Your Questions answered by our team of experts
Your Questions answered by our team of experts ...more |
19 August 2008 |
The hair stylist who wouldn’t take off her head scarf
The hair stylist who wouldn’t take off her head scarf ...more |
25 July 2008 |
Sexual harassment – who do I believe?
Sexual harassment – who do I believe? ...more |
25 July 2008 |
Disciplinary hearings – you have to warn them!
Disciplinary hearings – you have to warn them! ...more |
25 July 2008 |
Client Profile - James Brearley & Sons Limited
Client Profile - James Brearley & Sons Limited ...more |
25 July 2008 |
Bunker problems? - the legal elements
LA Marine is holding a free seminar entitled ‘Bunker problems – the legal elements’ on Thursday 14th August, London. ...more |
16 July 2008 |
Maybe Baby
On Saturday 19th July, LA will be supporting National Infertility Day at New Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden in London ...more |
10 July 2008 |
LA named “Best of the UK” in leading legal directory
LA has been independently recognised as a leading light in the Chambers & Partners Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2009. ...more |
9 July 2008 |
LA’s Contentious Trust and Estates team short listed for National Award
LA's Contentious Trust and Estates team has been short listed for a prestigious STEP award in the category of ‘Contentious Trust & Estates Team of the Year’. ...more |
8 July 2008 |
New property association aims to build brighter future
Lester Aldridge along with McCarthy & Stone, NatWest and Princecroft Willis have formed The Bournemouth Property Association (BPA), ...more |
30 June 2008 |
LA have got the Va Va Voom
Bournemouth’s leading law firm Lester Aldridge is pleased to announce their sponsorship of local motor racing team Piranha. ...more |
20 June 2008 |
Redundancy – making sure you get it right
Nobody likes thinking about redundancies. ...more |
18 June 2008 |
Sleeping on the job
Shift work is the norm within the Care sector and when people think about the Working Time Regulations they rarely see rest periods as much of an issue. ...more |
16 June 2008 |
Battle of the wills
The number of families contesting a relative's will has risen by 200% since 2004 and high-profile disputes are being fought in public with increasing regularity. ...more |
9 June 2008 |
Finnish Group settles case on cheap labour
See PDF for full article ...more |
4 June 2008 |
LA's Marketing Team Highly Commended
Lester Aldridge’s Marketing team had a big night out in London on Thursday 29th May following them being short listed in two categories at the Legal Marketing Awards. ...more |
3 June 2008 |
Jade Goody issues a wake-up call to Employers
Do you remember the “bitter race war” that flared last year in the Big Brother house involving Shilpa Shetty, Jade Goody and cronies? ...more |
22 May 2008 |
Fair deal for agency workers?
Good news for agency workers, they have now been given the same rights as permanent staff ...more |
22 May 2008 |
Free Freight Forwarders Workshop
Lester Aldridge is holding a free workshop entitled ‘Freight Forwarders Workshop’ on Tuesday 6th May ...more |
14 May 2008 |
Surrogacy law needs urgent review
Leading fertility patient organisations are calling for the government to look again at the issue of surrogacy law. ...more |
13 May 2008 |
Natalie Gamble interviewed on Radio 4 Today Programme
Natalie Gamble was interviewed on Radio 4's Today Programme. ...more |
12 May 2008 |
Oi Baldy!
If I am a teacher and bald and am subject to this kind of taunt by the kids at school, can I bring a Disability Discrimination claim? ...more |
7 May 2008 |
LA Annual Employment Seminar
Jade Goody issues wake-up call to Employers! ...more |
7 May 2008 |
Client Profile - Chris Bialan
In the first of a series of profiles of local employers, we talk to Chris Bialan, of Commercial Finance Bureau Ltd, Canford Healthcare plc and of Affinity Care Homes Ltd. ...more |
7 May 2008 |
Employment Team - ask the experts
Your Questions answered by our team of experts ...more |
7 May 2008 |
Good morning, how are you?
These are the words used by an Employment Judge to the Respondent (a hotel owner) when he entered the Tribunal room at the start of an unfair dismissal claim. ...more |
7 May 2008 |
Why UK surrogacy law needs an urgent review
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Bill is currently wending its way through Parliament amidst a storm of controversy and debate. ...more |
6 May 2008 |
‘It’s Criminal’ - LA Marine host two free seminars
LA Marine team are holding two free seminars ...more |
25 April 2008 |
Industrial Action – Be Prepared!
More than 8,000 schools were shut this week when teachers went on strike for the first time in over 20 years. ...more |
24 April 2008 |
Playful banter or office harassment – you decide
With so many reports in the news of office workers’ being harassed by colleagues employers and employees alike are having to ask themselves the question ...more |
18 April 2008 |
Heir today, gone tomorrow?
It was revealed this week that founder of the Body Shop, Dame Anita Roddick, left none of her £51 million fortune to her family ...more |
10 April 2008 |
Pride without prejudice
Are there any pitfalls in helping an employee leave with their pride intact? ...more |
9 April 2008 |
Women, IVF and Employment Law
Good news for women receiving IVF treatment! ...more |
8 April 2008 |
Divorce in Bournemouth – the friendly way
ONLY days before a senior judge blamed society’s ills on the breakdown of the family. ...more |
5 April 2008 |
A new addition to the LA Family
LA welcomes Louisa Ghevaert as an assistant solicitor to their growing Family Team from Taylor Vinters in Cambridge. ...more |
19 March 2008 |
Capital Gains Tax
The Government have recently announced major changes to capital gains tax (CGT) ...more |
18 March 2008 |
DIY law- let it be?
The famous saying goes that the person who represents themselves in a legal case has a fool for a client. ...more |
17 March 2008 |
The brave new world of fertility law
Article for Infertility Network UK ...more |
12 March 2008 |
Is new will service a DIY disaster?
This week Lawpack (a legal publishing company) announced that it has agreed to sell a £4.99 do-it-yourself will in 7,000 UK newsagents. ...more |
12 March 2008 |
The LA Arm of Health & Safety Law
In 2007 the HSE formalised a panel of solicitors for which Lester Aldridge won a three year contract. ...more |
11 March 2008 |
Falling asleep on the job
An article on lorry drivers and wilful misconduct published in Container Management magazine ...more |
14 February 2008 |
ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES – TIME FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO GET HIP?
From 6 April 2008, commercial buildings (initially limited in the way described below) will need an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ...more |
31 January 2008 |
Radio-controlled sperm 'tap' turns off vasectomies
A radio-controlled contraceptive implant that could control the flow of sperm from a man's testicles is being developed by scientists in Australia. ...more |
28 January 2008 |
How to stay level headed in today's property market
Real estate prices tend to go up over time, as suggested by Mark Twain when he advised a friend to 'buy land, they've stopped making it'. ...more |
24 January 2008 |
Leading fertility lawyer welcomes lords decision
Last night the government won its battle in the House of Lords to delete the controversial ‘need for a father’ consideration from UK fertility law. ...more |
22 January 2008 |
Dad not included: should the need for a father be enshrined in law?
Natalie Gamble, Britian's leading fertility law expert spoke at the House of Lords on 'the need for a father' being deleted from UK fertility laws. ...more |
16 January 2008 |
Natalie Gamble - The Times Lawyer of the Week
Natalie Gamble was interviewed by The Times as Lawyer of the Week ...more |
15 January 2008 |
Bad Heir Day for Paris
It was reported last week that celebrity heiress Paris Hilton is unlikely to inherit any of her grandfather's £1.2 billion fortune. ...more |
4 January 2008 |
New appointments underpin growth of south coast's leading law firm
Five new appointments for 2008 ...more |
4 January 2008 |
Lester Aldridge plants seeds for a greener future
Lester Aldridge was one of thirty lucky organisations nationwide to receive a tree to plant as part of 100 days of Carbon Clean up Campaign. ...more |
20 December 2007 |
Update on Home Information Packs
The Government has announced the rollout of HIPs and EPCs ...more |
26 November 2007 |
Same sex couples and IVF - Radio 2 Program
Publicity continues in relation to the debate in the House of Lords ...more |
20 November 2007 |
Same sex couples and IVF - Radio 4 Today Program
Same sex couples and IVF - Radio 4 Today Program ...more |
19 November 2007 |
The lawyer who has never met her children's father
The new reform of the fertility laws allowing father-free parenting ...more |
13 November 2007 |
Westminster Health Forum: Assisted Reproduction – Regulation with Compassion
Legal parenthood and the welfare of the child assessment ...more |
29 October 2007 |
Inheritance tax and married couples
Inheritance tax and married couples ...more |
25 October 2007 |
Top fertility clinic and leading law firm to host donor insemination event
Top fertility clinic and leading law firm to host donor insemination event
...more |
20 September 2007 |
Three Peaks Challenge
Three Peaks Challenge ...more |
18 July 2007 |
Who Wants To Be An Employer Millionaire?
Who Wants To Be An Employer Millionaire?
...more |
3 July 2007 |
Who Wants To Be an Employer Millionaire?
Who Wants To Be an Employer Millionaire? ...more |
23 May 2007 |
Law firm taking a “first class” client team to race ‘Round the Island’
Law firm taking a “first class” client team to race ‘Round the Island’ ...more |
18 May 2007 |
Human Rights Case in the House of Lords
Human Rights Case in the House of Lords ...more |
11 May 2007 |
LA convert to a Limited Liability Partnership
As from 2 May 2007 Lester Aldridge has become Lester Aldridge LLP. ...more |
2 May 2007 |
Government proposals for family friendly rights
Government proposals for family friendly rights ...more |
23 April 2007 |
Inheritance Tax: The Phizackerley Case
Inheritance Tax: The Phizackerley Case ...more |
23 April 2007 |
LA launches a new service for charity legacy departments
LA launches a new service for charity legacy departments ...more |
20 April 2007 |
New Recruits for LA’s Bournemouth Office
New Recruits for LA’s Bournemouth Office ...more |
17 April 2007 |
One in four families fall out over wills*
One in four families fall out over wills* ...more |
23 March 2007 |
Gullible’s Travels?
The English courts have recently had a look at the question of ‘round the corner’ delivery scams. ...more |
20 March 2007 |
€53.2 billion EU initiative to fund research projects – Framework Programme 7
€53.2 billion EU initiative to fund research projects – Framework Programme 7 ...more |
27 February 2007 |
LA advise on sale of Newton Steel Stock Limited
LA advise on sale of Newton Steel Stock Limited ...more |
23 February 2007 |
Intellectual Property and Licensing Master Class
Intellectual Property and Licensing Master Class ...more |
15 February 2007 |
Lester Aldridge Scoops Top IT Award
Lester Aldridge Scoops Top IT Award ...more |
6 February 2007 |
NCA pleased common sense has prevailed
NCA pleased common sense has prevailed ...more |
1 February 2007 |
Contaminated Ports
Contaminated Ports ...more |
26 January 2007 |
Natalie Gamble - The Times Lawyer of the Week
Natalie Gamble was interviewed by The Times as Lawyer of the Week ...more |
15 January 2007 |
Divorce and Wills – a perfect relationship
Divorce and Wills – a perfect relationship ...more |
9 January 2007 |
Bankruptcy alternative may be a better option
Bankruptcy alternative may be a better option ...more |
4 January 2007 |
Boost For LA-law’s Private Client Group
Boost For LA-law’s Private Client Group ...more |
8 December 2006 |
Promotions at Lester Aldridge
Promotions at Lester Aldridge ...more |
7 December 2006 |
New Recruit’s for LA’s Dispute Resolution & Commercial Property teams
New Recruit’s for LA’s Dispute Resolution & Commercial Property teams ...more |
5 December 2006 |
Lester Aldridge “One of the guiding lights of the Southern legal scene”
Lester Aldridge “One of the guiding lights of the Southern legal scene” ...more |
24 November 2006 |
Boom in fertility treatment for lesbian couples highlights continuing discrimination
Boom in fertility treatment for lesbian couples highlights continuing discrimination ...more |
15 November 2006 |
Avoiding crew injury claims
Avoiding crew injury claims ...more |
1 November 2006 |
Inheritance Tax Seminar - ‘The Attack on Trusts’
Inheritance Tax Seminar - ‘The Attack on Trusts’ ...more |
26 October 2006 |
Choosing the Right Solicitor
Choosing the Right Solicitor ...more |
17 October 2006 |
Getting the Term Right
Getting the Term Right ...more |
16 October 2006 |
Marine Industry Presentation – ‘Bills of Lading-Time for a change?’
Marine Industry Presentation – ‘Bills of Lading-Time for a change?’ ...more |
16 October 2006 |
Stevedore Negligence – who pays?
Stevedore Negligence – who pays? ...more |
9 October 2006 |
October - All Change
October - All Change ...more |
3 October 2006 |
Practical Employment Workshops: Age Discrimination & TUPE
Practical Employment Workshops: Age Discrimination & TUPE ...more |
6 September 2006 |
Don't get your fingers burnt!
Strict new requirements are to take effect from 1 October 2006. ...more |
21 August 2006 |
Unhappy Families?
UNHAPPY FAMILIES? ...more |
2 August 2006 |
Extending Planning Time Limits - Time is Running out!
EXTENDING PLANNING TIME LIMITS – TIME’S RUNNING OUT! ...more |
2 August 2006 |
Noises in the night for Licensees
Noises in the night for Licensees ...more |
18 July 2006 |
Legal experts warn gay couples to get advice before tying the knot
Legal experts warn gay couples to get advice before tying the knot ...more |
18 July 2006 |
Partner Promotion for Lester Aldridge’s Retail Team
Partner Promotion for Lester Aldridge’s Retail Team ...more |
10 July 2006 |
Unsafe Berths and Ports
LA Marine - UNSAFE BERTHS AND PORTS ...more |
6 July 2006 |
LA Advise on the Largest Healthcare Acquisition to date in Europe.
LA Advise on the Largest Healthcare Acquisition to date in Europe. ...more |
5 July 2006 |
Licensing Seminars for the South Coasts bustling hospitality and catering trade
“Take the sting out of compliance” ...more |
4 July 2006 |
New Managing Partner at LA
New Managing Partner at LA ...more |
22 June 2006 |
Open Space and Town and Village Green Registration - Landowners Beware
OPEN SPACE AND TOWN AND VILLAGE GREEN REGISTRATION – LANDOWNERS BEWARE! ...more |
20 June 2006 |
Insight for Shipping & Logistics Industry
Insight for Shipping & Logistics Industry ...more |
16 June 2006 |
New Appointment for Lester Aldridge’s Marine Law team.
New Appointment for Lester Aldridge’s Marine Law team. ...more |
13 June 2006 |
Marine Law - Payment Terms
MARINE LAW
PAYMENT TERMS – HOW TO GET PAID
...more |
12 June 2006 |
LA voted as one of the highest rated planning law firms in 2006
LA voted as one of the highest rated planning law firms in 2006 ...more |
5 June 2006 |
Marine Employment Seminar - Tuesday 13 June 2006
Marine Employment Seminar - Tuesday 13 June 2006 ...more |
24 May 2006 |
Crack Down on Licensees for World Cup
Crack Down on Licensees for World Cup ...more |
24 May 2006 |
Damian Vaile, LA Marine’s ‘Global Challenger’, is leading the Lester Aldridge crew in the ‘Round the Island’ Yacht race.
Damian Vaile, LA Marine’s ‘Global Challenger’, is leading the Lester Aldridge crew in the 'Round the Island’ Yacht race. ...more |
11 May 2006 |
New Recruit for LA’s Banking and Finance Team
New Recruit for LA’s Banking and Finance Team ...more |
2 May 2006 |
Inheritance Tax and Trusts - Budget and Finance Bill Changes 2006
The Finance Bill, published on 7 April, contains the government’s detailed proposals for comprehensive changes to the inheritance tax (IHT) treatment of trusts. ...more |
2 May 2006 |
Tax expert appointed Chairman of CIOT’s Hampshire branch
Anthony Nixon, a partner at south coast law firm Lester Aldridge, has been appointed Chairman of the Hampshire Branch of The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). ...more |
24 April 2006 |
The Age of Discrimination – Are YOU ready?
The Age of Discrimination – Are YOU ready? ...more |
24 April 2006 |
Legal Experts at Lester Aldridge
Legal Experts at Lester Aldridge ...more |
12 April 2006 |
New Appointment for Lester Aldridge’s Family team
New Appointment for Lester Aldridge’s Family team ...more |
7 April 2006 |
Young British Workers Enjoy Greater Protection Than Their French Counterparts
YOUNG BRITISH WORKERS ENJOY GREATER PROTECTION THAN THEIR FRENCH COUNTERPARTS ...more |
29 March 2006 |
Working up a storm in Southampton
A series of successful presentations are being held providing legal insight to the thriving logistics and shipping industry in Southampton. ...more |
21 March 2006 |
European Court of Justice rules that rolled-up holiday pay is unlawful
By Jennifer Maddocks, Associate, Employment Team Bournemouth ...more |
20 March 2006 |
Easter: bunny or bungle?
Easter: bunny or bungle? ...more |
14 March 2006 |
The Effect of Marriage and Divorce on Wills
Marriage and divorce have a huge effect on the lives of a couple. One important point that is often overlooked is the effect on the wills of the parties to the marriage. ...more |
6 March 2006 |
UK REITs (Real estate investment trusts)
UK REITs (Real estate investment trusts) ...more |
6 March 2006 |
Civil Partnership & Marriage
Differences between Civil Partnership & marriage ...more |
27 February 2006 |
LA Retail Property Team expands
LA Retail Property Team expands in Southampton ...more |
23 February 2006 |
“Hidden” clause in Work and Families Bill
“Hidden” clause in Work and Families Bill cause of concern for employers ...more |
8 February 2006 |
Head of Corporate Banking joins LA
Head of Corporate Banking joins LA ...more |
6 February 2006 |
IP Seminars
Lost and found:
How to make a profit from your hidden Intellectual Property assets
...more |
30 January 2006 |
New Partner
Dual Qualified Civil Engineer and Lawyer promoted to partnership ...more |
30 January 2006 |
B&Q speaks at HR Forum
B&Q’s Employment Policy & Diversity Manager speaks at HR Forum ...more |
26 January 2006 |
Criminal investigations and proceedings
Instructions on behalf of ship owners, their officers and their P&I Clubs in respect of potential prosecutions ...more |
12 January 2006 |
Global Challenger joins LA Marine
Solicitor Damian Vaile has joined Southampton based LA Marine, the shipping and marine team at law firm Lester Aldridge.
...more |
10 January 2006 |
New appointments include DTI policy advisor
The national Banking and Finance Team at law firm Lester Aldridge has made two new appointments including a Policy Advisor to the DTI. ...more |
10 January 2006 |
Southern Legal IT Directors Forum – Solutions found to IT issues
The latest meeting of the Southern Legal IT Directors Forum took place recently, marking the two year anniversary of this initiative. ...more |
6 January 2006 |
