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The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 introduces a new (and complex) requirement for companies to maintain a register of their ‘persons with significant control’ (‘PSC’)

Christos Christou congratulates Richard Palmer on his new appointment as President of Eastbourne Law Society.

The number of Wills which are being contested is ever increasing. There are a number of ways that a person may contest a Will.

A very public row has engulfed the family company Sherlock Holmes International Society Ltd, which owns the Sherlock Homes museum, over disputed withdrawals of funds of more than £2m from the compnay

Until now, companies have been required to file an Annual Return every year which updates the Register of Companies with current information about Directors, shareholdings, registered office, etc

Last year the Ministry of Justice ran a ‘Choice not chance’ campaign, in an attempt to make people aware of the importance of planning for their future by making Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney.

The cohabiting couple family is the fastest growing family type in the UK with over 3.2 million couples cohabiting as of 2015

Report on - Lancashire County Council (LCC) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2016

I once heard that the whole process of selling, purchasing and actually moving house was third on the list of most stressful events a person can endure, being superseded only by bereavement and divorce!

Gary Lineker has complained that that division of resources upon divorce should be resolved by a “Mathematical equation” and that lawyers manipulate parties into avoidable disagreements.

Planning for the unexpected is what we do best at Lawson Lewis Blakers. We have discussed before the importance of preparing a Will

I am a residential conveyancer, acting for individuals buying and selling properties. I also prepare trust deeds for joint owners, deal with re-mortgages, new builds, lease extensions,

Lawson Lewis Blakers are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Palmer as director.

Making a Will provides you with an opportunity to choose who your beneficiaries will be. Of course there are some exceptions to this, but in general a Testator (person making a Will) is able to decide whom they

Whilst conveyancing teams across the country have been gearing up to deal with the anticipated changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on buy to lets

Lawson Lewis Blakers solicitors celebrated 140 years in Eastbourne at the Town Hall, Eastbourne on 22nd October 2015.

We are pleased to announce that Jeremy Sogno and Rebecca Cole have each had their membership of the Law Society Family Law Advanced Specialist Panel renewed for the next five years.

When the Working Time Regulations were introduced in 1998 they required an employee to take annual leave within the leave year in which it was due.

From 1 February 2016, all private landlords in England will have to check that new tenants have the right to be in the UK before renting out their property (right to rent).