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Read more about Online Dispute Resolution and views that smaller value civil claims can be sorted by ODR instead of blocking-up valuable court time, freeing them up to hear heavier-weight cases that are currently in a pandemic bottle-neck.
Court of Appeal Case - Lawson West acted in the recent case of Irwell Insurance v Watson - where an employee tried to bring a claim against an insolvent employer
We expose the Top 10 most common Myths about Redundancy
Here's your chance to see Rebecca's Chocolate Orange Brownies recipe which all our staff and clients adore...
Lawson-West launched our 'Amazing Staff Recipes' book in December and there's a new recipe for each month of 2021. Here's your chance to see David Hey's Sheffield Curry recipe and test it on your family this weekend...
Our trained family mediator offers Mediation solutions that can help bypass the family law court delays surrounding divorce and separation.
If you are in dispute with your ex, or you’re having difficulties settling your separation terms, you may be thinking about court proceedings towards divorce or a formal separation agreement, but have you considered Mediation?
If you are in dispute with your ex, or you’re having difficulties settling your separation, or you may be thinking about court proceedings towards divorce or a formal separation agreement, then mediation could well be the answer you’ve been looking for.
In our ‘Lockdown Law’ series of articles, Emma Piff, Head of Family Law at Lawson-West Solicitors, sets out how contact arrangements operate for children of divorced or separated parents during Coronavirus or Lockdown.
Useful facts about how a business is treated in a relationship split
Brexit brings with it some important changes to employment law, immigration status, contracts and work visas. Here’s a quick summary to keep you on track.
Employment Law Round-Up – Key Changes and Developments You Might Have Missed in 2020 to do with employment
What can we expect to happen in 2021 for employment law and what's the impact of Brexit on employees and contracts? Our helpful Employment Law Timeline and Table of National Minimum Wage Rates summarises it all......
Thinking you know the law is a dangerous thing. Misconceptions can be shared between family members and friends leaving you with the wrong answers and the wrong approach.
A Covid-19 vaccine brings several challenges for employers, not least how to bring employees back into the workplace safely without discrimination. Employment solicitor Sejal Patel sets out the main points and an 8-Step Action Checklist to help.
In a Lasting Power of Attorney, you can appoint one or more attorneys to make your Covid vaccine decision for you, according to your wishes
The President of The Law Society has expressed concern over 'unrealistic' conveyancing expectations ahead of stamp duty allowance deadline of 31 March 2021.
Forfeiting and unwanted tenants are being given Christmas and New Year at home. Read more...
He had a business, a pension, a house and a boat. She tried to take it all!
Findings and Report from our survey of EMPLOYERS and how they managed Coronavirus in the workplace from financial loss, to health and safety issues, impact on premises, redundancies and furloughing staff. The results give a fresh outlook...
Findings and Report on Coronavirus in the workplace, from the views and perspectives of employees. Not to be missed. See our full report and statistics.
This story shows how vulnerable you can be when one half of an unmarried couple dies without having made a Will, leaving the other homeless.
This quick law story concerns a husband with dementia and his wife who was frozen-out of their joint bank accounts. There's a simple way to avoid this happening...
Do new tiers mean changes in the workplace? Do you have to restrict high-tier employees from coming into work?
The employee discusses all angles of their employment issue with the Citizens Advice volunteer or member of staff at the initial stage, they then determine if additional expertise is needed from a solicitor. Find out the process and how it all works here...
ONS Annual Divorce Statistics. 'Unreasonable Behaviour' most popular grounds for divorce last year for opposite-sex couples. Same sex divorce nearly doubled.
In a letter to the housing industry, government has this week confirmed that the buying and selling of homes can continue during the second lockdown.
According to the Government's recent Family Law Statistics, during coronavirus, hearings have been delayed at the Family courts and fewer cases are being heard. This means family and divorce cases are taking far longer to conclude. Emma Piff describes the impact...
The implications for employers, extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, how to protect employees most vulnerable to COVID-19, working from home, closure of businesses and employees working their notice.
A company that has been dissolved is one that has been closed and removed from the Register of Companies at Companies House. This means a company no longer exists and is no longer able to trade. If you wish to restore a company, there are two main ways to do this...
The race is on to complete on house sales before 31 March's temporary SDLT suspension ends, but with nearly 420,000 sales still to complete, the bottleneck's narrowing
We're pleased to announce Lawson-West's Associate Solicitor Rebecca Beswick has been appointed to the fundraising committee of local charity, Leicester Children’s Holidays.
Houses prices are increasing and the East Midlands has seen the highest growth in England.
The pandemic has caused huge delays at the family courts with a reduction in the number of divorce cases being progressed, subsequently, there is a huge increase in digital divorce applications being made. Official stats released show the shift change...
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has today announced changes to the new Job Support Scheme
Family law solicitor, Sarah Townsend, shares some of the questions she's often asked by clients. See our YouTube latest video on Divorce !
The Government’s guidance for employers regarding employees and testing for Covid-19 was updated on 8 October - see the impact for employers here...
According to The Ministry of Justice, there has been an 18% increase in employment tribunal single claims during lockdown. Read about the tribunal claims backlog...
Her employer 'reacted negatively’, saying she had ‘no other choice' but to dismiss her.
Dispute resolution and litigation specialist, Madhvi Panchal, asks if the December extension is a dead-end for landlords seeking to recoup commercial lease rental payments?
New Public Health England "Covid - Self-Isolation" laws come into effect today.
The current coronavirus crisis and the problems that the family courts are suffering in that minimal court hearings are taking place, means that reaching a solution through the court process is even slower.
Our family law team has seen an increase in recent weeks in requests for separated families to adopt an equal sharing of child care arrangements.
Government extends the moratorium on landlords enforcing their rights to recover possession until 31 December 2020.
The new Job Support Scheme takes effect from 1 November, after the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends on 31 October...
The court of appeal has found against this important pensions case (Delve and another -v- The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) and the disappointing judgment was handed down this morning.
Lawson-West is expanding its team in its Leicestershire offices.
With the UK being warned to get back to work or risk losing their jobs - as Boris Johnson urges workers to return to their desks, the big question is - Should offices be reopened or should staff continue working from home?
