• Head of Wills and Probate appointed as director

    Head of Wills and Probate appointed as director

    Our Head of Wills and Probate Helen Gott has been appointed as a director. Helen has more than eight years’ experience in the private client field, advising on wills, probate, administration of trusts and estates, court of protection… Read More

  • Going, going, gone: Emsleys’ Charity Auction

    Going, going, gone: Emsleys’ Charity Auction

    Fair warning!: Emsleys is hosting a Charity Auction on Thursday 27 April at Colton Cricket Club. Doors open at 7pm and the bidding will commence at 7.30pm. The Charity Committee will be bringing the hammer down on a whole host of… Read More

  • Wretched and unhappy marriage: not a ground for divorce

    In 1973 we entered the European Economic Community, women worked the London Stock Exchange for the first time, there was a spate of IRA bombings and Last of the Summer Wine had its first showing on TV. We wrote letters, smoked heavily… Read More

  • Charity Race Night a galloping success

    Charity Race Night a galloping success

    At the end of February, Emsleys held a Charity Race Night in support of its Charity of the Year, Macmillan Cancer Support. The evening was a huge success, raising over £650! The simulated race night saw guests bet on various horse… Read More

  • Save the date: Emsleys’ Charity Race Night

    Save the date: Emsleys’ Charity Race Night

    On Friday 24th February, Emsleys’ Charity Committee is hosting a simulated race night in support of the company’s Charity of the Year, Macmillan Cancer Support. Doors open at 7pm, with the first race starting at 7.30pm.… Read More

  • Caren Sharp – Court of Appeal

    The costs provisions in relation to pre-action disclosure applications are hardly the most exciting topics of legal discussion. For the uninitiated, a pre-action disclosure application in personal injury work is launched when a prospective… Read More

  • The best way to communicate following separation

    Separating from your partner or divorcing your husband or wife can be stressful enough without a breakdown in communication between the parties thrown into the mix. Tension will already be there for both of you, on top of feeling… Read More

  • Employment References

    With limited exceptions*, generally an employee has no legal right to a reference. However, as it is usual practice to give and receive references, alarm bells may ring if a future employer cannot secure a reference from a former employer.… Read More

  • Disability Discrimination and Cancer

    In a recent survey* from Macmillan Cancer Support, 18% of those surveyed suffering from cancer complained of facing discrimination from employers or colleagues on returning to work. This is disturbing when the overwhelming majority (85%)… Read More