There has been a bit of a furore on the Solicitors for the Elderly discussion forum recently following press articles about Deeds of Variation and particularly the Daily Mail’s reference to it as a ‘controversial tax loophole’. 

Commercial leases are complex lengthy documents with even short term lets running to multiple pages.  So, what are the important issues? 

Recent research has revealed that six months after its introduction, UK home buyers hold mixed feelings over the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), which was designed to halt reckless lending. 

As part of BSG's commitment to supporting charity the staff and partners raised £560.00 through their sponsored walk across Morecambe Bay and office cake sale. Obviously the latter was a requirement after the former!!

On Friday 13 June the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 came into force.

The Children and Families Act 2014 came in to force on 22nd April 2014, ringing the changes for family practitioners in England and Wales.

On 6 April 2014 a new ACAS Early Conciliation Scheme will operate on a voluntary basis for a month before becoming a mandatory part of the Employment Tribunal application process.

BSG Solicitors are delighted to announce the recent promotion of Rebecca Lauder to Partner.  Rebecca started her new role within the firm on the 1st July.

BSG Solicitors who have offices in both Lancaster and Preston have secured membership to the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme - the mark of excellence for the home buying process.

The EAT has decided that an employer who dismissed a senior employee following a dispute over a profit share and a failure to agree on the terms of employment could not rely on "some other substantial reason" (SOSR) to justify the dismissal.