Mary Anne Fedeyko, who leads the Business Services team at Colchester and Clacton-based Solicitors, Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP), is preparing, with her family (the Dansies), to sail their Dunkirk...
The Thompson Smith and Puxon Residential Property team discuss what you need to consider if you are thinking of buying a house. The bigger question is probably “How much can...
Listen TSP’s Head of Dispute Resolution, Sharon Auton, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, and team member, solicitor Judith Winward, join Dream 100’s Murf (Jonathan Murphy) to...
More than 20 teams of 6 (representing businesses from across the region) took part in a fun quiz evening at Frinton Golf Club on Tuesday 28 April 2015. The quiz...
This business briefing highlights some of the major pitfalls and issues that may arise during contract negotiations. Who is negotiating for the other party? Does the person representing the other party...
This business briefing explains what After the Event (ATE) insurance is and highlights its main advantages and disadvantages for a business. What is ATE insurance? ATE insurance is a type of...
This business briefing is based on guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). It sets out how a business should obtain consent from visitors to its website to store or...
This business briefing explains what a franchise is and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of franchising a business from the franchisor’s perspective. What is a franchise? A franchise must include a...
June 2016: Companies that have shares with no dividend rights in issue may need to review their impact on the shareholdings of employees and directors and, if necessary, consider either...
The Dream 100 Local Hero Awards 2015 are now open. Dream 100 are on the lookout for truly exceptional people in the North Essex community and Thompson Smith and Puxon...
Stacey Anderson, a Medical Claims Advisor paralegal in the Clinical Negligence team at leading Essex law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP), has successfully completed the Chartered Institute of Legal...
This business briefing highlights the key issues that a business should consider when dealing with poor performance. Failure to follow the correct procedures can have serious financial and commercial implications...
This business briefing highlights the key issues a business should consider during contract negotiations. Always take legal advice when negotiating a large or unusual contract. The first question to ask...
Listen TSP’s Head of Residential Property, solicitor Laura Finnigan, and team member Catie Spink, a Graduate Member of the Institute of Chartered Legal Executives, join Dream 100’s Murf (Jonathan Murphy)...
Listen In a recent Dream 100 “Ask the Expert “ Laura Finnigan, who leads the Residential Property team at TSP, and Catie Spink, GCILEx, discuss with Murf (Jonathan Murphy) the...
…for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage. The Government has continued with its policy, introduced in October 2013, of publicly naming and shaming companies that have been found in...
In the budget on 18th March 2015 the Government has announced a new scheme to get first time buyers on to the property ladder. The new “Help to Buy ISA”...
Stephen Firmin, who leads the Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) Agricultural team, returns to the subject of Promotion Agreements. We are constantly told about the need to build more houses...
This week the Supreme Court delivered judgment in the eagerly anticipated case of Wyatt v Vince [2015] UKSC 14. The case has received significant press attention on the basis that...
This business briefing sets out the factors that need to be considered when incorporating a private limited company. What type of company can be incorporated? A new business can be...
TSP’s Head of Employment Richard Porter looks back on what, in hindsight, he might have done differently. How would you describe yourself at 18? Both my father and my grandfather...
In order to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 a solicitor must look into each transaction to ensure that the circumstances are consistent with their knowledge of the transaction. ...
Transferring Copyright by Assignment: A High Court case provides a useful reminder to anyone seeking a transfer of intellectual property rights to obtain a copy of the assignment that has...
This business briefing sets out the actions a business should take when a dispute or potential dispute arises. It applies to any dispute or incident, whether started by the business or...
This business briefing highlights the factors a business should consider if it is thinking of settling a commercial dispute. Why settle? A settlement gives the business certainty and closure, and...
Listen TSP’s Head of Wills and Estates, Fiona Ashworth, and Nicola Ashby (GCILEx) join Dream 100’s Murf (Jonathan Murphy) to discuss the importance of making a Will and, in particular,...
The TSP Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution team, discusses the ongoing progress of the proposed changes to current UK consumer law. The Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) has issued consultation...
On 6 February 2015 The British Heart Foundation held its annual ‘Wear it, Beat it’ Day. The charity asked individuals and businesses around the nation to show their support by wearing red...
The TSP Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution team, sets out the recent government proposals to changes in the legal regulation of residential tenancy relationships between landlord and tenant. The government...
Thompson Smith and Puxon’S (TSP) Wills and Estates team discusses Enduring Powers of Attorney (“EPAs”) and when they need to be registered. An Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA”) is a...