A family break up can be a very stressful and upsetting experience. This is particularly true if there are children involved and /or the separation is not amicable. It is...
For the shareholding directors of many privately-owned companies, the end-game is focused on selling up before moving on to new ventures or sometimes retirement. But many owners under-estimate the time...
June is Pride month when the LGBTQ+ community celebrates with a series of events! It’s a joyful and fun time, but it’s also a protest – there are still battles...
Alternative Dispute Resolution – or ADR is often referred to in the course of seeking to resolve disputes. There are various forms of ADR but the aim, with all forms,...
Copyright breaches can be expensive headaches for individuals and business alike. It can be very easy to infringe copyright and can often be unconscious or innocent. Whether a business is...
While it is easy to say who the birth mother of a child is, it is really only a DNA test that can categorically prove paternity. If you are in...
During the last 90 years, the Land Registry has been compiling a central register of property and land in England and Wales. It is now compulsory to register with the...
The Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) Wills and Estates team, discuss appointing guardians for your children in your Will. A legal guardian is a person appointed in your Will to...
This year’s annual Teddy Bear Parachute Jump in aid of St Michael’s Church Brantham (CO11 1PZ) will take place on Saturday 29 June 2019 in the church grounds. Registration for...
The news that no-fault divorce is likely to become law has been welcomed, but while the legislation waits for its place in the parliamentary calendar, where one or both parties...
The Suffolk Show returns this year on Wednesday 29th May and Thursday 30th May at Trinity Park in Ipswich. As Suffolk’s largest two-day visitor experience, the Show is a unique...
It’s true that access to the civil courts and the Employment Tribunal has been curtailed in recent years and that the number of claims by staff against their employers has...
Organised by the Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Action Week (DAW) is an annual event aimed at bringing communities and organisations together to take action to improve the lives of people living...
The Eve Appeal, a UK national charity raising awareness and funding research into the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal – has this month launched its...
In 2017 figures published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the Tendring District had the highest death rate in the UK at 15.5 per 1000 people, (source:...
On Saturday (4th May) 20 participants with disabilities took to the race track and completed the Wheeler Way Walk in aid of the charity Team Angus. The unique race which...
On Sunday 7th April Nicola Crisell, Business Development Manager at Thompson Smith and Puxon, took to the skies and conquered her fears, completing a skydive in aid of Team Angus....
What is a beneficiary? A Beneficiary is someone who receives an inheritance from a deceased person’s estate. If there is a Will, the Will sets out who will inherit the...
As Resolution members, all of the solicitors in our Family and Divorce Team understand the importance of putting children first during relationship breakdown. We support the guidance issued recently in...
On Sunday (7th April) the Clacton-based team at Thompson Smith and Puxon put on their walking shoes and took part in the Pier to Pier walk in aid of St...
Thompson Smith and Puxon Director and Corporate and Commercial solicitor Nick Mayles discusses the important points from the latest Benchmarking Report [Source], for 2017-18, released by the National Association of...
Coroners in England and Wales may be given new powers to investigate full term stillbirths as part of wider plans to help prevent future stillbirths and improve maternal care. The...
There are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA); one for property and financial affairs (LPA PFA) and one for health and welfare (LPA HW). Both are legally binding...
UK farms are frequently operated on the basis of a partnership structure, with family members joining the partnership as they become part of the business. However, commonly, either the agreement...
If a marriage or a civil partnership breaks down, each party has various financial and property claims that they might be able to make. In the absence of agreement, those...
Purchasing a new build property can be a great option; you can move straight in the day you collect your keys and there is little stress or fuss as everything...
17th April STOP PRESS: It is not too late to sign up for the Wheeler Way Walk! The event has now been opened up to younger participants. Participants 12 years...
According to the American writer, Richard Bach, true love stories never have endings. Whilst this is certainly the case for many couples, there are unfortunately an inevitable number of couples...
What do the following have in common? A managing director punches an employee at a drinking session in the early hours; a self-employed doctor sexually assaults a bank’s prospective employees...
With the prospect of a “No-Deal” Brexit on the horizon, there are a number of issues that a supplier or manufacturer should be considering and preparing for. Below are the...