Firm News

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Employment issues in recent years and the amount of legislation surrounding the workplace has increased massively, making it harder than ever for both employees and employers to know exactly where they stand in legal terms. Bill Lamplugh Consultant Solicitor...
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In the spring of 2011 Hatchers Solicitors launched a specialist motoring defence website that provides a unique nationwide service to private individuals, industry and commerce. We focus on strategies to prevent or reduce motoring offences occurring and give...
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Staff at Hatchers Solicitors have raised over £350 with a sponsored slim in aid of Children In Need.  The staff who were weighed in on the 17th October were sponsored by the partners in the firm who agreed to match the lbs in weight loss for...
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The Health and Safety Executive has issued a warning on managing risks in shop refurbishments after Marks and Spencer plc and two contractors were found guilty of putting construction workers, staff and members of the public at risk of exposure to asbestos...
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Hatchers’ Consultant and employment law expert Bill Lamplugh has warned that there is likely to be a sharp rise in the number of claims as a result of the introduction of new “associative” and “perceived” discrimination...
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Following the recent riots small to medium sized companies are encouraged to contact local authorities to claim for support.  A £20M High Street Support Scheme, funded jointly by the Departments for Communities and Local Government, and Business...
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Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are overlooking ways to protect against potentially crippling cash-flow problems, warns Ann Fisher of Hatchers Solicitors. SMEs have to wait an average of 41 days longer than the time scale for payment...
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Following the recent partnership on the 1st July between Hatchers Solicitors and Henry Lees, staff decided to join forces and host a treasure hunt round Shrewsbury.  Dressed as pirates the teams battled to find clues in stormy weather. After the...
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Shropshire firm Hatchers solicitors advises drivers who have been involved in a road traffic accident to note down the registration number of all the vehicles involved and where possible every drivers’ name and address. Clare Dalby Personal Injury...
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The recent strike action caused disruption to thousands of schools across the UK, leaving parents and their employers in a difficult position according to an employment expert at Hatchers Solicitors. Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the...
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We would like to say a big thank you to all our clients and guests who joined us at The Newport Show on the 9.07.11.  We had a joint stand with Carter Jonas and Turner Peachey and were blessed with ideal weather.  It was a great day and we will be...
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Firms across Shropshire once again took part in the annual Hatcher’s Golf day at Shrewsbury Golf Club. Over 20 players battled in glorious sunshine to complete the course, but the day belonged to this year’s champion Mark Bramall of Dyke Yaxley...
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Two Shropshire solicitors are to join forces to create one of the county’s largest law firms. From the July 1, Henry Lees Solicitors LLP will be incorporated within Hatchers Solicitors LLP. Henry Lees Solicitors who have origins in Shropshire for...
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Shropshire business Hatchers Solicitors handed over cheques of £8,257.97 to both Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer charities at a recent presentation at The Lordhill hotel.  Following the death of Alex Wilson, son of one of the...
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Shropshire firm Hatchers Solicitors will be launching a New Legal Surgery on the 2 June 2011 at Wem Town Hall from 9am – 12pm and each Thursday for the month of June with regular surgeries to follow. Hatchers Solicitors who originally had an office...
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Unmarried couples who live together have no automatic property rights which could leave themselves worse off in a split, a Shropshire law firm explained today. Indeed, such is the confusion around the issue that Hatchers Solicitors in Shrewsbury has drawn...
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Hatchers Solicitors in Shrewsbury held a series of workshops for staff focused on marketing and profile-raising in the coming year. Led by the firm’s marketing consultant, Yvette Thorman, partners, solicitors and legal executives were all involved in...
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Hatchers’ Solicitors today announced the sale of its successful training arm, Advance Professional Development Ltd, in order to concentrate on the growth of its legal division. The business, which trades as Advance CPD, was bought by its current...
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Shropshire firms need to keep tighter reins on their own Twitter and Facebook accounts, as well as those of their employees, after the first Twibel case resulted in a significant damages and costs award. While social media has become a key business tool in...
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One of Shropshire’s most experience employment experts believes the impact of new paternity laws has been ‘over-egged’ and SMEs need not worry about a surge of men applying for extended leave. William Lamplugh, from Hatchers Solicitors,...
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Shropshire law firm Hatchers Solicitors is calling on all property owners to apply to the Land Registry for voluntary first registration of their houses and land to prevent problems with boundary disputes and squatters’ rights. Figures from the Land...
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Hatchers Solicitors has enabled an up-and-coming Shrewsbury cake firm to get its first foot on the commercial property ladder. The Little Round Cake Company instructed Hatchers to secure the lease of a property on a retail unit at Pensfold Shopping Centre,...
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Businesses warned to brush up on bribery or risk a hefty fine Giving or receiving lavish corporate gifts could land businesses in hot water under new legislation, a team of Shropshire solicitors warned today. County based solicitors firm Hatchers today...
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