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The government has announced a package of measures to crack down on unfair leasehold payments and high ground rents. Setting out the proposals in a written statement made on 21...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/new-legislation-planned-to-deal-with-leaseholds/
Bereaved parents who suffer a stillbirth would gain answers from an independent inquest into their baby’s death under plans to improve the way such tragedies are investigated. The move has...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/new-powers-to-investigate-stillbirths/
Boundary disputes between neighbours are surprisingly common. Long-running spats between neighbours can become quite acrimonious over time and be hard to resolve without taking the matter to court. In an...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/new-protocol-to-help-resolve-boundary-disputes/
Every day we are hearing of the crisis in NHS hospitals and unfortunately there appears to be little or no improvement. Dubbed as the “Winter Crisis” the NHS is under...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/nhs-flu-crisis-and-antibiotic-toxicity/
Whilst the news headlines portray a sharp increase in care proceeding cases reaching family courts in recent weeks, large numbers of vulnerable children are at risk and our Family Care...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pandemic-causes-increase-in-care-proceedings-for-children/
Pearson is celebrating another year of growth with a new office opening next month. The firm has maintained its turnover above the £3m mark for the third successive year and...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pearson-expands-after-another-year-of-growth/
Cash flow is the life blood of any business. Taking proactive steps to ensure that debts do not mount up can often mean the difference between a company growing or...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pearson-solicitors-boost-business-accounts-by-1000s/
Join us at a FREE Property Seminar Thursday March 26th – 8.15am at The Village, Ashton Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers would like to invite you to a FREE Property...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pearsons-property-pitfalls-free-seminar/
Pearson Solicitors medical negligence team have recently acted in the sad case of a baby girl who died following a premature birth and failed resuscitation attempts. Baby D was born...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pregnancy-and-birth-obstetric-medical-negligence-claim-settled/
How do I protect my business after I die? If you own shares in your family business they may well be your most significant asset and it’s important to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/protecting-and-planning-your-business-and-shares-ahead-of-death/
New debt recovery rules that come into force in October will make debt recovery more challenging for businesses. If you’ve been putting off collection, there’s less than 2 weeks to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/recovering-debts-from-consumers-is-about-to-get-harder/
Setting up and operating a Day Nursery or Pre-School involves a wide range of knowledge, experience and skills. Owners and Managers are subject to various legal obligations and take on...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/running-day-nurseries-and-presch_index/
Specific guidelines will help the housing market recover and allow Property Solicitors to speed up house sales and purchases. We’ve all spent a long time at home these last few...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/safety-first-as-conveyancers-follow-government-guidelines/
Building wealth and reaching financial independence is not always easy to achieve and it gets more and more difficult when you’re sandwiched. Financial Planning on a Multigenerational Level We often...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/sandwich-generation-financial-planning-multigenerations/
A senior judge has recommended that a regime of fixed costs be introduced for all civil claims under £250,000, including personal injury claims. If implemented, this would mean that claimants...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/senior-judge-recommends-fixed-costs-in-claims-less-than-250000/
Do you run a business as a limited company or are you thinking of setting up a company? Have you considered what would happen if you were to fall out...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/shareholders-agreements-what-every-business-person-needs-to-know/
Running a business can be difficult and disputes with clients, suppliers and other third parties will occur from time to time. But what about internal disputes? What happens when directors,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/shareholders-directors-and-partnership-disputes/
Auto enrolment was launched three years ago and since then 21,000 UK employers have taken up a workplace pension scheme, but as it reaches the staging date for the majority...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/smes-and-the-latest-stage-in-auto-enrolment/
Most businesses enter into contracts on a daily basis without even thinking about the process. Office supplies, water/gas/electricity supply and coffee machines are supplied under contracts not to mention agreements...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/some-tips-for-handling-contract-negotiations/
As Christmas memories start to fade, the burden of debt becomes a harsh reality for many. For individuals, over enthusiastic splurges with the credit card mean January will be a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/start-january-on-a-positive-note-deal-with-those-debts/
Four ladies from our Ashton office have been stepping out each day in order to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Sue Shears, Lisa Anderson, Jacqui White and Denise Curzon...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/stepping-out-for-cancer/
Turn your New Year resolutions into reality… The end of January marks a key date in the small business calendar – the deadline for submitting online tax returns – but...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/taxing-matters-use-it-or-lose-it/
Men are narrowing the gap when it comes to life expectancy and this obviously has consequences when it comes to compensation claims. According to research by 2030 men will live...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-age-gap-could-affect-compensation-claims/
“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” is a mantra adopted by many businesses – often after they face the consequences of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-bitter-truth-about-low-cost-conveyancing/
Mifid II came into effect over a year ago on 3 January 2018. It’s an acronym for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2 and, at over 30,000 pages, it’s far...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-disclosure-of-investment-charges-mean-under-mifid-ii/
The coronavirus pandemic will have long term implications for all aspects of the residential housing market. As restrictions are gradually lifted, the sector is starting to operate again, albeit under...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-effects-of-covid19-on-the-housing-market/
Not making a will can create problems and inhertiance disputes for the family and employees you leave behind. We’re fast approaching Christmas and the New Year and, when we review 2016 in terms...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-importance-of-making-a-will-to-avoid-disputes/
A recent report, “Life on Debt Row”, acknowledges what many people know all too well: debts are bad for a debtor’s physical and mental health. Debts also have a negative...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-mental-and-physical-health-issues-caused-by-debt/
Court proceedings have a reputation for being expensive and time consuming – and with some justification. Courts and solicitors therefore encourage disputing parties to settle their claims as early as...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the-pitfalls-of-settling-a-dispute-without-legal-advice/
Financial planners are often asked “where’s the best place to put my money?”, unfortunately there is no short answer to a long term question. Many have already decided the only...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-to-let/
On 19 June 2020 the UK Government made an important announcement for tenants of commercial properties who are unable to pay rent due to the coronavirus crisis. The UK Government...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/uk-government-halts-commercial-property-evictions/
Making a statutory demand for a debt can prove expensive – this process should be used with discretion. Creditors who deal with multiple debtors will know that making a statutory demand...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/use-statutory-demands-with-discretion/
What is expert determination? Expert determination is a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). It offers the disputing parties the opportunity to resolve disputes without going to court. The parties...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-is-expert-determination/
You’re not going to be surprised that, as advisers, our firm belief is that an advised client will get a better financial outcome than a non-advised client. How to prove,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-is-the-value-of-advice/
While the financial recovery has helped to boost the SME community, many companies are still struggling to manage cash flow due to late payment and bad debt. Changes to be...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-price-litigation/
At the recent conservative party conference George Osborne announced changes to the lump sum death benefits tax charges. The changes were announced in advance of the expected date which was...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-the-proposed-conservative-pension-plans-mean/
And so it came to pass… There were always going to be fireworks in the financial services sector after a vote to leave. Most experts on the economy...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/where-has-the-brexit-vote-left-the-investors/
Following an analysis by the HomeOwners Alliance, it has been revealed that Manchester property sales are three times faster than London. The free EstateAgent4ME tool tracks the speed of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/why-manchester-should-be-on-your-radar-for-property-transactions/
Acas, (the Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service), is committed to promoting diversity and respect in the workplace for all employees, regardless of their personal characteristics. The body has recently published...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/how-best-to-support-trans-employees-in-the-workplace/
An early consultation with one of our Employment Team or using our Employment Protect service can help employers avoid employment disputes and a costly visit to an employment tribunal. However,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-happens-at-an-employment-tribunal/
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