Jacksons' Blog

12 Safe days of Christmas

Mark Stouph, Health & Safety Consultant at Jacksons gives some tips on keeping safe during the festive season in this week’s blog
Candles
Unattended candles can pose a big risk for fires, especially during holiday parties.

The Dos and Don’t of the Annual Office Christmas Party

Christmas celebrations in the workplace have been very different over the past few years. Covid and lockdown have had a dramatic impact on parties and gatherings.

Separated parents and contact with children over the Christmas period

Unfortunately, separated parents can face conflict over contact arrangements for their children which is often heightened over the Christmas period.

Jacksons Law Firm Supporting Will Aid

Jacksons Law Firm is delighted to support Will Aid once again during October and November 2022.
The Private Client Team at Jacksons has been offering free Wills to members of the public through the Will Aid Scheme, which promotes a donation to a charity instead of paying the usual solicitor fees.

Good News for Separating/Divorcing Couples

Separating couples are often surprised to discover that upon transferring a property to their spouse, the spouse who is transferring the property can be liable to pay Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”), that is tax payable upon the ‘gain’ that has been made on their share of the property.

Commercial Property Update – changes in overseas entities

It isn’t often that we need to adapt to change in the commercial property legal sector!  Whilst there is the occasional stamp duty amendment from time to time, generally we’re always working on the basis of historic legislation such as Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 or Land Registration Act 2002.

#BackBritishFarmingDay

Today is Back British Farming Day, the annual celebration of the farming sector, which was postponed following the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

Networking – From a young professional’s perspective

I joined Jacksons Law Firm in February 2020, right before the Coronavirus Pandemic hit. Being fairly new to networking at that time, I did not have much experience and during the pandemic, I lost out on the opportunity to learn how to develop in this way.

Changing your Name?

Are you wishing to change your name? Look no further, this is something that the Family team at Jackson can assist with.
We use something called a Change of Name Deed which is evidence that your name has legally changed.

Learning employment law – from a trainee’s perspective

I completed my first trainee ‘seat’ in the busy Residential Conveyancing department and am now approaching the end of my first two weeks in the Employment department.