Have you given consideration to what will happen to your business if you or your co-owner die? The legal position varies depending on the structure of the business, but in...
A new report, which can be downloaded here, from SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly) and independent think tank Centre for Future Studies, reveals the UK is leaving medical and care...
Kerry Addison, Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association and Agriculture and Commercial Property Solicitor at Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) discusses succession planning for farming businesses. All successful businesses are...
When you are purchasing a new-build property there are a number of things to think about which are unique to the new-build home buying process. Here, Chartered Legal Executive, and...
Thompson Smith and Puxon Director and Corporate & Commercial solicitor Nick Mayles discusses guarantees and the important points that both guarantors and lenders should consider. A guarantee is a promise,...
Purchasing a property can, at times, seem confusing and complicated, particularly if you are first time buyer and have not been through the process before. The Thompson Smith and Puxon...
On Sunday 13th May Jessica Hewett, Legal Secretary in the Thompson Smith and Puxon Commercial Property team, took part in a sponsored walk from Walton Pier to Clacton Pier. The...
On the evening of Wednesday 22 May TSP Director and Wills and Estates Solicitor Fiona Ashworth attended a talk given by Chris Philpot on his recent trek to the North...
On Tuesday 1st May, Julia Hewett who works in the Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) Accounts team, reached her 40th anniversary of working at TSP. The firm celebrated her incredible...
According to the Legal 500 Nick Mayles, a solicitor in the Corporate and Commercial team at Thompson Smith and Puxon, provides ‘proactive and considered advice’ in the area of construction...
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today (Thursday 17 May 2018) published a damning report on NHS England’s management of their primary care support services contract with Capita. The full...
This year’s annual Teddy Bear Parachute Jump in aid of St Michael’s Church Brantham (CO11 1PZ) will take place on Saturday 30 June 2018 in the church grounds. Registration for...
Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) are pleased to announce the appointment of Jack Corr as a Trainee Solicitor with the firm. Jack will undertake his first seat of his training...
Leading regional law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) is delighted to announce that Kerry Addison, a TSP director and solicitor in the Colchester office, has become a Fellow of...
On Sunday 8th April, TSP Clinical Negligence Solicitor, Clare Sheeran and family put on their superhero capes and took part in the Comic Hero Run in aid of St Helena...
On Friday 23rd March fundraising events took place across the country to raise money for Sport Relief. Here at Thompson Smith and Puxon we decided to support the campaign by...
TSP is delighted to announce that Stacey Anderson has qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (FCILEx) and is now a Chartered Legal Executive. Congratulations Stacey! To become...
Thompson Smith and Puxon discusses Overage. What is “Overage”? If land may have future development potential, a seller may choose to impose an arrangement as part of the sale agreement...
Aileen Hirst, STEP qualified solicitor in the Wills and Estates team, discusses the cost of care. Care costs money and, as more of us live longer and face a future...
Criticism from the Health and Social Care Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, sees the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) assure patients they are making improvements and will be investing in...
On Sunday (10th December) Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) Solicitor Laura Finnigan, who leads the TSP Residential Property team, took part in the Santa Fun Run in Colchester Castle Park....
The Essex Agricultural Society (EAS) is a registered charity that promotes agriculture and rural related industries through a year long diary of educational and social events. It has been serving...
Thompson Smith and Puxon are corporate members of the CLA (The Country Land and Business Association), the membership organisation for owners of land, property and business in rural England and...
Fiona Ashworth, who leads the TSP Wills and Estates team, discusses when it may be useful to consider using an Immediate Post Death Interest Trust (IPDIT). An IPDIT is the...
Thompson Smith and Puxon Residential Property solicitor, Laura Finnigan, discusses purchasing a residential Listed Building and things to look out for in the process. There are over 375,000 listed buildings of...
Sean Stuttaford, Chief Operating Officer and Data Protection Officer (DPO) at Thompson Smith and Puxon, discusses the role of a DPO when the GDPR comes into force in May 2018....
Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) Solicitor Laura Finnigan, who is head of the TSP Residential Property team, will be taking part in the Santa Fun Run in Colchester Castle Park...
The Corporate and Commercial team at Essex-based Law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) has been rated as Top Tier in Essex in the 2017 Legal 500 rankings, one of...
A popular misconception is that, after a specified period of living together, an unmarried couple become “common law husband” and “common law wife” and that, if they then separate, the...
Essex–based Law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) has secured an excellent set of results in the 2017 Legal 500 United Kingdom rankings published 11 October 2017. The firm’s Corporate &...