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A double dose of legislation means landlords with long-term rent arrears can now pursue tenants, but in other rulings tenants can also relax as a moratorium on evictions is in...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/legislations-relief-for-landlords-and-tenants-this-christmas/
Reading through the Law Society Gazette last week, I was amused by Darren Clayton’s humorous approach to a difficult problem – that of dress code dilemmas in the legal office. A...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/time-to-review-your-approach-to-dress-codes-in-the-workplace/
A recent High Court case has recognised the needs of ‘workers’ as well as ‘employees’ under health and safety rights. The former now gain protection (in the Employment Rights Act...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/health-and-safety-needs-of-gig-economy-and-workers/
Whatever your personal or political views on immigration, the law prohibits businesses from employing illegal workers – and there are serious penalties for those who breach the law. Two months...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/be-warned-the-government-is-pursuing-bad-employers/
A bishop could withhold licence from a canon who entered same-sex marriage. The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that a bishop could refuse to grant an officiating licence to an ordained,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/bishop-allowed-to-withhold-licence/
An employer has been held vicariously liable for the criminal actions of its employee. So held the High Court recently in the case of Various Claimants –v- WM Morrisons PLC where the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/employer-held-responsible-for-rogue-employees-actions/
Disputing parties are not using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures (like mediation), as much as was expected. The Civil Justice Council (CJC) appointed a working body to investigate this lack of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/why-arent-disputing-parties-mediating/
Love is in the air and despite Valentines Day being the most romantic day of the year the Family Legal Clinic at Pearson Solicitors was full on both days this...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/collaborative_lawyer_appointed_in_oldham/
Although divorce is a commonplace occurrence these days, few people going into their first divorce have much idea about how the process operates. Here is a brief guide. The process...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the_process_of_divorce/
Victoria Marshall is one of our conveyancing team. In Autumn 2016, she shared her own experiences of moving house. By blogging about some of the issues and niggles that arose after she made an...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/a-conveyancers-blog-what-its-really-like-to-move-house/
Every year, we remind employers about potential employment law issues that can arise over Christmas. Human nature being what it is, incidents often occur over Christmas that can lead to...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/a-little-christmas-prep-can-help-avoid-those-party-incidents/
Seeking professional advice from a reputable law firm when preparing your Will or Trust documents is so important. People leave things to loved ones in their Will to recognise the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/cut-corners-when-drafting-a-will-can-lead-to-disputes/
Millions of people have found themselves out of work due to the Covid19 pandemic and thousands of businesses have had to close their doors due to the various lockdowns. The...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/covid19-causes-grandparents-to-pass-on-more-money-to-families/
Homeowners are urged to get house sales agreed, to get moving and to get conveyancing solicitors instructed as soon as possible in the New Year to save money on stamp...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/move-quickly-in-2021-and-make-the-most-of-the-stamp-duty-holiday/
Pearson Solicitors’ Personal Injury Team secured a settlement of £15,500 for a 68 year old gentleman after sustaining a serious fracture to his left leg following an accident which resulted...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/case-study/personal-injury-case-resulted-in-15500-claim/
In the light of Monday night’s government announcement, we have undertaken a full review of our processes for managing the coronavirus threat. Paramount to this review is the safety of...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/coronavirus-update-services-during-lockdown/
2020 has been a difficult year for all charities, particularly hospices and foodbanks. We are thrilled to be finishing the year with a fantastic £2.5K donation to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice and...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pearson-rounds-off-the-year-with-charitable-christmas-cheer/
Typically the first week in January is a busy one for our Divorce and Family team as they see a surge in enquiries following the Christmas period. However, this year...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/divorce-advice-at-the-start-of-a-new-year/
Now that the UK has left the EU some of you may be wondering how it affects consumer rights and the way consumer disputes are handled? Although many consumer rights...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/does-brexit-change-your-consumer-rights/
Business reputation is important but can be quickly damaged with subsequent financial losses if online review platforms provide negative feedback. In some cases if the feedback is unfair and misleading...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/business-reputation-and-online-reviews/
As the vaccine programme rolls out across the country and the age limit gets lower pretty soon it will hit those of working age so – as employers do you...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/can-employers-demand-you-to-have-the-covid-vaccine/
No matter what your interest in a business – owner, director, partner or sole trader – it just makes sense to protect the future of that business. ‘How?’ I hear...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/business-plans-and-a-commercial-lpa/
Following the vote to leave, many are left wondering whether the UK’s exit from the EU could have a knock on effect on estates and the succession plans of those...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/inheritance-living-abroad-your-will-and-estate-post-brexit/
Recent proposals to bring the law around Wills up to date have been welcomed by solicitors after a recent statement issued by the Law Society on the changes. In a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/making-wills-fit-for-the-21st-century/
Clients could be due cash back from the Ministry of Justice after it announced that charges for registering LPAs have been too high in recent years. The Office of the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pay-back-time-from-moj/
Changing trends in family and living arrangements in the UK have meant there has been a shift away from the traditional ‘nuclear family’. According to the office of National Statistics,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pension-rights-public-sector-and-cohabiting-couples/
Technically anybody can draft their own ‘home made’ Will and it can be tempting to try to avoid paying someone else for the pleasure. Sometimes however, dodging small upfront charges...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/why-diy-wills-are-to-be-avoided/
The law says that anybody can make a Will once they reach the age of 18 – this is because it is important for all adults (no matter their age)...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/why-young-people-need-a-will/
We solicitors talk about planning ahead a lot and whilst it may seem repetitive the message is important. If you make provision for the future now, by doing things like...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/wills-trusts-care-homes-and-property-your-future-plans/
Technology plays a huge part in the modern world, with many aspects of our lives now ‘virtual’ and although many of these things may not be considered ‘assets’ in the...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/your-digital-legacy-and-your-will/
The campaigning group, Back to 60, has lost their fight at the High Court to seek redress for the inequality around the state pension age, which affects women who were...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/back-to-60-campaigners-fight-on/
Sadly we sometimes come across cases where elderly people have no option but to spend their life savings on care homes fees, but often some professional advice could limit or...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/being-prepared-for-later-life-wills-lpa/
Care home fees is a hot topic for many reasons. To begin with, we are all living longer and therefore our chances of requiring some variation of care are increased,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/calculating-the-cost-of-care-home-fees/
A new system alerting charities to when they have been left money in wills is to be established by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) following a decision to end...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/charities-to-be-alerted-of-legacies-in-wills/
If you’re looking to start 2020 with your finances in order it is important to consider making Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) – legal documents which allow you to nominate...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/consider-lasting-power-of-attorney/
Between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2017, the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) generated a surplus of £89m from Lasting Power of Attorney fee overpayments. This happened because...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/could-you-be-eligible-for-a-power-of-attorney-fee-refund/
As tempting as it may be to draft your own Will, in an attempt to save yourself a few pounds, failing to seek professional legal advice could cost you dearly...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/home-made-wills-may-lead-to-longer-term-troubles/
Comedian and funny man Ken Dodd had the last laugh last year when he married his long term partner on his deathbed, thus avoiding Inheritance Tax and with probate on...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/how-tickled-i-am-to-have-avoided-tax/
There is no replacement for professional advice when it comes to drafting a Will. However, in the context of a bitter inheritance dispute, a High Court ruling demonstrated that getting...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/independent_legal_advice_decisive_inheritance_dispute/
A wave of new tech has swept through the UK legal system as audio and video technology has become the new ‘norm’ during the coronavirus outbreak and our legal advisers...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/making-a-will-during-pandemic/
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