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Setfords Solicitors

Setfords Solicitors

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Hybrid Working: Should You Do It?
With the lifting of the restrictions, many businesses may be facing requests from staff to stay working from home or on a split basis between the workplace and their home 
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Focusing on the Positives: The 2020 Diary of Setfords' CEOs
Our co-CEOs, Guy and Chris Setford, look back on the most challenging (and most inspiring) year in the firm’s history
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UK Government Extends Insolvency Measures and the Temporary Ban on Business Evictions to 31 Mar 21
On 9 December 2020, the UK Government announced its intention to extend the temporary restrictions on the use of statutory demands and the presentation of a winding up petition until 31 March 2021
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Legal Guide: Buying Property at Auction
If you are considering purchasing a property at auction, which has a tenant in it, there are a few extra details that should be considered prior to placing your bid. 
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Applications for Consultant Roles More Than Double During COVID-19 Pandemic
The consultant-led law firm Setfords Solicitors has seen a large spike in applications as the impact of COVID-19 is felt across the traditional legal industry
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Employee Rights Regarding Annual Leave – Practical Considerations
This note is not intended to substitute legal advice from your instructed lawyer. You should always consult with your lawyer directly regarding any specific queries you may have. We must repeat that we are limited to providing legal advice to you in respect of employments (remove s) matters which we are instructed on by you.  
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The employers guide to remote working
Remote working, also known as ‘homeworking’, is a valued benefit for many employees and valuable option for employers for many reasons.
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We’re thrilled to announce that Zahrah Aullybocus has joined Setfords as a Consultant Solicitor.
Zahrah has been conducting conveyancing transactions since 2003 and qualified as a solicitor in 2011.  She is experienced in the usual freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, re-mortgages and transfers of equity though leaseholds are her strong point.
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HS2 and council clash over Colne Valley viaduct ‘uncertainty’
High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) and the Chiltern District Council & South Bucks District Council (CDC&SBDC) have clashed over the financial viability of the Colne Valley viaduct, latest HS2 board papers reveal.
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Our financial services consultant Michael Cotter has been speaking to The Times and The Sun newspaper about pension scams
With the value of pension transfers increasing significantly over the past 5 years from £5.4 billion in 2014 to £33 billion last year, it has become an area ripe for fraudsters to exploit.In what has been labelled as the next big financial scandal scammers have been setting up complex deals, often abroad, that are designed to ‘liberate’ cash for the individual investing into these so-called pension schemes which have so far cost investors an estimated £4 billion a year.
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A big boost for Mediation: The signature by 46 sovereign states this week of the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation
On Wednesday 07 August 2019, almost five years since the UN Commission on International Trade Law’s Working Group II on Dispute Resolution began consulting on global legislation to harmonise the national status of mediation Outcome Agreements, a Convention was born in Singapore.
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Setfords Solictors - Shortlisted for Law Society Excellence Awards 2019
Setfords has been shortlisted for Excellence in Marketing and Communications in the Law Society’s prestigious Excellence Awards 2019, the highest accolade for law firms in England and Wales.It follows the work Setfords has carried out to improve client engagement, build trust and create a better ROI on its’ digital activities by using the UK’s leading review platform Trustpilot.
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Setfords Solicitors - Setfords acts for London-based film production company in the listing of shares on the Vienna Borse exchange
Setfords are delighted to announce that our client Fashion on Screen Plc has completed on the listing of their shares on the Vienna Borse exchange.The project was led by our senior commercial consultant solicitor Paul Puxon who assisted in preparing the information memorandum and all the ancillary legal documents required for a stock exchange listing. Paul is also the company secretary.
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Legal Guide: Avoiding delays to the conveyancing process
Avoiding delays to the conveyancing process.Many causes of delays in property transactions are out of the control of your conveyancer and are typically due to the complexity of the property, the chain, or waiting on documents from other parties. It is important to understand the most common issues that can impede the process.
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