The importance of a signature A signature is defined in the Cambridge Dictionary as: “your name written by yourself, always…

It’s that time of the year again when retailers battle it out to secure your custom and you are bombarded with propaganda to buy buy buy.

It starts today with what is officially Black Friday, although each year the build-up seems to get earlier and earlier with many retailers already inducing customers with pre-Black Friday deals. This will follow with Cyber Monday, Boxing Day sales and then finishing with January sales. Although sometimes it appears sales go on all year round, and you never really have to buy anything full price any more.

It’s that time of the year again when companies face the headache of planning for their annual staff Christmas parties. Christmas parties are not just a minefield for HR, but potentially could mean claims against the company due to vicarious liability for the conduct of their staff. What is Vicarious Liability?

More and more people are choosing to expand their current homes with an extension rather than to make the costly upheaval of moving. But before you venture into such a project you need to be aware of the potential pitfalls and how to protect yourself if in the unlikely event something goes wrong.

The principle of legal advice privilege between a solicitor and their client is endorsed in both statute and common law and is a fundamental basis to ensure open and candid instructions from the client and likewise advice from the solicitor.

Solicitors are obliged under Chapter 4 of the Solicitors Regulations Code of Conduct handbook to uphold the duty of client confidentiality, which applies even after the retainer has terminated.