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It could be you…

29/01/2018

In Jane’s blog this week Partner, Simon Catterall takes a look at the legal minefield surrounding house lotteries…
Would you raffle your home?
Would you buy a ticket in a raffle to win a home?
You know, part with £50 for one shot at winning a mansion?
In this age of fast forward technology, ho


Carillion’s failure

22/01/2018

It wasn’t due to Brexit and it wasn’t high street retail suffering at the hands of the on-line onslaught.
It was a massive business favoured with tax payer funded contracts. A huge business which owed huge amounts to thousands of other businesses.


In the news…equal pay and sexual harassment issues at work

15/01/2018

In this week’s blog, Stacey West from our Employment team provides an update on equal pay issues and sexual harassment complaints at work with a focus on what employers can and should be doing to address these issues and what options are available to employees facing these issues.


What’s in store for the legal sector in 2018?

08/01/2018

As we all return from Christmas holidays it is time to look ahead to 2018 and to consider plans. For the first blog of the New Year I have asked our teams to give us some thoughts on what they think may be the “burning” legal issues of 2018.


What can you do when you open that long for gift and something isn’t right?

21/12/2017

It is safe to assume that upon hearing of the birth of their spiritual leader, the three wise men had nothing but honourable intentions when they travelled from afar and came bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh and what a valuable gift to receive.


The elf-employed – another Uber sized debacle?

20/12/2017

Our trainees at Jacksons continue to write about an area of law with a Christmas twist. In this piece Charlotte Alexander talks about employment rights of seasonal workers . Look out for further articles as the week goes on.


Squatters in the Stable

19/12/2017

Mary and Joseph travelled the long road to Bethlehem only to find there was no room at any of the local inns. One kind owner let them rest in the stable for the night, but what if they refused to leave? The kind owner could be stuck trying to evict some stable squatters.


When Santa got stuck up the chimney….

18/12/2017

Every year, people around the world leave milk and cookies to entice Santa Claus to squeeze down their chimneys and leave gifts for all the family.


Co-habitation week

04/12/2017

With cohabitation awareness week and the announcement of the royal wedding, social media went absolutely crazy last week.
We were delighted when MP Chi Onwurah popped into our Newcastle Office to discuss her views on the subject of co-habitation.


First time buyers and stamp duty land tax – What does the small print say!

27/11/2017

Last week, following on from the budget, there was much in the press about the change in stamp duty land tax and how many first time buyers were going to get relief from this. However, there are also many first time buyers who will be disappointed not to get the benefit of this budget change.


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