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Those of you of a certain age (myself included) will remember the phrase as to last week's headlines being tomorrow's fish and chip paper. Well health and safety has put pay to that! The headlines which have particularly…

Knowing whether an individual is an employee or a worker, or neither, is critical in respect of employment rights. In a recent case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal a GP (Dr Suhail) was found neither to be an employee…

If you were divorced in England and Wales between 1996 and 2001, and you took a share of your ex-spouses pension under the divorce settlement as an Earmarking Order, then you could find you are at risk of falling…

There may come a time in your life when you need help dealing with your day to day affairs. A Power of Attorney is a document under which you can give another person the legal power to assist you. Enduring Powers…

Mixed use buildings are increasingly common, particularly in our city centres. In many respects, mixed use properties are treated as a commercial investment. Before putting an offer in on a mixed use property, buyers…

There is an ancient but little known legal doctrine which says that a gift made by a person immediately before he dies and in anticipation of his death, will be valid. Land can be given away in this manner. That…

The Wake Smith Charity Board, with the support and generosity of all of the staff, has been working hard over the past twelve months organising events to raise funds for our nominated charity, Sheffield Children's…