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WILLSONS OPEN FOR BUSINESS! Firstly all the Partners at Willsons would like to say hello to everyone in these difficult times. All businesses are finding this Covid 19 virus extremely difficult to cope with especially as it could not be planned for. Most businesses...

Divorce – Fact or Fiction? Separating from your spouse and facing the prospect of petitioning for divorce and reaching a financial settlement can be incredibly daunting. More often than not somebody you know - whether a family member, friend or colleague - will have...

Organ Donor Law is Changing for Everyone By Manisha Walia of Willsons Solicitors From the 20 May 2020, the law relating to organ donation is changing in England. Currently, there is a voluntary opt-in scheme and although most people do support donation in principle,...

Legal Update - Personal Injury Whiplash Reform It was announced yesterday that the whiplash reform programme which includes increasing the small claims limit for road traffic accident whiplash claims to £5,000 and introducing fixed compensation for injuries of up to...

WHY YOU NEED TO THINK HARD BEFORE POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN COURT PROCEEDINGS! Nowadays social media is part of everyday life for all of us. We have platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn which provides us with the ability to...

Manisha is now on her final step to become a solicitor! Willsons Solicitors are pleased to announce that Manisha Walia commenced her training contract with the firm in February 2020. Manisha joined Willsons as a Paralegal in June 2019 and during that eight month...

WILLSONS SOLICITORS VISIT TO BEDE VILLAGE Our Trainee Solicitor Manisha Walia and Paralegal Chelsea Shore attended an event at Bede Village on Thursday 6th February when Bede Village hosted their Property Showcase afternoon. The aim of the event was to learn more...

CONGRATULATIONS TO MANISHA We started this week at Willsons with a celebratory air as Manisha Walia starts her Training Contract. This is the final step for Manisha to become a qualified Solicitor and something she has dreamed of for a long time. Manisha joined...

Directors DutiesCompany directors are subject to numerous duties which are codified in the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’). The primary aim of the duties is to protect the shareholders of a company by ensuring that directors are accountable for the way in which they...

A GUIDE TO LEASEHOLD BUSINESS PREMISES As a business there may be many reasons why you would not wish to buy premises to run your business from and so prefer to look at a leasehold property. Leasehold properties could be cheaper, not such a tie, it may be easier to...