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March 25, 2020
Capstick Dale – Team Contact Details
During this extraordinary COVID-19 period, we are conducting business as usual but at a safe distance, please see below for contact details for specific people should you need to get in touch. Team member Email address Direct Dial Number Andrew Wand aw@capstick-dale.com 01708 759245 Jill Gibbins jlg@capstick-dale.com Gary Adams ga@capstick-dale.com 01708 759241 Ian Storey is@capstick-dale.com […]
Read MoreJune 5, 2019
Capstick Dale sponsor world record holder
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 set by Guinness World Records was 68.35 mph and Matt reached a speed of 74.306 mph in […]
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2019
Capstick Dale make 2 new appointments to enhance business services.
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 Wortley Byers solicitors in Brentwood. Wendy is a litigation specialist and the outstanding quality of her […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 2017
Make a Will Without Legal Advice? Don’t Do It!
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 he settled in Britain – but was worth over £2.75 million when he died. The man came to […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 2017
‘Right to Light’ case in Landlord and Tenant Dispute
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 20 flats. The head leaseholder and the freeholder of the block were concerned that a large mixed-use […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 2017
‘Worker’ Status of Uber Drivers Confirmed in Landmark Case
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. In upholding complaints by a number of Uber drivers who plied their trade in London, an Employment […]
Read MoreApril 6, 2017
Maternity Rights
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 they live in or have a property that comes with the job but we need the […]
Read MoreApril 6, 2017
Gender Pay Gap
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 to the difference in average pay between men and woman, which the Office for National Statistics works […]
Read MoreApril 6, 2017
Dress Code or Not
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 to comply with a dress code. She was required to wear two to four inch heels. She […]
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