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...
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...
Colchester and Clacton–based solicitors, Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP), are pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Ashworth to the Wills and Estates team. Robert will be based at the...
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...
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...