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• St Bartholomew’s girls travel in style to York

  Three girls’ lacrosse teams from St Bartholomew’s School in Newbury will be touring in style next month after receiving a new set of polo shirts, thanks to local solicitors, Gardner Leader.

• Opportunities for Women to ‘make a difference’ at Gardner Leader

  Opportunities for Women to ‘make a difference’ at Gardner Leader Gardner Leader Solicitors has benefited immensely over the last few years from its investment in training highly motivated and key personnel. Its outward success and inward growth is reflected by its ability to attract high-calibre individuals, train them and upon qualification as solicitors, retain these individuals over all areas of its practice. Charlotte Anns, Julie Taylor, Joanne Tovey and Lucy Samara have all been recruited by Gardner Leader over the last five years and have all now successfully, or are about to, qualify as Solicitors.

• The Unavoidable Tax - Stamp Duty Land Tax

  The Unavoidable Tax - Stamp Duty Land Tax Rarely a week goes by when Stuart Durrant, Conveyancing Partner at Gardner Leader Solicitors, doesn’t get a call from a client believing that they may have discovered an amazing new loophole in the Revenue’s Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) provisions. In this article, Stuart takes a closer look at suggested ‘loopholes’.

• Reclaiming Dividends

  Reclaiming Dividends When a company is liquidated, unsecured creditors are often left with nothing after fees and secured creditors are paid. Chris Felton, Dispute Resolution Partner at Gardner Leader Solicitors in Newbury, explains how dividends paid to directors of an insolvent company can be recovered.

• What employers should know about forthcoming amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act

  What employers should know about forthcoming amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act

• Inheritance Tax Update

  We asked Robert Jobson, Associate in the Inheritance Protection Team at Gardner Leader Solicitors, to answer some questions about the recent changes to inheritance tax.

• 'Leylandii Law'

  They say that good fences make good neighbours. Stuart Durrant, Conveyancing Partner at Gardner Leader Solicitors, has a privet hedge and on the other side of it is a very pleasant neighbour who he has never met or even seen but they speak, not over the fence but through the hedge as it were, and exchange views about the height of the hedge which divides us. What Stuart views as a fantastic boundary feature, his neighbour (he suspects) views as an oppressive blanket of light-sapping foliage. In this article, Stuart explains the legal issues relating to hedge disputes between neighbours.

• 'The Mediation Mystery'

  It seems that whenever it has the chance, the Court of Appeal reminds disputing parties of the benefits of mediation. Chris Felton, Dispute Resolution Partner at Gardner Leader Solicitors in Newbury, comments on how, despite this recommendation, many courts are still not compelling parties to mediate.

• The Complexities of Inheritance

  We asked Robert Jobson, Associate in the Inheritance Protection Team at Gardner Leader Solicitors, to consider a situation that is becoming more common in these times of high property prices.

• Legal Considerations When Improving Your Property

  Robert Parsonson, Property Solicitor at Gardner Leader Solicitors, was delighted to be asked by Jones Robinson to deliver a seminar at their Talking Property Exhibition on 1st and 2nd February 2008, at the Corn Exchange in Newbury. One of the issues he is always keen to stress to his clients is for them to 'get the paperwork right' when they alter or improve their property. Robert highlights the potential pitfalls below.

• Breach of Warranty Claims

  Chris Felton, Business Dispute Resolution Partner at Gardner Leader Solicitors, explains in the following case study how valuable warranties are in disputes concerning commercial transactions.

• 'Employing People'

  Gardner Leader – Legal Question Time article – March 2008 This month Julie Taylor, Employment Solicitor with Gardner Leader Solicitors, takes a closer look at the details relating to Contracts of Employment.

• Protecting Your Trade Mark

  Chris Felton, Business Dispute Resolution Partner at Gardner Leader Solicitors, provides some tips on protecting trade marks through the following scenario.

• Corporate UK feature Gardner Leader

  Gardner Leader has advised Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund, managed by YFM Venture Finance Limited, in the successful completion of a £200,000 investment in Williams of Harrogate Limited (which trades under the name Drivestyle). Drivestyle is using the funding to obtain two additional premium sports car franchises: Lotus and MG.

• Gardner Leader advises on Yorkshire deal

  Gardner Leader has advised Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund, managed by YFM Venture Finance Limited, in the successful completion of a £200,000 investment in Williams of Harrogate Limited (which trades under the name Drivestyle). Drivestyle is using the funding to obtain two additional premium sports car franchises: Lotus and MG.

• Talking Property exhibition on 1st & 2nd February

  Gardner Leader Solicitors have announced that they will be attending the Talking Property Exhibition at the Corn Exchange in Newbury on 1st and 2nd February 2008.

• Gardner Leader Secures Damages for Cyclist Hit by Car

  Gardner Leader Solicitors has recently secured damages for a cyclist who was left with a seriously broken leg after being hit by a car on the roundabout at the A34 junction with Monk’s Lane.

• Legal Executive attains Fellowship Status

  Andrew Shipp of Gardner Leader Solicitors in Newbury has been made a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.

• Gardner Leader announces New Conveyancing Solicitor

  Jo Tovey of Gardner Leader Solicitors in Newbury is now a qualified conveyancing solicitor.

• Gardner Leader host private viewing of unique exhibition

  A unique art exhibition was held in Newbury at Gardner Leader Solicitors

• When the Festive Season takes its toll on families

• Acting for vendor in US purchase

  Gardner Leader have acted for ECI during its acquisition by a US company.

• Local Solicitors make it into Legal 500

  Newbury-based solicitors, Gardner Leader have been recognised by the legal profession’s leading analyst the ‘Legal 500’, which publishes an annual list of the UK’s top legal firms.

• Gardner Leader secures substantial damages for client

  Newbury-based solicitors Gardner Leader have recently succeeded in securing damages for a former-slaughterman who was seriously injured at work, after a difficult legal battle.

• Pre-Budget Tax Changes

• Property ownership can be very ‘Taxing’!

• Termination of Contracts

• Taking the heat out of faulty old boilers...

• Hidden Dangers

  Alastair Goggins, Litigation Partner at Gardner Leader Solicitors, considers what Tenants and Landlords ought to be considering if commercial buildings are to be altered and improved in any way.

• A 'knotty' problem

  Robert Green of Gardner Leader Solicitors in Newbury, takes a look at the Code of Practice for dealing with Japanese Knotweed on development sites and suggests how developers might overcome this problem.

• Deposits

  Stuart Durrant, Conveyancing Partner at Gardner Leader Solicitors, clarifies the situation regarding the payment of deposits in relation to property transactions; an area that often causes confusion to the parties involved.

• Separation and Divorce

• Playing hardball with your software

• Why make a will?

• NPN Insurance Matters

• Consecutive Holes in One

• Lasting Powers of Attorney

• MBOs

• Mortgage Exit Fees

• Sting in the Tail

• Business Magazine Article

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