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  • June 2009
  • Legal Brief: Calling all companies
    Gill Brown explains the changes to the Companies Act that come into effect in October 2009.
  • Legal Brief: Companies Act changes
  • June 2009
  • The sadness of grandparents hit by divorce
    Ann Corrigan discusses options for grandparents wanting access to grandchildren.
  • Article: Grandparents’ rights
  • May 2009
  • Lexcel gives glowing report to Phillips
    Phillips earns the quality mark for excellence for the next three years after successful Lexcel assessment.
  • Press release: Lexcel, May 2009
  • May 2009
  • Where there’s a Will…
    Shirah Real discusses the advantages and added protection of registering your Will so that beneficiaries can find it when the time comes
  • Article: Registering your Will
  • March 2009
  • The myths and risks of living together
    Howard Gardener give three essential steps to protect the interests of cohabiting couples
  • Article: Living together
  • January 2009
  • Recession proofing your business
    Lynda Lawson offers tips on how businesses can weather the economic storm
  • Article: Recession proofing
  • January 2009
  • D-Day for divorces predicted for 12th January 2009
    Howard Gardener comments on why divorce proceedings go sky high after Christmas
  • Article: D-Day for divorces
  • December 2008
  • Changing Wills after death to benefit good causes
    Sheila Glyn-Owen tells heartwarming story of how Icelandic relatives helped local residential home
  • Article: Inheritance change
  • 13th November 2008
  • Things you should know when Christmas shopping
    Ann Corrigan gives some sensible tips for when buying presents
  • Article: Consumer right
  • 13th November 2008
  • Unscrupulous 'brand squatters'
    Dermot Rayner discusses how changes in the law may give companies more protection from 'brand squatters'
  • Article: 'Brand squatters'
  • 16th October 2008
  • HR Managers get to grips with employment legislation
    Gill Brown, head of our employment law team, reviews two October employment law seminars Press release: Employment law seminars.
  • Press release: Employment law seminars
  • 8th October 2008
  • Plan before you partner up
    Rob Parker, family solicitor, comments on what can go wrong when couples split up if they haven't made proper plans.
  • Article: Plan before you partner up
  • July 2008
  • Landlords beware!
    Ann Corrigan discusses the shortcomings of the Tenants Deposit Scheme.
  • Article: Landlords
  • June 2008
  • Putting an end to ‘fatherless children’?
    Cathy Hunt comments on how a new bill will force mothers to name their child’s father on the birth certificate.
  • Article: Fatherless children?
  • May 2008
  • Hindsight is a wonderful thing
    Sheila Glyn–Owen discusses how families can protect their inheritance with a Deed of Variation.
  • Article: Deeds of Variation
  • 7th April 2008
  • For sale ... eventually!
    Alex Preshaw comments on the fact that HIPs have not speeded up the conveyancing process one little bit.
  • Article: Home Information Packs
  • 13th March 2008
  • What about the children?
    When couples split up, the children often suffer. Hayley Eachus offers some advice to parents.
  • Article: What about the children?
  • 6th March 2008
  • The commercial property scene today
    Jonathan Pender comments on the national state of commercial property and his take on the local scene in North East Hampshire.
  • Article: Doom and gloom or a glimmer of hope?
  • 3rd March 2008
  • Make a Will Week
    Sheila Glyn–Owen explains why you should formalise your farewell wishes and not leave your loved ones' future to chance.
  • Article: Will you or won't you?
  • 11th February 2008
  • Clipping the wings of the Phoenix
    Gill Brown explains how the practice of companies miraculously arising from the dust of a liquidated company has been stopped
  • Article: Clipping the wings of the Phoenix
  • 7th February 2008
  • Future perfect yet future proof?
    Ann Corrigan gives ‘soon–to–be’ brides and grooms some helpful tips about how to protect their future, BEFORE they get married
  • Article: What every bride and groom should know
  • 10th January 2008
  • Secrets of success
    Successful women at Phillips reveal the secrets that can help other women become successful
  • Article: Secrets of success
  • 8th January 2008
  • Pre–Nuptial Agreements – are they worth the paper they're printed on?
    Ann Corrigan highlights the latest ruling on the value of pre–nups in a divorce case
  • Article: Pre–Nups Jan 2008
  • 6th November 2007
  • Taking on temps for Christmas
    Kelly–Jean Lees offers businesses some advice for staying on the right side of the law if they are taking on temporary workers for Christmas
  • Article: Taking on temporary workers
  • October 2007
  • Legal Brief – latest inheritance tax changes
    All your questions answered in a Q&A format
  • Legal Brief: IHT
  • 11th October 2007
  • Basingstoke landmark changes ownership from Webbers to Harwoods
    Lynda Lawson secures a speedy turnaround for major deal in the sale of local landmark 'Webbers'
  • Article: Sale of Webbers
  • 4th October 2007
  • Good fences make good neighbours?
    Howard Gardener explains what to do if you have a boundary dispute with your neighbour
  • Article: Boundary disputes
  • 10th September 2007
  • Vroom, vroom, vroom ……….!
    Investing in a successful future, Howard Gardener welcomes three new solicitors
  • Article: New appointments
  • 10th September 2007
  • HIPs – Stealth tax or what?
    Alex Preshaw discusses the controversial introduction of Home Information Packs to 3–bed houses and comments on property market fluctuations
  • Article: HIPs finally arrive, Sept 2007
  • 5th September 2007
  • Number of people divorcing for second time doubles
    Ann Corrigan, solicitor specialising in family law, spells out the newly release figures on divorce
  • Article: Ann interprets ONS statistics
  • 30th August 2007
  • Keeping your hands on the family silver
    Sheila Glyn–Owen, managing partner specialising in Wills and Probate, gives five tips to help you steer clear of the IHT trap
  • Article: Planning inheritance tax
  • 6th August 2007
  • New statutory duties for directors
    Lynda Lawson, corporate lawyer, spells out how directors can comply with their duties
  • Article: Directors duties, Aug07
  • 1st August 2007
  • Breaking up is hard to do ... but may be getting fairer
    Ann Corrigan discusses the Law Commission's latest proposals for cohabiting couples who separate
  • Article: Cohabitation
  • 12th July 2007
  • 'Changing Lives' – forthcoming event
    Howard Gardener announces a series of three prestigious seminars, starting with the first one at The Elvetham on 20th September
  • Article: Changing Lives
  • 9th July 2007
  • Phillips expand their family team
    Howard Gardener welcomes Hayley Eachus, solicitor, who brings additional strenghts to the family law team.
  • Press release: New appointment
  • 7th June 2007
  • Now you can make life and death decisions in advance
    Sheila Glyn–Owen comments on how the law is changing to make it easier for us to make life and death decisions in advance.
  • Article: Life and death, June 07
  • 29th March 2007
  • Local MP joins local solicitors in 'legal aid revolt'
    Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke, joins local solicitors in their objections to new legal aid contracts.
  • Article – Legal Aid Revolt
  • February 2007
  • The myths and risks of living together
    Ann Corrigan gives some pointers on how to protect your future when you decide to live together.
  • Article – Living together agreements
  • 1st February 2007
  • New service for couples who are breaking up
    Ann Corrigan announces that now Phillips and Brain Chase Coles can offer collaborative law to couples who are splitting up in Basingstoke.
  • Article – Collaborative law comes to Basingstoke

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