Farm Property & Agriculture

We’re pleased to announce that Joy Hancock is now a partner.

Joy first joined Bowcock & Pursaill’s legal family as an Associate Solicitor in 2018. Based at our Uttoxeter office, she possesses a wealth of experience within the commercial property sector. Using her extensive local knowledge and expertise, Joy takes a proactive and practical approach for her clients, a lot of whom she has worked with for many years.

Having embarked on a legal career in 1990 just…

What is workplace discrimination?
If you think you may be experiencing unfair treatment at work, it’s wise to seek expert legal advice on next steps. Targeted legal help will offer you clarity and support to make an informed decision about your future direction.

The Equality Act 2010 protects employees with ‘protected characteristics’ from unfair treatment. These protected characteristics include gender, marital status, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age.

In the workplace there…

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Working from Home
Fire and Rehire
Gig Economy
Sleep ins
Line of Duty?

Working from Home
The popularity of remote working is on the rise but there are pitfalls for both employer and worker.

The Office for National Statistics in its report Homeworking hours, rewards and opportunities in the UK: 2011 to 2020found that 35.9 percent of the UK workforce worked some of their time at home in 2020, an increase of 9.4 percent over…