Wake Smith completes Million Steps challenge
Employees from Wake Smith Solicitors smashed their target of 1,000,000 steps in seven days to raise funds for their chosen charity Sheffield’s St Luke’s Hospice. The Sheffield solicitors spent the last week walking,…
Million steps charity challenge for Wake Smith
Wake Smith is to take place in a Million Steps challenge to raise funds for a Sheffield cancer support charity. Twelve employees are hoping to smash a target of one million steps in seven days and collect cash…
Top spot for Wake Smith’s client service in regional survey
Wake Smith Solicitors has ranked in the top scoring firms in Yorkshire and The Humber region for client service. The Legal 500 Client Service Survey is the largest and most comprehensive survey of client satisfaction ever conducted of the UK legal market.
Is turnover rent the new way forward?
High street retailer New Look announced it has won approval from its creditors via a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) for 400 of its store rents to be linked to turnover. Under the CVA the remaining 68 stores…
Furlough replacement – details of the new Jobs Support Scheme
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled the next step in the support package for employers and employees. The Jobs Support Scheme, which forms part of the wider “winter economy plan” will replace the furlough…
Storing your Will
The original versions of legal documents such as Wills and Powers of Attorney are the only legally binding versions. It is important to keep these documents safe, but also to let your executor know where they…
Wake Smith help drive growth for car repairs company
Work by Wake Smith Solicitors has helped a car repair and maintenance specialist double the size of its premises. German Autocentre Ltd, which is part of the DSA Group and was formed in 2010, offers dealer level…
Clarity on Gas Safety Certificates and Section 21 Notices
The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment providing much needed clarity on the validity of serving a Section 21 Notice to Terminate an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) and when the landlord must have served…
Enforcement of Child Arrangement Orders and COVID-19
Deborah Marsh, associate and collaborative lawyer in the Family Law team at Wake Smith discusses Child Arrangements Orders (CAO) and COVID-19.
No fault divorce from Autumn 2021
"No-fault" divorces will come into force in England and Wales from Autumn 2021. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill, which will stop couples blaming each other and allow irretrievable breakdown as a…
