Thomson Smith and Puxon put forward a competitive team from various departments to take on the Fiducia Wealth Charity Challenge on 30 June 2023. This bi-annual Charity Challenge brings together...
Enter our free prize draw for a £250 donation to the charity of your choice by completing our employment survey. If you’re a business owner, we’d love to hear from...
Anisa Khan looks at how to conduct yourself professionally both inside and outside of work in the second of her trainee perspective articles. Anisa is a trainee in the private...
Stephen Firmin talks about the Biodiversity Net Gain requirements which will become compulsory for all planning permissions granted in England from November 2023. Any landowner with future proposals either for development...
Kriti Sherchan talks about planning obligations, S106 agreements and the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) A planning agreement made under S106 Town & Country Planning Act 1990 is a legal obligation...
Fiona Gibson and Kriti Sherchan talk about what is classed as strategic land, some of the common issues and points to consider. What is Strategic Land? When Developers, Land Agents,...
Stephen Firmin and Fiona Gibson talk about conservation covenants and how they can be used to support the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain. Conservation covenants came into being under the...
The right support, and always asking why – Anisa Khan gives us her perspective as a trainee in the private client department at TSP, working with Fiona Ashworth. I think...
The TSP team enjoyed commemorating the King’s Coronation with an incredibly British afternoon cream tea. Teams from all departments throughout the law firm were invited to mark this special, historic...
As a business owner, it is important to plan for the future of your business; this should include having an exit strategy in place. A well thought out exit strategy...
The Office of National Statistics estimated that 2.4 million people over the age of 16 experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2022. This is a prevalence rate of...
Thompson Smith and Puxon were delighted to be instructed to form the ‘Wombles Community Charity’ which was registered with the Charity Commission on 30 March 2023. What is more interesting...
Warranty Claims in Business Sales and Acquisitions: Update Claims made by buyers against sellers for breach of warranty are on the rise, making it more important than ever to be...
EMI share options continue to be an effective and flexible way to incentivise employees towards a company’s productivity and growth. Options might be exercisable on satisfaction of certain conditions (for...
Conveyancing can be a long and stressful process, but the work of conveyancers helps to reduce this significantly by taking on many of the more complex tasks. Selling a house...
There is a lot to learn and remember when looking to buy a house. Our new article can help you understand eight important points in the process. Buying a house...
Kriti Sherchan from our commercial property team gives the lowdown on easements by prescription, rights by practice and the potential problems that can arise. It is often the case that,...
To mark International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2023 we are sharing a feature on TSP’s Head of Corporate and Commercial, Mary Anne Fedeyko in March’s edition of Absolutely...
The continued focus on economic crime and transparency The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the “Act“) follows in the footsteps of the recent Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement)...
Director Hasina Choudhury from our Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury team talks about when and how you can make a claim for clinical negligence. When you seek medical treatment from...
Head of Residential Property Richard Broadhead offers advice for those planning to put their house on the market this Spring. Springtime is fast approaching and it is this time of...
Fiona Gibson from TSP’s commercial property team talks about the latest measures and what commercial landlords need to do. Most landlords will have heard of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard...
Head of Employment Jolyon Berry talks about capability and conduct processes, what the difference is and how best to handle them. Here’s how to mess up the capability process –...
Thompson Smith and Puxon recently celebrated 10 years at their beautiful offices at Stable 6 in Colchester. Staff past and present, as well as friends, contacts and neighbours of the...
It is the buyer’s responsibility to insure the property being purchased from the date of exchange of contracts. It will also be a requirement of your mortgage company, if you...
Thompson Smith and Puxon are pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Latham as a Senior Associate Solicitor joining the Dispute Resolution team. Based in our Colchester office, Katie advises...
In the newly released 2023 Legal 500 results, we were delighted to be ranked across 7 practice areas with 18 of our lawyers highlighted for their standout contribution to their...
On 21 March 2022, the Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’) brought into force the International Data Transfer Agreement (‘IDTA’) and UK Addendum (‘Addendum’). These documents replace the current standard contract clauses...
Organised by the Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Action Week (DAW) is an annual event aimed at bringing communities and organisations together to improve the lives of people living with dementia. This...
Associate Solicitor Laura-Pauline Adcock-Jones from the Dispute Resolution Team at Thompson Smith and Puxon, considers impending new legislation to tackle the disappearing high street. With very few exceptions, high streets...