Birketts’ staff are celebrating an incredible work milestone for their longest-serving colleague, Angie Long, who has worked at the firm for 50 years this week. Starting her career at Birketts on 16 November 1970, Angie is one of three Diocesan Registry Clerks and has held her current position for more than 30 years. During this…
Lockdown measures implemented in response to the pandemic have challenged public services traditionally delivered face-to-face, including the justice system. But here Georgie Hall, partner and head of the personal law services division at Prettys Solicitors, Ipswich, explains how limited access to an already over-burdened court system is causing a crisis for people in critical situations….
Recruiting new members of your team to meet expanding business needs during lockdown will have been a challenge for many companies over the last few months. However, company secretarial and formation specialists Inform Direct, based in Ipswich, found innovative ways to help new recruits Emma Love and Callum Watson get up to speed with their…
Guy Longhurst, the managing partner of Ellisons Solictors, is celebrating 25 years with the firm. He joined in 1995, becoming Partner in 1999 and the firm’s Senior Partner in 2012. Ellisons Solicitors is one of the oldest, most established and fastest-growing firms in the East of England having been founded over 250 years ago. It…
Since the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak’s announcement in July regarding the Stamp Duty Holiday, the housing market has seen a surge in business with Rightmove reporting a ten year high in July, with figures released highlighting a 38% increase in the same period last year.Attwells has remained open throughout the pandemic and has moved more than…
According to a recent study carried out by Unbiased, the finance advice platform homeowners who move before the Stamp Duty Holiday deadline of 31st March 2021, will save on average £2,000. Meaning the changes brought in to stimulate the economy are likely to benefit homeowners, as Stamp Duty is typically not paid by first time…
Ellisons has announced the appointment of Andrew Fernandes as a Partner in its highly regarded Commercial Property team. Andrew will be based at the firm’s Chelmsford office in New London Road, where the firm relocated to last year. Andrew has a wealth of experience in commercial property transactions including the acquisition and disposal of land…
A leading law firm is offering East of England businesses in the grips of a pandemic fallout a £250,000 lifeline. The 80-strong team at Prettys Solicitors, based in Ipswich and operating across the county, has pledged to provide firms in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk free advice on difficulties they face because of the coronavirus outbreak…