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A legal update in respect of EPC requirements for residential lettings

Referral fees are paid by some solicitors to estate agents in order for the estate agent to refer the work to them. This isn't something that Lawson Lewis Blakers do because it isn't good for clients. Read more here.

As our employment solicitor, Chris Kingham, has just announced the birth of his baby boy, we thought it timely to post something on here about shared parental leave and pay!

We've been raising funds in support of the fight against breast cancer (and eating lots of cake)...

New guidance has been issued by the Charity Commission surrounding charities and fraud.

An update on the change to the rules regarding the disqualifcaiton of charity trustees.

We are delighted that our team won the Relate golf competition

The rules about automatic disqualification for trustees of charities are changing from 1st August.

Lawson Lewis Blakers proudly took part in the recent Citizens Advice Eastbourne 10k Legal Walk.

We can assist with Business Lasting Powers of Attorneys

Historically solicitors’ firms have attracted clients by “word of mouth” recommendation. Thirty years ago they weren’t allowed to advertise! The world has moved on and bringing many benefits for consumers.

Employment Tribunal fees scrapped as access to justice prevails. In July 2013 cases sent to the Employment tribunal peaked at a little over seven thousand.

In July we supported the Lewes Annual Raft race. A great event put on by Lewes Round Table and good fun for all the family.

Robert Hamilton, Christos Christou and all of the Civil litigation team are celebrating a week of successes. They have won three multi track cases in Brighton and another in Central London County Court.

If you own a business and lose mental capacity – perhaps because of a serious accident or physical or mental illness then in the absence of a Lasting Power of Attorney

Whatever your views on politics, the calling of the Election has meant that the proposed increase in the Probate Court fees has had to be scrapped by the Government.

We all know that every individual on death can pass an amount of £325,000 tax free to their beneficiaries. This is referred to as the Nil Rate Band.

When someone dies, quite often it is necessary for their executors or administrators to apply to the Probate Registry for a Grant of Probate to that person’s will

After the over indulgences that Christmas often brings it’s sometimes hard to motivate yourself to get back into the swing of things in January, particularly if you are contemplating a major change like moving house

With the growth of AirBnB and similar services there has been a large increase in the number of home owners letting out their properties to raise money from holiday lettings.