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Time and time again, Private Client lawyers hear this same sentence, “I don’t need a Will I have nothing to leave”. The reality is that everybody has something to leave, even if they do not consider it to be financially valuable. If you...
Picture: Chattertons Chairman, Patrick Cordingley welcoming delegates to the Lincolnshire Economic Forum Chattertons Solicitors and Wealth Management were pleased to sponsor the Lincolnshire Economic Forum held at the Double Tree by Hilton, Lincoln on...
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According to Resolution, figures recently published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the current law is failing cohabiting families. Resolution, an organisation of 6,500 family lawyers committed to the constructive resolution of family...
Chattertons were delighted to welcome the first female Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, The Rt. Hon Elizabeth Truss MP to their Sleaford office on Friday 18th November 2016. The Lord Chancellor joined Chattertons...
Many people question why, when someone has made a will in their lifetime, there is any need for further formalities once that person dies. This is due to the fact that a will is a legal document by which a person expresses their wishes as to how their...
On 21 November 2016, new requirements come into force, which require public sector workers in customer-facing roles to be sufficiently fluent in English language. The new requirement follows publication of provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 and...
One week after the announcement of a new Partner, Chattertons is delighted to confirm that both Alice Morgan and Dan Fellows have received promotion to become Associates with the company. Alice qualified and practiced in Scotland before converting to...
As many people are aware the first £325,000 of their estate is free from Inheritance Tax (IHT) on death, this is known as the nil rate band (NRB). This NRB applies on death and also on Lifetime transfer where the deceased does not survive 7 years...
The Directors of Chattertons Solicitors are pleased to announce that with immediate effect Melissa Thompson has been appointed as a Partner in the Company. Melissa joined Chattertons in 2005 and trained with former Senior Partner, Peter...
This was considered by the Employment Tribunal (ET) in the case of Snell v Network Rail Infrastructure Limited. Mr and Mrs Snell were both employed by Network Rail and both applied under Network Rail’s Share Parental Leave Policy. Mrs Snell decided...
This issue was considered by the Employment Tribunal (ET) in the case of MacFarlane and another EasyJet Airline Company Ltd. This case was brought by 2 female employees who worked as cabin crew for EasyJet and who had recently returned to work following a...
A Green Paper has been published by the Government called Improving Lives . This presents the Government’s vision for the next ten years on how the relationship between work and health in the hope of achieving significant improvement. As...
For some time now there has been some discussion and debate over the dreaded subject of holiday pay since two very important decisions were made by the European Courts of Justice (ECJ) which found that UK domestic legislation (that is, The Working Time...
Chattertons is delighted to announce that it has today received notification from The Good Web Guide that chattertons.com has been shortlisted in the National awards for Corporate Website of the Year 2016 and National Website of the Year 2016. ...
On 28 October 2016 the Employment Tribunal handed down a very important decision, one that would have the subsequent impact of employers questioning the employment status of contractors within their workforce. Two taxi drivers who provide services to Uber...
