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Business Tenancies by Liam Connolly Opposing a New Tenancy – Landlord’s intention to demolish or reconstruct Generally a tenant of a business lease has a right to renew at the end of the term if they satisfy the criteria set out in section 23 of the Landlord and Tenant Act...
Charity Trustees - Guidance The regime governing charities has been progressively tightened up over the years, making the sort of scandals that were once not uncommon much more of a rarity. This means that trustees now have to adopt a more professional attitude to the management of a...
Compensation for Loss of a Chance Most claims for damages are claims for damages or losses which have actually happened. For example, if a lorry mounted the pavement and smashed a garden wall, the claim would be for the cost of restoring the wall to its former condition. The law relating to...
Consumer Rights Law - Guidance Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Since 1 October 2015, under changes introduced by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 , it has been compulsory for most businesses to offer Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to...
Correcting Your Credit Rating Most people require credit at some time, whether it is in the form of a credit card, a loan or an overdraft. However careful you are, it is possible to find yourself blacklisted for credit purposes. When you apply for credit, the lender will apply to either...
Credit Card Purchases: Know Your Rights When you order something and pay using a credit card, you are protected against loss...or are you? Although many people think that the protection that applies is absolute, it is not. Unless your credit card contract specifies otherwise, your protection is...
E-cigarettes in the workplace by Anna Illingworth The law which dictates many of the rules and regulations that affect our working lives is constantly evolving. Sometimes change comes about to give effect to government and European policy and sometimes it is driven by changes in people’s behaviour. ...
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Faulty Goods: Know Your Rights In the UK, customers have various rights in respect of faulty goods. The Sale & Supply of Goods to Consumers Regulations 2002 were introduced in the UK on 31 March 2003. These also apply to 'non-retail' transactions, such as hire purchase sales. They...
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Keeping Your Identity Safe With the practice of fraud by impersonation becoming ever more frequent, clients are advised to take precautions to prevent being taken for a ride by thieves. Sorting out the problems caused by impersonation fraud can be an arduous and stressful procedure....
Legal Secretary Required Legal Secretary Required at our Reading Office Previous experience an advantage along with knowledge of audio typing and of working with a Case Management System. Please apply with a current C.V. to karen.bentley@rowberrymorris.co.uk . No...
National Campaign Will Aid by James Pinniger and Mary Collyer Rowberry Morris and the national campaign 'Will Aid' As well as providing a personal friendly service at a competitive price the Private Client team at Rowberry Morris Solicitors has over the years from time to time participated in various national...
Neighbours From Hell: Local Authority Powers The Housing Act 2004 contains a variety of measures designed to protect householders from the ‘neighbour from hell’, through measures targeting private landlords who turn a blind eye to disruptive behaviour by their tenants. The Act includes...
New Partner Announcement Rowberry Morris Solicitors is delighted to announce that Solicitor Liam Connolly has been appointed as a Partner. Liam is a dispute resolution solicitor with the firm and joined the practice in 2012. His experience covers...
Package Tour Problems and Travel Delay - Your Rights We often hear of problems associated with package tour holidays and customers' attempts to gain compensation. and the collapse of aa major tour operator in 2019 (Thomas Cook) was just one of several which have happened in the last few years, though the...
Personal Injury Law: Accidents At Work by Ian Beavon Employers have a general obligation to safeguard the wellbeing of their employees at work, to protect their employees from foreseeable risk of injury. The health and safety of employees is protected by law and the relevant regulations impose statutory duties...
Receptionist/Audio Typist Required Receptionist/Audio Typist Required at our Reading Office To assist in reception and give general secretarial support. Please apply with a current C.V. to kathy.neville@rowberrymorris.co.uk . No agencies please....
The Dangers of D.I.Y. Litigation I often marvel at the fact that I can Google any question, however obscure, and, as if by magic, an answer will appear before me. Is there anything that Google cannot answer or any topic which it does not cover? For all its convenience, however, the...
The right to request parental leave and unreasonably refusing it Following a recent Employment Tribunal case, where an employee was refused unpaid parental leave to spend time with her baby daughter and her husband, a serving soldier, who had recently returned from Afghanistan, our Employment Law specialist looks at the...
Tis the season to be giving by Karen Grimm There are many reasons why you may like to consider leaving a gift to charity but you may like to consider the following points. My Clients are often minded to benefit a local charity or local branch of a national charity. In respect of both of these...
Treasure Trove - The Law There are countless stories of buried treasure, for example, the recent a huge find of Roman artefacts unearthed in London, but the public at large know little of the law relating to treasure trove and especially the law relating to items...
Two Plays - One Evening Rowberry Morris is proud to support the Shinfield Players. ...
Unfair Contract Terms - Your Rights as a Consumer UK consumer protection legislation is robust, giving them substantial rights and imposing significant obligations on traders. Indeed, in some cases the actions of a vendor may be sufficient to constitute an ‘unfair commercial practice’ (UCP). UK...
Uninsured Drivers and Compensation Claims When accidents cause damage or injury and the responsible driver is uninsured, a claim can be made to the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB), an organisation financed by motor insurers with the intention of compensating those who have been involved in...
Vacancy for a newly qualified Solicitor Vacancy for a newly qualified Solicitor EXCITING OPPORTUNITY for newly qualified Solicitor in our highly regarded and busy Childcare Team in Reading. The successful candidate will be given training and support and will be expected to work as part of a...
Vacancy for an Experienced Legal Secretary Vacancy for an Experienced Legal Secretary Experienced Legal Secretary Required to join busy and growing child care team in our Reading office. The ideal candidate will have experience in childcare and family matters and be familiar with Legal Aid...
Vacancy for an experienced Residential Property Secretary Vacancy for an experienced Residential Property Secretary Rowberry Morris Solicitors (Reading office) have an immediate vacancy for an experienced residential property secretary to join our thriving, friendly team on a part time basis. There is no shortage...
Written agreements keep money matters clear in relationships We look at whether a partner or ex-partner can have a claim on the property of the deceased as the result of financial contributions that were made during the course of the relationship, but where nothing has been set out in writing. Following...