Howes Percival featured in the Time's Best Law Firms
Howes Percival has been named one of the top 250 law firms in England and Wales in The Times’ Best Law Firms 2023 list published on 3 November 2022
ESG in Commercial Contracts: How to Get Started
Howes Percival's commercial contracts experts give some quick tips on how to start incorporating environmental, social and governance standards and best practice into your business' contracts.
Five new partners among 14 senior promotions at Howes Percival
Howes Percival announces 14 senior promotions, including five new partners.
Howes Percival appoints its first ever chartered trade mark attorney
Howes Percival has expanded its Intellectual Property (IP) team with the recruitment of its first ever Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Sarah Dacre, who joins the firm from Blaser Mills LLP.
Howes Percival delivers £300m of corporate deals in Q1
Howes Percival’s corporate, commercial, and banking (CCB) team has seen a strong start to the year, completing 37 deals with a combined value of just over £299.5million in Q1.
No Jab, No company sick pay
Recently several major companies, including IKEA, Ocado and Next, have introduced new policies relating to the levels of sick pay to be paid to staff that need to isolate due to COVID-19.
Employment Law: what to expect in 2022
2022 promises to be a very interesting year for employment law. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic looks set to continue with vaccinations and the rules around enforcing them likely to dominate. We also expect new legislation to reflect changes set out in the Queen’s Speech in 2019, when several key policies were outlined as part of a promised new Employment Act.
Consortium trio secures place on central government legal panel
An innovative consortium of three law firms has been appointed to a prestigious central government panel to provide legal advice to government departments and their agencies.
Top tips for employers when recruiting
Howes Percival's employment law experts provide some top tips to help ensure that your recruitment process does not fall foul of employment law.
Howes Percival joins Legal Sustainability Alliance
As part of its ongoing environmental strategy, Howes Percival has joined the Legal Sustainability Alliance (LSA).
Howes Percival featured in the Times' Best 200 Law Firms
Howes Percival has been named one of the top 200 law firms in England and Wales in The Times’ Best Law Firms 2022 list published on 4 November 2021.
Howes Percival recommended for 21 different practice areas in the legal 500
The 2022 edition of The Legal 500 – the authoritative guide to the UK’s leading law firms – has recommended Howes Percival for 21 different practice areas and awarded the firm top tier ranking in 11 different legal specialisms.
Work from home guidance removed from Monday 19th July 2021
On 12 July 2021, the Prime Minister announced that from Monday 19 July the Government instruction to ‘work from home where you can’ will be lifted. The Prime Minster said he does not expect everyone to return their ‘desks as one’ from Monday and further guidance will be released for businesses on a gradual return to work over the summer.
Can i pay child maintenance upfront rather than monthly?
Melanie Westwood of Howes Percival says: In short, the answer to this question is “yes” but I would strongly advise against it!
Employment law specialist joins Howes Percival's Norwich office
Howes Percival’s employment law team in East Anglia continues to grow from strength to strength with the arrival of Laura Brown, who has been appointed legal director. Laura joins the firm’s Norwich office from Birketts LLP.
Bribery Act - where are we ten years on?
With the 1st of July marking the tenth anniversary of the UK Bribery Act coming into force, Robert Starr, Regulatory Partner at Howes Percival takes a look at what effect the Act has had during this time and whether businesses should be doing anything more as we emerge from the Covid pandemic.
Building on natural advantages in business
Miles Barnes of Howes Percival writes: In life there are always some natural advantages that make some people better at certain things than others. For example, standing at 5’9 (on a good day!) it was always pretty unlikely that I could emulate my childhood hero, Martin Johnson, and play second row for England.
Howes Percival appoints new senior partner and Head of Commercial
Howes Percival has appointed Paula Dumbill as a partner and head of its commercial team within its Corporate, Commercial, and Banking (CCB) practice.
Howes Percival celebrates Pride Month 2021
Howes Percival has embarked on a series of initiatives to celebrate Pride Month throughout June.
No Fault Divorce - an update
Head of Family Law at Howes Percival, Justine Flack provides an update on no fault divorce; when it is expected to start, how it will change things and what to do in the meantime.
Andy Harris appointed Head of Corporate law team
Howes Percival has announced a new of Head of its rapidly growing Corporate, Commercial and Banking practice. Andy Harris, a partner in the firm’s Milton Keynes office, has been promoted to Head the Corporate, Commercial and Banking (CCB) team.
Rapidly growing Corporate law team adds two new senior lawyers
Howes Percival has announced a further expansion of its Leicester Corporate, Commercial and Banking (CCB) practice, with two new senior appointments.
Howes Percival acts on sale of Drayton Insurance Services
A leading independent East Anglian insurance broker has been acquired by Ethos Broking via its regional hub, the Norwich and Bury St Edmunds based Hugh J Boswell Group.
Howes Percival's Cambridge office celebrates a series of accolades
Howes Percival’s Cambridge office has celebrated a series of awards and accolades following a very busy 12 months.
Spotlight on the Fire Safety Act 2021
It’s taken a while and has been the subject of numerous skirmishes between the government and the House of Lords, but the Fire Safety Act (the Act) has finally received Royal Assent. The Act is the first stage in implementing the recommendations falling out of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Other fire safety changes continue to be considered as part of a package of building safety measures proposed…