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Are you a business owner? Come and join our tax and succession planning specialist Rob Fearnley for an intergenerational wealth planning lunch at the beautiful Heath House in Tean on Thursday May 4th 10am – 1pm. Rob will be speaking alongside specialists from RBA Wealth Management on topics including tax and estate investment planning, succession planning, business protection and wealth preservation management. This event is free! To reserve your place please email: events@rbawealthmanagement.co.uk Address: Heath House, Hollington Road, Tean, Stoke-on-Trent ST10 4HA
Leek Office – Full-time legal secretary We are seeking a full-time legal secretary with previous experience of conveyancing, wills, probate, tax, trusts and estates work to assist fee earners at our Leek Office. The successful candidate must have previous legal secretarial experience, have high levels of accuracy and attention to detail, excellent spelling and grammar, good typing speeds and a professional telephone manner with an ability to use IT. Suitable applicants should be able to work on their own initiative as well as being able to work as part of a team. Experience of maintaining routine billing, use of billing...
Bowcock & Pursaill Solicitors step up to donate 50 Easter eggs to families in need after an appeal by charity Home-Start Newcastle Borough
Property solicitor Katie Nixon has been promoted to the role of associate solicitor here at Bowcock & Pursaill. Katie, a Staffordshire University law graduate, joined us in August 2015, and is based within our Eccleshall office in Stafford Street which opened in 2015. Firm partner, Rob Fearnley, said: “Katie’s promotion is very well deserved, as she has done a great job in taking our Eccleshall office from a standing start to a busy office. “As a firm we place great importance on recognising the experience and talent of our staff, and the essential part they play in our reputation...
A father who refused to pay a school fine for taking his daughter on holiday during term time has lost his legal battle at the Supreme Court.
The supreme court has overturned a decision to increase the sum of money left to a woman by her estranged mother, who left her entire £500,000 estate to three animal charities. The protracted dispute over Melita Jackson’s will has made its way through the English courts since her death, at 70, in 2004. The final judgment, handed down on Wednesday, overturned a court of appeal ruling which increased the amount awarded to Jackson’s only child, Heather Ilott. Ilott was rejected by her mother at 17 after she left home in 1978 to live with her boyfriend, Nicholas Ilott, whom she later...
According to the most recent figures from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) there has been an increase in court applications involving living arrangement disputes and the time children should spend with the non-resident parent. Here our Family and Matrimonial solicitor, Lisa Cogger, explains the legal process involved. Since the 1980s the courts have applied what they have called a “strong presumption” or an “assumption” that the child’s welfare is best served by remaining involved with both parents following their separation or divorce. It is understandable that the end of a relationship for many parents is difficult....
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid, has now unveiled the much anticipated Housing White Paper – Danielle Newbon from our property team looks at the key issues the consultation paper raises for homebuyers, developers and the rental sector. The Housing White paper follows a push by the government to build at least one million homes by 2020 (200,000 per annum), an extremely tough target when you consider 190,000 homes were built in 2015/16 while the average build rate since the 1970’s has been 160,000. Danielle says: “This is certainly not a new concern as there has been talk of...
Settling a commercial dispute satisfactorily can save your business a lot of money, effort and anxiety. So what is the key to a favourable outcome? Our commercial disputes specialist Tim Wolley offers his advice here: Good credit management is essential – keep your company financial matters under regular review and beware of extending an account too much credit. Don’t be afraid to ask – for a personal guarantee from a business owner. This is an unsecured written promise guaranteeing payment on an equipment lease or loan in the event the business does not pay. Since it is unsecured, a personal guarantee is not tied to...
Founded in 1927, Bowcock & Pursaill has been our clients’ number one choice for solicitors in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire for almost 100 years. We also act on behalf of clients throughout the country.
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