For small and medium-sized businesses using Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) Schemes to attract and retain key employees, maintaining independence from other companies is crucial to preserving the scheme’s tax advantages....
Thompson Smith and Puxon are pleased to announce the arrival of Solicitor Ivana Sidey into the firm’s Wills & Estates team. Her appointment brings the total number of team members to...
For International Women’s Day 2025, we have been interviewing the wonderful women of TSP. In this article, we sit down with Director Fiona Ashworth to hear more about the experiences...
Some of the content below appears in a feature for Absolutely Essex. Why did you originally want to work in law? Having grown up in Bangladesh, I was familiar with...
Working at Thompson Smith and Puxon has given me the chance to experience two very different types of office environment, each of which has shaped my professional journey since joining...
Following on from our previous article on The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (ECCTA), companies must now prepare themselves ahead of ECCTA’s new implementation deadlines for its new-and-improved...
Thompson Smith and Puxon is delighted to announce that Trainee Solicitor, Anisa Khan, has qualified. She was admitted as a Solicitor on 1 February 2025 and is set to attend...
If a commercial property has future development potential, a seller may consider imposing an overage arrangement entitling them to consideration for future payments in addition to the original purchase price....
This article was written for and published as original content in the East Anglian Daily Times property section. The shared ownership scheme helps people to get on the property ladder...
In a recent episode of the My Bump2Baby Podcast, host Carla invited Director Hasina Choudhury and Associate Georgia Bolton to discuss birth injuries. In the following article, we summarise the...
With the New Year comes qualification season. For my final Trainee Talks blog, I wanted to do something slightly different so I approached TSP’s 2024/25 incoming cohort of trainee solicitors...
Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) welcomes Associate Solicitor Alice Brotchie into its highly distinguished Residential Property team. Alice qualified as a Solicitor in September 2012, bringing 13 years of experience to...
A divorce can be stressful enough under any circumstances but for teachers across the UK, the process has become even more complicated. In an article from the BBC, readers learned...
Following the introduction of the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) documents in 2007, ensuring that they are drafted in a way that centres protections for the Donor of the power...
Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) are pleased to announce that Diana Infanti has joined the firm as a Senior Associate in the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team. Diana will be...
Pre-eminent regional firm Thompson Smith and Puxon has kicked off the New Year with several internal promotions effective from 1 January 2025. This latest round of promotions marks the next...
This article was written for and published as original content in the East Anglian Daily Times property section. With lots of people coming to the end of their fixed rate...
New legal powers have come into effect on 2 December 2024 allowing local authorities in England to hold high street rental auctions (HRSAs) to let persistently vacant town centre and...
Thompson Smith and Puxon has raised £500 for local charity St Helena Hospice. The cheque was presented to Head of Partnerships at St Helena Hospice, Greg Cooper, by Senior Partner...
Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) are pleased to announce that Marie Allen has today been appointed as a Senior Associate in the firm’s Employment team. Marie will be based in TSP’s Colchester...
Every family is different and traditions at this time of year such as Christmas traditions, Chanukah traditions and festive celebrations take place differently depending on individual families and their customs....
This article was written for and published as original content in Business Time In Essex. The tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget on 30 October 2024 by Rachel Reeves...
A few months ago, my colleague Anisa Khan wrote about what it is like working as a trainee in our Wills and Estates team (which you can read here); I’d...
This article was written for and published as original content in the East Anglian Daily Times property section. Although unregistered titles are gradually disappearing, there are still many of...
Road Safety week takes place from 17 to 23 November 2024. This is a national campaign run by Brake during which victims of road crashes are remembered. Brake is a...
Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) provides specialist legal employment advice to employers and senior executives, company directors, business owners and senior-level employees. Led by Jolyon Berry – cited as a...
The new Employment Rights Bill has been described as “the boogie man” of legislation, paving the way for the most spine-chilling changes to employment law since the 1970s. It aims...
Earlier today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined the tax, welfare and public service spending decisions in her Autumn Statement, putting forward the Labour Party’s first Budget in 14 years. Given that...
Companies House recently published a policy paper setting out its indicative timetable for the phased implementation of the changes which the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) brought...
Stepping into the trainee solicitor role has been an experience filled with anticipation, excitement and a fair share of nerves. As I have now been at the firm for over...