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Everybody knows (or should know) that the Equality Act 2010 protects disabled employees. Disability is a protected characteristic.

I am on the civil and litigation teams.In civil litigation I advise clients on their legal issues and make applications to the court on their behalf and attend hearings

There has been much talk recently about the rise of zero hours contracts. On the one hand they provide flexibility to both the employer and the employee.

Now that there is no statutory retirement age, many people work well into their 60’s and early 70’s and sometimes this creates difficulties.

Do I have to pay tax when I am being made redundant/my employment is being ended?

As solicitors are so fond of saying this will depend on the facts. In the recent case of McElroy - v - Cambridgeshire Community Services, Mr McElroy was dismissed for attending for work while “smelling of alcohol”.

The Court of Appeal has now delivered judgment in the case of Ilott –v- Mitson – which concerns a dispute over a Will. A mother left her entire estate to the RSPCA and several other charities excluding her daughter

We are very proud of our team who won the Relate Golf tournament at the Downs Golf Club on the 24th July 2015.Robin Comber and Christos Christou with Ryan Smith and Phillip Mann.

Not content with indicating an intention to shut the Eastbourne Family Court, the Government are now “consulting” on increasing Court fees.

The Law Society has devised a quality scheme designed specifically to guarantee to clients standards of integrity, service and competence within the field of residential Conveyancing.

Lawson Lewis Blakers was established as a Solicitors practice in Eastbourne in 1875 meaning that this year we celebrate our 140th birthday!

Lawson Lewis Blakers are members of the Law Society backed “Lexcel” kitemark. The award of this quality mark is made after a rigorous audit of each member firm’s systems

As a result of recent case law, Parliament has changed the rules for landlords who let properties on Assured Shorthold Tenancies

Our Lewes Office has been continually supporting The Institute of Cancer Research through their Free Wills Scheme and this year have managed to raise in legacies the sum of £60,100!

We helped raised £5,500 for St Peter & St James Hospice in their Free Wills Scheme, well done and thank you to everyone who participated.

Well done to Nadine who raised £930 for SASBAH (Sussex Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus) by running the Brighton Marathon in 3 hours 40 minutes.

Our Christos Christou is the new president of Eastbourne Law Society, pictured here with the outgoing president, Robin Bates.

More and more commercial tenants nowadays, given the economic uncertainty of our times, ask the landlord to insert a break clause in their leases

It is not uncommon for Tenants who want to sell or transfer (‘assign’) their Leases to someone else, to allow that third party to take over the premises before the legal formalities have been completed.