Articles
Nathan Mee looks at the different rent deposit structures for a Landlord to hold a deposit from the Tenant...
Our monthly Business Breakfast Networking Club, A6 NETWORK CONNECT, is open to any Leicestershire business attendee and is held monthly on the First Thursday of every month at Starbucks in Oadby.
Phoebe Skarlatos is a member of Lawson West's Probate, Trusts and Wills department. This week she heard the good news about completing her Masters...
In this article about contesting a Will, Harry Mellors describes the 6-month deadline for making a claim and the circumstances surrounding the claim that will be challenged in Court...
How to discuss Divorce with your children, 4 Top Tips and Resolution's helpful Parenting Through Separation Guide...read more
Understand the important fee increases applied by HM Land Registry taking effect from 31 January 2022, plus the move towards online digitalisation of new registrations and comments from Simon Hayes, chief land registrar, about the game-changing shift towards online registrations...
Try this Amazing Staff Recipe: a great Christmas party food essential. Not to be missed!
This week is anti-bullying week and schools and organisations up and down the country have been getting behind this year's theme of One Kind Word - one kind word can provide a moment of hope for so many people affected...
If you die without proper registration of your property ownership at HM Land Registry your executors will face issues selling your house with only "Possessory title". We describe the importance of registering title deeds correctly...
How to pay for the funeral of a loved one - when you don't have access to their savings? Probate and Wills Solicitor, Phoebe Tranter, explains the options....
In the news - Reverend Mike Hall drove home to Luton after working away from home in Wales, only to find his house had been sold and occupied by someone else, read more...
Mrs Amy Pullin who lives in Leicester, hit the national news headlines with her unfair dismissal tribunal win against her employers...read the story...
A lack of properties still fuels the housing market as demand remains high and supply low. Rachael Mitchell, Head of Conveyancing highlights some of the house price tactics in the market right now and desperate purchasers paying over-the-odds...
Madhvi Panchal, Dispute Resolution solicitor outlines some of the key findings of a legal needs research survey and how satisfied participants were in using solicitors to resolve their legal disputes...
An accountancy employer failed to communicate their new hybrid working policy effectively, causing employee disquiet and resentment...How should it have been done?
How long does it take for a deceased person's estate to achieve Grant of Probate from the UK Probate Registry? Well, longer than you'd think...
Join the A6 Network Connect networking group at our next get together at Starbucks in Oadby on Thursday 4th November...
An employer fails to provide an employment contract for their new textile worker. He started with no contract and lower pay than agreed. When terms were challenged the new employer refuses to discuss it!
Everybody knows somebody they would choose NOT to leave anything to upon their death. But what if you died unexpectedly and young like Jemima - a will states who should inherit and who should not - but Jemima didn't make a will !
A company who thought that TUPE transfer rights do not apply in a take-over situation was very wrong...
A female car showroom Sales Rep takes her employer to a Sex Discrimination tribunal for casual remarks made at a team meeting
A High Street chain restaurant Catering Manager struggles with instant dismissal & a reduced hours contract offer
28 online divorce cases were thrown out of the family high court recently as duplicated wording had been used...demonstrating the importance of the integrity of divorce case preparation
Try this Amazing Staff Recipe: Pear, Stilton and Walnut on toast. Not to be missed!
Lawson West is attending the Welland Park Academy careers event this Thursday evening in Market Harborough. Join us and find out more about opting for a career in law and the academic paths to success...
At Lawson-West, we are seeing a large number of requests for new commercial leases and the Landlord (or Agent) will usually require a rent deposit from the new Tenant, but we regularly get asked the same questions. Our Commercial Property Team provide the answers.
Government review has ended and Fixed Recoverable Costs or (FRC) for civil claims are being extended - but what does this mean for you?
As things start to return to where they were prior to the pandemic, many businesses are thinking about dress codes.
85% of employees (millions of people) now want hybrid working patterns with many resigning when reluctant employers don't adapt. We look at the law surrounding hybrid working employment contracts and what needs to change.
From 11th November 2021, anyone who works or even volunteers in a care home must be vaccinated unless they are exempt - Employment Law Director Vaishali Thakerar outlines what you need to know...
Try our amazing staff recipe for this month from our very own Senior Private Client Solicitor, Natalie Aldrich. Tasty pork chops with roasted potatoes, parsnips and apples.
The Government's Furlough Scheme (Job Retention Scheme) which has underpinned so many business and sectors of the economy during the pandemic officially ends on 30 September. Are employers just hanging on until the last possible moment and are redundancies inevitable?
Members of staff and business contacts have grouped together today to take part in a business-to-business inspired charity football tournament... read more
Join the A6 Network Connect networking group at our next get together at Starbucks in Oadby on Thursday 7th October...
Read more about the increases in Court Fees expected this autumn 2021…
When your relationship has broken down and you are contemplating splitting-up, or even divorce, there are 5 steps to help focus on what's important
The pursual of a debt is something that may occur in various situations, whether you are doing so as an individual, or on behalf of a company. Read on to find out what debt recovery is, when you can use it, and how the process works.
When you have been appointed as an Attorney or Deputy for a family member or friend who has lost mental capacity, are you able to make a financial gift on their behalf? In some circumstances, yes you can...read more
The Furlough scheme indicated that employees could still be made redundant while there were on ‘Furlough’ but it was not clear whether Furlough should be considered as an alternative to redundancy. This article by Solicitor Sejal Patel looks at one case that challenged the uncertainty.
Kelly Clarkson, worth an estimated $45million, presented the jointly-signed pre-nuptial agreement in her divorce split of finances case against her husband and it was upheld by the judge. Find out more...
Lawson West Solicitors has been shortlisted as 'Small Law Firm of the Year' 2020-2021 at the Leicestershire Law Society Awards.
Working more than 48 hours a week for your employer might not be lawful. The McMahon case demonstrates the protection offered by the 1998 Working Time Regulations where an employee chose not to opt-out and challenged her subsequent dismissal...
ODR - the new face of online dispute resolution gathers pace this week following the publication of LawtechUK’s report on the feasibility of online dispute resolution tools...
Business Interruption Insurance and Covid-19 – nearly £800million has been paid out by insurers to UK businesses, we assess the latest information...
Experienced employment Solicitor and Director Ashley Hunt shares with us The Top 5 most common employment law claims
Furlough scheme changes started in July with employers contributing 10% of wages, increasing to 20% in August and September...find out more
Amazing Staff Recipe this month: Try Emma Piff’s Spanish-style seafood spaghetti taking just 10 minutes to cook...What to do with those leftover pieces of octopus and squid ! Now we know...
Following government consultation, the Commercial Evictions Moratorium is extended to 25 March 2022 and Insolvency Action Moratorium newly introduced – commercial tenants are advised to pay rent if they can...read the full article
