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In a world of social media and never ending tweets or notifications employers may want to monitor what their staff are using their IT systems for. A recent European Court...
We are sad to report that former partner of this firm, David Martin, died on 24 December 2015. David started his career as an articled clerk with Crane & Staples...
Many of you will have seen us with our Crane & Staples stand in our usual spot in the Howard Centre in March and June of this year. We were...
As you’d expect with a busy law firm, we’ve had quite a number of new starters as well as leavers. This year the firm has said goodbye to two of...
We were delighted to be involved with the inaugural Best Business Women Awards. As sponsor of the Best Woman in Business Services category, Partner Sharon Montgomery was invited to say...
Crane & Staples is a proud supporter of a variety of charities throughout the year, from Isabel Hospice Make a Will Week to Children in Need. In March, the Private...
On 25th November 2015 the Chancellor, George Osbourne, announced as part of his Autumn Statement that higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) would be charged on purchases...
Background On 25th November, the Chancellor, George Osborne, outlined his spending plans for the next 5 years in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement. The Government has maintained its intention...
If you are a business selling goods or services to consumers you should be aware that the Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force on 1st October 2015 which imposes...
Crane & Staples proudly supported this year’s Children in Need event by eating cake! Two staff members, Karen Slatter and Julie Wood slaved over the oven to produce some baking delights...
Launched by the Chancellor at the March 2015 budget, the Help to Buy ISA is the government’s new initiative that seeks to help hard working individuals looking to purchase their...
November 9 2015 marked Equal Pay Day. According to statistics, the difference in male and female salaries means that as of 9 November 2015 women are effectively working for free...
We recently hosted the latest in our series of seminars aimed at employers and small businesses called “Navigating the Employment Minefield”. For many businesses employing staff seems like, at...
As of the 30th November 2015 the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) will bring in line its building insurance requirements to accommodate the nation’s increasing use of online home insurance...
Are employees entitled to commission payments while on Holiday? Yes, according to a recent decision of the European Court of Justice in Lock v British Airways. The basis of paid...
Common law allows for Without Prejudice conversations to be had once a dispute has arisen. Such conversations and their content are protected in the sense that they are not then...
A Settlement Agreement is a legally binding agreement between an employer and an employee that usually sees the employer provide a severance payment in return for the employee’s agreement not...
Many employers think of redundancy as just another reason for dismissal and whilst redundancy is indeed a potentially fair reason for dismissal, it is in itself a separate legal being...
No, it is not a medical breakthrough but technological. I often feel that I am on the road to information overload as I am constantly being bombarded with emails, adverts...
Crane & Staples were pleased to support the East & North Herts Hospitals Charity Golf Day – this year run in aid of the Forget Me Not Appeal for the...
From 1st October 2015 new legislation will come into force to change the treatment of tenants carrying on home businesses in a let property. Currently, if a tenant leases residential...
We are delighted to welcome a new solicitor to our Employment and Dispute Resolution team. Nicola Shepherd joined us recently to strengthen the team in providing employment law advice to...
Crane & Staples are pleased to announce that we are now an accredited member of ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners). Formed in 2007 and now with over 183 member organisations, ALEP...
With schools having gone back to start a new term, it is now only a few weeks until students across the country start to leave home and head to university....
We received a great deal of interest following the much publicised Court of Appeal decision to award a daughter a share of her late mother’s estate. Much of this interest...
With an ageing population, we are finding that more and more clients are making Lasting Powers of Attorney to ensure that, should they need to, their loved ones are legally...
Crane & Staples are very pleased to support this appeal run by the Lister Hospital. Several of our team members are participating in a fundraising golf day on the 23rd...
Have you considered supporting your favourite local or national charity in your Will? With many charities finding funding more and more of a challenge Crane & Staples is pleased to...
We understand that HSBC customers are now receiving letters to say that the bank will no longer offer an executorship service. We are receiving a high volume of telephone calls...
One question to ask yourself is now that you have had a Will written, do your executors know that you have written one, and if so, where it can be...
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