New Appointment at Eaton Smith
Huddersfield law firm, Eaton Smith Solicitors, has added to its team with the appointment of Solicitor, Charlene Vilia, to their Private Client department. Charlene, who qualified as a Solicitor in 2012, acts for individuals in the preparation of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and also for executors and... Read More
Whole truth and no fudging when it comes to insurance claims
Companies are at risk of losing out on insurance claims if they try to over-egg their story, even if the claim would have been accepted on its own merit. That is the stark message of a recent case in the Court of Appeal, Versloot Dredging BV and another v HDI Gerling Industrie Versicherung and others, which has left a... Read More
Walking in clients' shoes
I’ve just spent an afternoon at EGX 2014 in Earl’s Court, London. I’d done some paperwork for putting in place arrangements for certain sessions taking place across the event’s four days and when I was asked if I wanted to go along to EGX, it had to be a “yes”. You can’t turn down the opportunity to experience the end... Read More
House sellers are facing testing questions
Property prices keep on hitting the headlines, but anyone getting their home on the market with the hope of celebrating Christmas in a new place, should be getting the paperwork in order before a buyer knocks on the door. It’s tempting to throw away old papers when spring cleaning or thinking of moving home, but... Read More
Eaton Smith Shortlisted for two awards
We are delighted to announce that TWO of Eaton Smith’s Teams have been shortlisted for the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2014, these being our Corporate & Commercial Team and our Dispute Resolution Team. Both Teams carry out a huge variety of work within their respective areas and it is tremendous that such work is being... Read More
The business of games
Eaton Smith has for many years had involvement in the video games industry and when the UKIE Games Expo came to Liverpool on 15 and 16 July 2014 as part of the International Festival for Business, it was a simple decision to go along and be part of it. Whilst there was indeed a high calibre panel taking part in the... Read More
Taxpayer alarm at demand for old records
Conduct of HMRC is not relevant in deciding whether documents should be produced Alarm bells are ringing after a tax tribunal has decided that it was “reasonable” for HMRC to demand copies of certain documents that taxpayers had already provided eight years earlier. The case involved Whitefields Golf Club and... Read More
New consumer protection regulations in force from 13th June 2014
With World Cup football fever taking grip, fans across the country are cheering on the England team. But for UK business, many employers may be secretly hoping for an early knock-out for the home team, when faced with the potential of lost working hours due to employees staying home to watch the games. It’s not too... Read More
Are terms & conditions worth the cost?
When I am out and about at business start-up events for either speaking or Q&A purposes, one of the most frequent questions I am asked is "Do I need terms and conditions? What are they about?" If you rephrased the question to "Should I have a document that I can put in place between my business and my customer that... Read More
Are terms & conditions worth the cost?
When I am out and about at business start-up events for either speaking or Q&A purposes, one of the most frequent questions I am asked is "Do I need terms and conditions? What are they about?" If you rephrased the question to "Should I have a document that I can put in place between my business and my customer that... Read More
Merger announcement
North Fire Plc Merger with Rosenbauer Eaton Smith are proud to have worked with North Fire Plc on its recent merger with leading Austrian fire protection company Rosenbauer. Deborah Melluish, head of the Corporate and Commercial team at Eaton Smith that worked on the deal said “We are delighted to have worked with... Read More
Trade mark registrations
Cadbury's imperial coat of purple under threat Rivals given the go-ahead to cash in with replica purple branding,. A long-running court battle between confectionary giants Cadbury and Nestlé has seen the UK Supreme Court throw out an appeal by Cadbury against an earlier judgement that refused to secure their unique... Read More