Newly introduced legal rules could potentially have a ‘serious impact’ on businesses trying to recover debts from individuals, law firm Hewitsons has warned.
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The Pre Action Protocol for Debt Claims came into force 1 October 2017 and will potentially have a severe impact on businesses trying to recover outstanding debts due from individuals.
04-10-2017
Hewitsons’ Contentious Trusts and Probate Team had a good week, achieving settlement of two claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 at mediations taking place on 11 and 12 September.
19-09-2017
Hewitsons has won a place on a buying framework that gives universities and other organisations access to carefully-selected suppliers of products and services.
08-09-2017
Published at the end of August, the UK Government’s paper on enforcement and dispute resolution, entitled: A future partnership paper, includes plenty of mood music, but is disappointingly short on detail, comments Dominic Hopkins of Hewitsons.
07-09-2017
Lasting Power of Attorneys (LPAs) and their risks were discussed during Radio 4’s Today programme and an article headed “Warning over power of attorney risks” appeared on the BBC website. Alexandra Howard of Hewitsons discusses the issues.
16-08-2017
Innovation thought leaders from USA, Russia and across Europe came together at the Cambridge Innovation Summit to share experiences, benchmark and shape the global innovation landscape for years to come.
31-07-2017
The Court of Appeal recently ruled on the divison of matrimonial assets during a unique divorce settlement, highlighting that not all divorcing couples can split their assets on an equal basis. Lucinda Brown of Hewitsons discusses the issues.
25-07-2017
In the recent case of Kingsgate Development Projects Ltd v Jordan and Another (2017) EWHC (TCC) 343, the court had to settle a number of issues in dispute between the parties, including how far, if at all, three gates constituted a substantial interference to the claimant’s right of way. Barbara Judkins of Hewitsons discusses the issues.
24-07-2017
Law firm Hewitsons has appointed an experienced solicitor to its growing Private Wealth team. Alexandra Howard has joined the firm’s Cambridge office, in Newmarket Road, as a Senior Solicitor within the team.
11-07-2017
As a university student, Russell Wignall spent his summers working for a grain storage company to fund his time studying law.
07-07-2017
Hewitsons has appointed a new Partner to lead its highly respected Real Estate Litigation team, reinforcing the law firm’s position as a key player in this specialist area of practice.
27-06-2017
The case of Gore v Naheed and Ahmed (2017) EWCA Civ 369, recently decided by the Court of Appeal, has provided useful guidance as to when a right of way granted for a specific property can be extended to cover neighbouring land, says Barbara Judkins of Hewitsons.
23-06-2017
The independent report into the Duty of Care sport has towards its participants, at both elite and grassroots level, was published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on 21 April.
19-05-2017
Runners at Alzheimer’s Research UK are limbering up for this year’s Chariots of Fire as today marks the official launch of the event’s 2017 partnership with the UK’s leading dementia research charity.
10-05-2017
The General Data Protection regulation (the ‘GDPR’) will introduce a number of changes, explains Hewitsons.
24-04-2017
The huge proposed increase in Probate Court Fees has been postponed.
24-04-2017
On 19 April 2017 Mrs Justice O’Farrell sitting at the Royal Court of Justice held that the court had an inherent jurisdiction to determine the appropriate method of assessing compensation following a dispute under the Party Wall Act 1996 (“the Act”), notwithstanding the fact that the Act provides a comprehensive code by which such disputes could be determined by a surveyor.
24-04-2017
Staff at law firm Hewitsons raised thousands of pounds for veterans by cycling more than 150 miles over two days.
11-04-2017
Three new solicitors have joined Hewitsons’ Cambridge office, having completed traineeships with the law firm.
07-04-2017
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24/11/2020
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