New Year divorce feels credit crunch effects
The credit crunch is helping keep family units together, bucking the high annual trend for New Year divorce according to solicitors at Wake Smith. Traditionally solicitors across the UK receive an influx of…
Campaign appeal: Last bid to help Burnley asbestos victim
A solicitor from Wake Smith & Tofields is helping one Burnley man, exposed to an asbestos 'snowstorm' at multiple Burnley sites, to fulfil his final wish and provide for his family. John Bracken, 58, was exposed…
Archers character sparks solicitor warning over lasting powers of attorney
The sad deterioration in mental health of a best loved character in radio show 'The Archers' highlights the need to take legal advice before it's too late, according to one lawyer at Sheffield solicitors Wake Smith. Solicitor…
Local firm provides expert advice to young legal talent
Mark Serby, Head of Dispute Resolution and Employment at Wake Smith, will be the guest speaker at the forthcoming Sheffield Legal Fair on the 26th November. Mark will be talking to Sheffield students looking…
Seven Deals In Three Weeks For Sheffield Law Firm
Sheffield law firm Wake Smith & Tofields is defying the current economic climate after completing seven corporate transactions worth in excess of £17 million pounds in the last three weeks. Wake Smith & Tofields…
Obesity Drug Pulled Over Suicide Risks
Wake Smith & Tofields is expecting an increase in the number of cases related to the slimming pill Acomplia following news this week that doctors have been told to stop prescribing the anti-obesity drug because…
Where there is a will, negotiate
With will disputes on the increase, Rachel Baseley, associate at Wake Smith, discusses how disputes can be avoided and explains how negotiation is often the solution, rather than the courtroom. At Wake Smith we…
Are small businesses doing enough to protect themselves from online threats?
Wake Smith & Tofields has today warned that small firms in Sheffield may not be doing enough to protect themselves from online threats, which in turn could leave them vulnerable to legal action.
Parental prudence or maternity madness?
A month doesn't go by without reports in the media of changes to, or proposals to change, maternity and paternity leave. But have these changes gone too far and are they in danger of threatening women's careers? Sir…
End of provocation defence long overdue
The plan to stop men from using provocation as a defence after they have killed a partner represents a long overdue reform to the law, according to Sheffield's largest independent legal firm. The head of the…
