Housing Improvement Notice - Effect On Validity Of Section 21 Possession Notice
The Deregulation Act 2015 came into force on 26 March 2015. It brings into force a new section 21A of the Housing Act 1988. At present it is anticipated that this will become law on 1st October 2015. If a tenant…
Do I Need A Probate?
One of the most frequent search terms used by people landing on our website is "Do I need probate?", so I thought it might be interesting to have a brief look at when probate is required and why. Probate is the…
Director Appointments at Wake Smith
Sheffield law firm, Wake Smith, has strengthened its Commercial Property team with the appointment of two new Directors. Lisa Davison joins from Nabarro and Paul Gibbon returns to the firm having spent six years…
Zero Hours Contracts
The term 'zero hours' is not defined in legislation, but is generally understood to be an employment contract between an employer and a worker, where the employer is not obliged to provide the worker with any minimum…
Pre-Employment Tribunal Conciliation Explained
As part of a package of employment law reforms, pre-employment tribunal ACAS Conciliation came into effect in April last year and became mandatory for all relevant claims in May 2014. Here is a checklist of frequently…
Government Policies To Watch
Employment Law Will the government seek to abolish the law of unfair dismissal, the statutory protection that every employee has after two years' service against being unfairly dismissed? The Coalition government…
Barry Gregory to retire from Wake Smith
On 30th April 2015, Barry Gregory, Director in the Commercial Property Department, will be retiring after over 37 years of service as a solicitor. Barry started his career at Clegg & Sons, formerly of Figtree Lane,…
Wake Smith Appoint New Commercial Property Director
Wake Smith is delighted to appoint Paul Gibbon as a Director in our expanding Commercial Property team at Clarkehouse Road Office in Sheffield. Paul previously worked at Wake Smith between 2000 and 2008 and therefore…
What does the 2015 General Election mean for the property market?
The 2015 General Election is just few days away. The main parties have now set out their manifestos. Whilst the media tells us to expect another hung parliament, it is still useful to know what each party is planning. …
Big Brother is always watching
When George Orwell wrote 1984, I doubt he could have envisaged a world where every step one takes is not so much monitored by the state, but updated, tweeted, Facebooked or Snap Chatted around the world for all…
