We are delighted to announce that we recently sponsored the land speed record attempt in a Tuk Tuk, by our client, Matt Everard from Billericay and to everyone’s delight he a set a new world record. The target…

Capstick-Dale & Partners solicitors continue to enhance the strength of services we offer to our commercial clients with the recent appointment of two highly regarded local solicitors Wendy Beach and David Grainger. Both Wendy and David join from…

Signing a home-made will, without legal advice, is a false economy and creates a real risk that your wishes will not be honoured after your death. One striking example concerned an eastern European man who was penniless when…

The so-called ‘right to light’ came under High Court analysis in a landlord and tenant dispute triggered by a head leaseholder’s plans to accept compensation from a developer in respect of loss of daylight to a block of…

In a ground-breaking ruling, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that drivers for online cab giants Uber are ‘workers’, as defined by the Employment Rights Act 1996, and are thus entitled to a panoply of rights and benefits.…

Maternity rights of someone who lives in or has a property that comes with the job. This is a question we are often asked. Q: What can we do we do if the nanny/domestic staff take maternity leave and…

In an attempt to reduce the gender pay gap the government have stated that all companies with 250 or more staff will be required to publish their gender pay gaps within a year.   The gender pay gap refers…

There has been a lot of discussion in the press again today about dress codes at work. This subject came to prominence recently when a woman was reportedly sent home from her job as a receptionist for refusing…