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Legal Advice: Non-Compete Clauses – do proposals for reform herald the end?

Contracts of Employment (especially for senior employees) often contain clauses which prevent the employee from working for, or setting up, a competing business, in a particular geographic area, for a period of...

Legal advice: First-time buyer’s 10 step guide to purchasing a residential property

Whether you are a first-time buyer or have bought a property in the past, our step-by-step guide is here to assist you along the way to your... property purchase...

Legal advice: Child arrangements at Christmas

Christmas is usually a special and happy time of the year for most. However, it can be a stressful time for separated families. The festive season can be dampened by disputes...

Legal Advice: Don’t wait until it’s too late to set up a Lasting Power of Attorney

It is well known that people with dementia are at risk of financial abuse – particularly if they don’t have a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). This is according to a recently published...

Legal advice: Five common misconceptions about Wills and Probate

Emily Harvard at Woodfines Solicitors looks at Wills and Probate and dispels some myths and misconceptions about them. If no pre-paid funeral plan is in place, the Executors and/or family...

Legal advice: Strike out of a wrongful dismissal claim

Did the High Court make an error of law in striking out part of a wrongful dismissal claim, when the Employer could have simply dismissed the Employee with pay in lieu of his basic...

Legal advice: Every day’s a school day…

One of the most emotive areas of law the Regulatory team undertake is in relation to those impacting on children, parents and guardians under Education law, writes Mike Hayward, head of...

Legal advice: New mobile phone laws whilst driving

A significant step to improving road safety and cracking down on hand-held mobile phone use whilst driving was implemented on 25 March 2022. In short, the Police will no longer be required to prove that a...

Legal advice: The menopause and the need for better legal recognition

Despite the menopause being a natural part of the ageing process for half of the world’s population, societal understanding of the condition and its symptoms remains sadly limited....

Legal Advice: Protection for buyers in the New Homes Quality Code

The New Homes Quality Code (the “Code”) champions the quality of new homes by strengthening the current protections that exist for buyers...

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