Thompson Smith and Puxon can trace its roots back to 1879 when Edward Thompson Smith first started practising as a solicitor in Colchester, initially on his own. He was joined...
Colchester and Clacton-based law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) is pleased to announce a new addition to the Commercial Property and Agriculture team. The Colchester team has been boosted...
TSP is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the firm’s central administration team. Robert Stuart has joined the firm as IT Manager and Amanda Gentry as...
TSP Director, Mary Anne Fedeyko and her team of Corporate and Commercial solicitors at Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) recently acted for longstanding clients Jonathan and Mark Fagg, the owner...
Listen TSP’s Robert Ashworth and Aileen Hirst, who are both solicitors in the Wills and Estates team, joined Dream 100’s Murf (Jonathan Murphy) for his regular Ask the Expert feature...
Judith Winward, TSP Dispute Resolution solicitor, discusses changes in legislation that residential landlords need to be aware of. New legislation concerning information which residential landlords must have given to their...
The Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) Wills and Estates team, discuss how the law currently stands for cohabiting couples when one of them dies without leaving a Will. It is...
The Legal 500 has once again highlighted the expertise and commitment of Essex based law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP). The firm has seven Legal 500 recommended lawyers amongst...
Sharon Auton who leads the TSP Dispute Resolution team discusses the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which comes into force on 1 October 2015 and consolidates much of the existing UK...
September 2015: According to its annual report, in 2014/15, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) imposed civil monetary penalties amounting to over £1 million, including fines for data loss (£692,500) and...
Thompson Smith and Puxon’s Residential Property team discusses what can be done before your sale is agreed to ensure a smooth and speedy transaction. If you are thinking of putting...
August 2015: Maximum Protective Award Ordered: The EAT has provided a stark warning to businesses that are planning to make large scale redundancies. It has decided to make a 90-day...
TSP Private Client solicitor, Robert Ashworth, was pleased and proud to have completed the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 on Sunday 2 August 2015. Robert finished the 100 mile route in an...
A tribunal has recently decided that a right to manage company (RTM company) was liable for the landlord’s reasonable costs following the RTM company’s withdrawal of its right to manage...
A report, written by Lisa Llewelyn, the Director of Nursing and Clinical Quality in North East Essex, to the board of the NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, reveals...
Sharon Auton, who leads the TSP Dispute Resolution team, discusses the new consultation on further court fee increases announced by the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday 22 July 2015. Following...
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Heather Ilott, 54, who was excluded from her mother’s Will, should be awarded a third of her estate – £164,000. Heather’s mother, Melita...
Although paving over one or two gardens may not seem likely to make a difference, the combined effect of lots of people in a street or area doing this can...
Listen TSP Solicitor and Director, Julian Wilson, and Medical Claims Advisor, Dr. Jane Gurden, joined Dream 100’s Murf (Jonathan Murphy) to discuss Clinical Negligence on their ‘Ask the Expert’ feature....
The Wills and Estates team at Thompson Smith and Puxon discuss what might happen if you do not make a Will before you die. For those individuals who decide not...
Listen TSP’s Head of Wills and Estates, Solicitor Fiona Ashworth, joins Dream 100’s Murf (Jonathan Murphy) to discuss the decision-making process when mental capacity is called into question and will...
St Michael’s Church in Brantham held their annual Teddy Bear Parachute Challenge on the morning of Saturday 27 June 2015 in the church grounds. The event, once again sponsored by...
In this article, we take a look at some of the key issues faced by both buyers and sellers of a dental practice. Perhaps the time has come for you,...
With a changing economic environment and ever-increasing regulation, you could perhaps be forgiven for thinking that the demand for dentists and dental surgeries might be on the decline. Not so....
Enhanced Consumer Measures means Enhanced Business Sanctions for breach of Consumer Rights: The new Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the “CRA”) has introduced “enhanced consumer measures” in an attempt to help consumers...
On Thursday 21 May 2015 a flotilla of ‘Little Ships’ that evacuated Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940 sailed across the Channel to mark the 75th Anniversary...
NHS England has set up a new scheme to help failing hospitals. The scheme is called The Success Regime and is being trialled in three areas across the country, and...
The Corporate and Commercial team at Colchester and Clacton-based Law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) is pleased to welcome solicitor Caroline Nicholls to the team. Having attended school in...
This year’s annual Teddy Bear Parachute Jump in aid of St Michael’s Church Brantham (CO11 1PZ) will take place on Saturday 27 June 2015 in the church grounds. Registration for...
A report has just been published by Cancer Research UK which raises concerns that financial and other pressures on hospitals to deliver routine NHS services are not leaving time for...