Latest News
Chebsey & Co to open new office in Bath - 22 July 2010
After having opened the office in Windsor earlier this month we are delighted to be able to announce that we will be opening an office in Bath on 1st August. This will increase the number of offices to 5. We will be able to provide further details regarding the office including the address closer to the time.
Foreign Office publish British Behaviour Abroad Report - 16 July 2010
The Foreign Office has just published it's annual report on problems experienced by Britons when they go abroad.
Spain is the top country in which Britons need assistance, but as it is also the second most visited country this is hardly surprising. As a percentage of incidents per visitors Spain lags a long way behind Thailand who has over twice as many incidents per visitor. Many of the problems encountered by tourists can be easily avoided by taking simple precautions and doing a bit of preparation before travelling. However, sometimes problems are unavoidable and if you are involved in a problem that has a legal nature then it is important to take legal advice as quickly as possible.
The full report can be seen on the Foreign Office website http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=22548119
Manjit Bains Accredited Resolution Specialist in Domestic Abuse - 6 July 2010
The Family Team is delighted to announce that Manjit Bains is now a Accredited by Resolution as a Specialist Family Lawyer in the area of Domestic Abuse.
Manjit works out of our Burnham office and has a wealth of experience in dealing with all family matters but with particular emphasis on cases involving children.
New Office In Windsor - 1 July 2010
Chebsey & Co are pleased to announce that on 1st July 2010, after many months of discussions we are to become a successor practice to Ashley Perkins & Company. Ashley Perkins & Company are based right in the centre of Windsor on the High Street. The name of the firm will be Chebsey Law Limited but will be known by it’s trading name of Chebsey & Co. The Windsor office will join the existing Chebsey & Co. offices in Beaconsfield, Burnham and Croxley Green.
The move is only natural for Chebsey & Co. because after other law firms leaving the Windsor our work in that area increased and we wished to be able to better service those clients.
Ashley Perkins and his team will continue with the firm and as a result of the merger will now be able to provide a wider range of services from the Windsor office than they were able to previously along with the benefits of a larger support team.
Ashley Perkins & Company and Chebsey & Co. share the same values: supporting clients in dealing with issues they face and employing our expertise in promoting a realistic and satisfactory outcome for every client.
The contact details for the Windsor office are;
Suite 2, 5/6 High Street,
Windsor,
Berkshire
SL4 1LD.
Tel: 01753 833737
Fax: 01753 833131
Past News
Buy Association Article - 1 July 2010
The Buy Association has published an article by our Spanish Legal team about the dangers of not taking advice when buying a home in Spain or even when things start to go wrong. Read the whole article here.
Buy to Let Property - 21 June 2010
If you have a Buy to Let Property and have problems with a tenant that does not pay their rent you will be interested in the article that Tom Crown from our Civil Litigation Department has just written for Buy Association about the problems facing Landlords with non paying tenants and what to do about them. The article can be seen here.
Jo Dix - New Director Appointed - 10 June 2010
We are delighted to announce that Jo Dix has become a Director in Chebsey Law Limited.
Speaking about the announcement Keith Chebsey said;
"Jo has been a valuable and loyal member of staff for sometime . Jo has been key in making sure that all things financial are kept on an even keel and her assistance in this field has been invaluable. She has also been a key advisor of mine for sometime now. It is therefore only right that all her hard work is recognised and the existing Directors are delighted that she is joining us on the Board".
The appointment of Jo as a Director brings the number of directors in the firm to 4. Recent changes in the way that solicitors firms can be structured have allowed non-lawyers to be appointed as Directors and Jo is our first."
Manjit Bains Accredited Resolution Specialist in Private Children Law Proceedings - 27 May 2010
The Family Team is delighted to announce that Manjit Bains is now an Accredited Resolution Specialist in Private Children Law Proceedings and Advanced Financial Provision (complex financial and property matters).
She has also recently applied for Accreditation in the area of Domestic Abuse.
Manjit works out of our Burnham office and has a wealth of experience in dealing with all family matters but with particular emphasis on cases involving children.
Tax on the wealthy - 27 May 2010
Spain's Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has announced that he will introduce a tax on the wealthy in the next few weeks. Further details have not yet been announced so we do not yet know how this will work or who it will affect. We will bring you further news on this story when the details are announced.
Home Information Packs (HIPS) article - 24 May 2010
After the government scrapped Home Information Packs (HIPs) last week David Wachtel has written an article about the impact of that decision on buyers and sellers of properties. The article can be read on the Buy Association website or click here to view.
Article Published - 20 May 2010
The Homes & Travel website has published an article by Peter Esders of our Spanish Law department on rental guarantees, how they work and how guaranteed they really are. The article in full can be read on the Homes & Travel website, here.
Coalition Agreement - 20 May 2010
The new Coalition Government has now published further details of it’s agreement. There are various items contained within that document which we believe are of legal interest to our clients. We set out the more interesting items department by department. Further details can be seen by visiting the full document http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_187877 We will bring you further, more in depth details of these proposals when they are announced.
Gaming and Licensing
a. An overhaul of the Licensing Act.
b. A ban on the sale of alcohol below cost price.
c. A Review of alcohol taxation and pricing
Property Law
a. Explore a range of measures to bring empty homes into use.
b. Promote “Home on the Farm” schemes
c. Review the effectiveness of the raising of the Stamp Duty threshold for first-time buyers
Criminal Law
a. A review of sentencing policy
Legal Aid
a. A review of Legal Aid “to make it work more effectively”
Family Law
a. A review of Family Law to encourage mediation
Employment Law
a. A review of employment and workplace laws
Motoring Offences
a. A stop to central government funding for new fixed speed cameras
Separate to the above, Home Information Packs (HIPs) have now been suspended with immediate effect from 21st May 2010.
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