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.

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.

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.

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... Read More →

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... Read More →

Huddersfield law firm Eaton Smith has strengthened its partnership with a series of recent promotions

Sandra Crichton from the firm’s Corporate and Commercial team has been promoted to Partner. Joining the firm in 1998 after graduating in Law and German from Cardiff University, Sandra deals with a full... Read More →

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... Read More →

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... Read More →

LONG SERVING LAWYER RETIRES AFTER 42 YEARS

After 42 years of working in the legal profession, Steven Pollitt has retired as a partner at Huddersfield law firm, Eaton Smith.

Steven (pictured) started his legal career in 1972 with Marshall Mills & Sykes which subsequently merged with Eaton Smith... Read More →

The European Court of Justice has ruled against claims for maternity benefits by mothers whose babies were born through surrogacy in two cases just announced, with the decisions coming weeks after the UK has agreed legislation that will put both intending surrogate and adoptive parents on the same footing as natural... Read More →

Property owners who are finally cleaning up after flooding and dealing with their insurance claims are being reminded that they will have to re-live the experience when they come to sell.

And for recent buyers who may have discovered their new home was wrongly presented as not having suffered flooding in... Read More →

Pre and post nuptial agreements are likely to be given binding status, in a move that's intended to give couples a more predictable outcome on divorce.

The Law Commission's report, Matrimonial Property Needs and Agreements, proposes that the agreements be enforceable as contracts, but only after both... Read More →