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Silent and deadly: The Invisible Man and The Domestic Abuse Act 2021

Silent and deadly: The Invisible Man and The Domestic Abuse Act 2021

23/07/2021

I recently watched the 2020 Elizabeth Moss version of ‘The Invisible Man’ on Amazon Prime. Having initially tuned in for a typical thriller/horror type movie, I was struck instead by how well it captured the features of an abusive and coercively controlling relationship.


Make a success of succession

Make a success of succession

22/07/2021

The Rural Agriculture Group (RAG), an association of specialist agricultural accountants, due to release the results of its Farming Survey in the next few weeks, but initial findings appear to show some alarming figures.


It just …. wasn’t supposed to go that way this time

12/07/2021

The morning after the night before and no future in England football’s dreaming for another year at least. Dramatic empathy as well, I thought, as the mists closed in and the rain swirled down from a bleak sky on the journey to the office. More Thane of Cawdor than Harry the King….


It’s just not cricket!

08/07/2021

At long last the Summer is here, the cricket season is in full swing and boundaries are the topic of conversation. Unfortunately, however, it’s not all fours and sixes. Recently, we’ve seen a big increase in boundary disputes between adjoining landowners.


Meet the new gaffer at Jacksons

05/07/2021

As I write this it’s Monday morning and, hopefully, the start of a momentous week in which the government confirm that we are, at last, to be given our lives back, released from the shackles of covid restrictions and a week in which (all fingers and toes crossed) that prodigal son that is called f


Changing the guard

Changing the guard

28/06/2021

This will be my last blog for Jacksons as managing partner but hopefully not the last one I write for the firm. At the end of this month my term as managing partner comes to an end and I will become a consultant to the firm. It is a strange moment in time.


Staff contracts for agricultural businesses

Staff contracts for agricultural businesses

24/06/2021

It can be easy to overlook putting in place written contracts for your staff when you are busy or if you are only engaging workers on a casual or seasonal basis.


Mandatory Vaccination of Care Workers

Mandatory Vaccination of Care Workers

21/06/2021

Will the covid-19 vaccine become mandatory for care workers?
As the media reports that the government is considering allowing holiday makers to travel to “amber” listed countries this summer if they have had two vaccinations against COVID-19 without having to self isolate for 10 days upon return


DEFRA consultation

DEFRA consultation

07/06/2021

Much has been written over the last week or so about the DEFRA consultation concerning the proposed lump sum exit scheme.
The consultation is actually in two parts: firstly, looking at the lump sum exit scheme and, secondly, at the proposal for delinked payments.


From Apprentice to Paralegal

From Apprentice to Paralegal

01/06/2021

Business Administration Apprentice
I started my career at Jacksons in 2018 as an apprentice working towards a Level 3 Business Administration qualification. I was based on reception and I still remember the excitement of landing a job in a Law Firm.


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