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We regularly write about about issues, campaigns and local events that are important to our clients.
With the prospect of further periods of very cold weather this winter, many employees may be concerned that the office is too cold, and it would be better to work from home. Whilst some employers may be open to employees working from home...
On Monday 19th December I announced that I was ending my riding career to begin working for the PJA, the Professional Jockeys Association. Hanging up my boots is something I’ve considered for a while now and believe me, it wasn’t a...
‘Tax shouldn’t be taxing’ was the rather optimistic HMRC advert some years ago. Unfortunately, that is not the case and the Treasury has a habit of tinkering and adding to tax legislation which creates an ever more impenetrable concepts. ...
A well-known community butcher’s shop near York has been acquired and re-named in a deal advised by Harrowells. Viking Butchers, now Poppleton Village Butchers, has been acquired by Danny Hopcutt (pictured right), owner of a nearby wholesale...
Over the Christmas and New Year holiday season all our offices will be closed at 4pm on Friday 23 December 2022 and then reopen on Tuesday 3 January 2023. This means all our offices will be closed during the period between...
Since a change in legislation in 2017, farmers and others who permitted the installation of telecommunication equipment have discovered that telecoms companies are now entitled to cut rental payment substantially, sometimes up to 95%, so causing a...
A well-known York city centre gourmet food and wine retailer and tourist destination has been acquired in a management buy out (MBO), advised by the corporate team at Harrowells. Love Cheese, Gillygate, which has customers throughout the UK, has been bought...
All attention turns stateside this weekend for The Breeders Cup, arguably the biggest international meeting of the year. There are no fewer then nine grade ones on Saturday, each one containing obscene amounts of equine and human talent. The European...
Dealing with someone’s estate following a death can feel like a real challenge, fortunately most of us only have to face it once or twice and therefore it can seem like a step into the unknown. The terminology and procedures are also alien and...
Under the Companies Act 2006, companies, whether public or private, are legally required to keep and maintain an up-to-date statutory register. These statutory registers are commonly referred to as “statutory books”. Despite this duty imposed on...
Increase in Family Court fees for financial arrangements and child arrangements
On 1st May 2024, the Government will implement an increase in Courts and Tribunals fees by up to 10%. Within the Family Courts, we will see an increase in court fees for financial arrangements and child arrangements, with the divorce fee...
We attended the York St John University Graduate Careers Fair on Wednesday 24th April - offering insights into our work culture and information about career pathways at our firm. This is our second year at the Fair and is part of a wider programme of...
Along with the usual uplifts to the minimum wage, statutory sickness pay and maternity pay, this April we also see changes to the way holiday pay can be calculated and paid for some workers, some changes to family rights, and perhaps most significantly,...
