of UK furloughed employments.
At Lawson-West Solicitors, we look at some of the recent Coronavirus surveys and statistics surrounding family issues and the impact of Lockdown on family life.
Our employment team of lawyers has identified 3 common mistakes employers make when planning for and managing redundancies in their business.
Rishi Sunak has announced that residential property purchases under £500k will be exempt from paying Stamp Duty until 31 March 2021
Lawson-West Solicitors shares the importance of having a valid and up-to-date Will
Employers can expect a government bonus promise of £1,000 per member of staff they re-engage back from the Flexible Furlough Scheme after it ends in October 2020
From today businesses have the flexibility to bring furloughed employees back part time.
Lawson-West solicitors provides personal and commercial legal solutions in Leicestershire for you and your business. Read more about the services we provide...
Claire worked as an accountant for a medium size accountancy firm in the West Midlands for 9 years. She was made redundant based on an unfair scoring matrix that was biased.
A new 1-Metre Rule is introduced from 4 July and those Shielding can return to work from 1 August
Lawson-West’s experienced commercial solicitor, David Heys, outlines some of the questions facing business owners with post-lockdown premises issues; many seek to change their lease or vacate their premises.
Lawson-West Managing Director, David Heys, comments on the recent BBC article about successful businesses who all started in a recession. What can we learn from them?
There are six main ways for you as Tenant to get out of your lease. You do need to be careful and abide by the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954.
We have a building with two floors but the business has shrunk a little and we have made some efficiency savings so we only need one floor. Can I sub-let the other floor?
Since June, house sales are moving again. Fast completions are the new norm... read on
The long-awaited Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill concluded its passage through the House of Commons on 17 June this week, but implementation is not expected until autumn 2021.
Lawson-West is ‘Open for Business’ with our lawyers available for pre-booked appointments.
Lawson-West Director Ashley Hunt offers his view of a changing commercial property landscape. “We’re now in a brave new commercial property world.”
The Government's CBILS business financial support scheme has had nearly 100,000 applications and Bounce Back Loan applications nearly 1,000,000 applications during Coronavirus
Experienced employment lawyer, Carrie-Ann Randall, explores the situation facing many employers right now – to keep employees on, or to make redundancies. See our guide and recommendations.
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [nicknamed the No-Fault Divorce Bill] is due to start its Second Reading today Monday 8th June
Probate and wills Solicitor, Phoebe Tranter, has been quoted in the national media
Employment Tribunals continue to react to Impact of Covid-19. In this article, Director Ashley Hunt explores employment tribunal use of Cloud platforms and video link in cases.
During Coronavirus, an employee’s entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) has been extended, where they have been told to self-isolate.
Many people are looking to create a Will at the moment - How can you sign your Will and have it witnessed by two people, adhering to social distancing?
This new scheme allows small and medium-sized employers, with less than 250 employees, to apply to the HMRC to recover costs of paying coronavirus-related statutory sick pay (SSP)
New law (Practice Direction 51Z) gives landlords new rights during Lockdown to deal with unwanted trespass and squatters.
Dealing with employees’ annual leave entitlement during Lockdown
