On 29th June, the Office of Fair Trading set out its new guidance on Director disqualification orders for breach of the competition rules. Peter Carey a partner in Sedgwick Legal and currently President of the Rochdale Chamber of Commerce and Board member of...
The emergency budget will have far reaching implications for private and business clients alike. Many of our private clients are directly affected by the recent emergency budget. Apart from the increase from next year of VAT to 20% from 17.5%, major changes...
Local private clients, business owners and consumers will be busily looking at what they might recover financially for ruined holidays if things continue to go wrong in the travel industry this summer. Following the volcanic eruption in Iceland earlier this...
Many have believed that they were absolutely sure, only for their family to find themselves faced not only with the death of their loved one but a family dispute and an expensive and distressing legal wrangle when they needed it least. Take the chap who...
Do you protect the personal data which your business holds properly? The Data Protection Act 1998 can be complicated. In June, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said it is very concerned about breaches of data protection rights by the NHS. ...
Before you book your next holiday, just consider this, suggests Roger Dennerly our Personal Injury Partner. Many of us have been tempted by cheap flights to arrange our own holidays and book flights and accommodation ourselves. We then congratulate...
From 1 February 2009 new intestacy rules apply. In law “Intestacy” deals with means who inherits if you leave no will. In short, if you do not leave a will the law decides. However, the way the law operates when you do not leave a will, can...
At the end of 2009 the Court of Appeal had to look at a legal issue which arises very frequently in practice – whether a seller’s or a buyer’s contract terms apply. This is known as the “battle of the forms”. Peter Carey a...
How is your personal legal housekeeping? A new year is a good time to make some legal resolutions. Make your will. Ensure property is in the right names. Even consider a pre or post pre-nuptial agreement. Enter into contracts with business partnership and...
With snow and ice already covering much of the UK and weather reports suggesting that the snowstorms are moving south, the TUC has issued advice for workers and their employers on what to do when the weather takes a turn for the worse. While workers should...
