As cases of coronavirus continue to rise, the government has announced a tightening of restrictions, including curtailing the opening hours of pubs and making the use of face coverings more prevalent. Briony…
Liz Shaw, director at Wake Smith Solicitors looks at further changes to Section 21 and Section 8 Notices. As indicted in my recent update, the stay that was due to end on 23 August 2020 was extended by a further…
The original versions of legal documents such as Wills and Powers of Attorney are the only legally binding versions. It is important to keep these documents safe, but also to let your executor know where they…
Rachel Baseley from Wake Smith Solicitors has been appointed as Registrar for the Diocese of Sheffield and Legal Secretary to the Bishop of Sheffield. Private client solicitor Rachel has spent the past year as…
Elizabeth Shaw, director at Wake Smith Solicitors looks at the latest updates on residential possession proceedings. Five more days remains on the ‘stay’ on possession cases in the Courts. It was due to end…
Paralegal Jennifer Robinson has joined Sheffield based Wake Smith Solicitors’ private client team. Jennifer (24) joins the six-strong team from specialist estate lawyers April King Legal where she spent the last…
Staff at a Sheffield solicitors will spend the next 18 months raising cash for charity in memory of a former colleague who died earlier this year. Helen Paul, who had worked as a conveyancer in the commercial…
Work by Wake Smith Solicitors has helped a car repair and maintenance specialist double the size of its premises. German Autocentre Ltd, which is part of the DSA Group and was formed in 2010, offers dealer level…
Wake Smith has raised almost £6,400 for Sheffield children’s charity Create a Dream Foundation. The charity, which was set up in 2017, helps make the dreams of serious or terminally ill children in Sheffield…
Employers have seen a number of issues raised as a result of the pandemic, from dealing with health and safety concerns, to navigating the furlough scheme with limited guidance and a surge in homeworking. Given…
Employment solicitor Briony McDermott looks at how employers deal with employees who have to quarantine after a holiday. Currently the list of countries on the Government’s quarantine scheme is changing by the…
