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Labour’s New Employment Rights Bill 2024 – understanding the proposed changes

On 10th October 2024, the new Labour government published their much-anticipated Employment Rights Bill. Press releases before the event hyped the Bill up as the most significant reform to employment rights in a generation, but does the reality live up to the hype, and should employers [...]

By |2024-10-17T10:34:53+01:00October 16th, 2024|

How to Find your Legal Expert: Part 9 – Lasting Power of Attorney Solicitor

We all know the importance of making and updating a Will, but few people realise that having a Lasting Power of Attorney in place is just as essential. In this ninth edition of the How to Find your Legal Expert series, we have put together [...]

By |2024-10-15T16:40:14+01:00October 15th, 2024|

Our Level 7 Solicitor Apprentices – It’s been a year!

In September 2023, Backhouse Solicitors announced that three of their talented team would be the first at Backhouse to enrol onto the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship with BPP. A year on, we wanted to catch up with George, Zoe and Alexandra and share their story [...]

By |2024-10-14T11:53:08+01:00October 14th, 2024|

Sexual Harassment and Harassment in the Workplace: Guidance from the EHRC

The Worker Protection (Amendments of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 is due to come into force on 26th October 2024. Ahead of this change, the EHRC are consulting on updating their guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work to help employers understand their new [...]

By |2024-09-26T13:51:08+01:00September 26th, 2024|

It’s all relative if you do not have a Will

It is easy to assume that in the absence of a Will, any assets/inheritance will go to your partner, but this is not necessarily the case. If you haven’t made a Will nominating executors and outlining the beneficiaries you wish to inherit your estate, the [...]

By |2024-09-20T15:29:26+01:00September 20th, 2024|

How to Find your Legal Expert: Part 8 – Litigation Lawyer

In this edition of our How to Find your Legal Expert series, we will look at the best practices and top tips to consider when searching for the right lawyer to resolve your legal dispute. Litigation and Dispute Resolution are formal processes in which legal [...]

By |2024-10-15T16:41:58+01:00September 13th, 2024|

TOLATA – Unmarried couples resolving a property dispute

More and more unmarried couples are setting up home together and if the relationship breaks down, are finding themselves facing a stressful dispute as to what will happen to the property. Perhaps one party put down a larger deposit when the house was purchased or [...]

By |2024-09-06T14:53:43+01:00September 6th, 2024|
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