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Amy Leite provides regular franchise law advice on WorkingMums.co.uk. Her latest article focuses on what to ask a franchisor when buying a franchise. Amy Leite is a solicitor at Pinney Talfourd Solicitors in Essex. She has…

Frankie’s Wine Bar in Hornchurch is under new management thanks to our commercial team and business is booming already. Spring is in the air and with more opportunities for socialising on the horizon, this month…

If you were thinking of naming your child after a notorious poison, think again! Court of Appeal bans mother from naming her child ‘Cyanide’.Following a recent judgement in the Court of Appeal parents are given…

As a landlord you may want to recover the costs of maintaining your investment properties from tenants via a service charge. Stephen Eccles explains how.Tenants are usually happy to pay for this, unless they think…

Stephen Green has been awarded the ‘Senior Litigator’ badge by APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) for his experience and expertise in personal injury. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has been fighting for the rights of…

Employers need to stay up to date with changes in employment law to ensure you are acting lawfully. Read April’s updates.Most employment law changes take place in April and October each year.  Alex Pearce, employment law specialist…

Pinney Talfourd is pleased to confirm its subscription to Certainty, the National Will Register and Will Search Service.   Certainty is the National Will Register and Will Search Service and can be used by the legal…

The changes to the stamp duty rules for additional properties finally came into force on 1st April. Head of Residential Property, Paul Berry looks at the implications.The changes to the stamp duty rules for additional properties…

Do I have to go to court to resolve my civil dispute? The short answer is not necessarily. There are plenty of other options. It is a common misconception that being involved in a civil dispute inevitably…

We look at the implications of The National Maternity Review’s report “Better Births: improving outcomes of maternity services in England”.The National Maternity Review’s report “Better Births: improving outcomes of maternity services in England” was published…