As the financial year ends, many employers will be assessing their budgets for the upcoming year and are currently facing the challenge of increasing overheads. As a result, we are seeing employers tightening their belts and making redundancies. If staffing cuts are necessary, affected employees [...]
Backhouse Solicitors have continued to go from strength to strength and our success has resulted in the extensive growth of our team, and our Chelmsford office has now become a bit snug! We have decided that now is the perfect time to extend the Backhouse [...]
As 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Backhouse Solicitors, we have decided to support four charities this year! The team have chosen to support the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity, Farleigh Hospice, Little Havens and Chelmsford Foodbank for the next 12 months, and are looking forward [...]
Here we have our annual update on the changes to statutory pay rates taking effect from April 2025. The top band, known as the National Living Wage, applies to workers aged 21 and over. Different minimum wage rates continue to apply to 18-20-year-olds, 16-17-year-olds and [...]
Joint ventures are a business arrangement between two or more companies with the aim of reaching a specific goal without compromising their legal identities. This allows companies to share resources, knowledge, and risks and are a popular way to increase expansion, often into new markets, [...]
When a loved one passes away, it is a very difficult and emotional time and unfortunately, there is also a legal process of Probate and Estate Administration that must be followed to settle their affairs and distribute their assets. The length and extent of this [...]
I began my legal career as an office junior in the early 1990s for a national Personal Injury law firm based in Central London. My career progression saw me become the firm’s advocate on all interlocutory applications and I regularly attended at the High Court [...]
I grew up in Chelmsford, Essex and studied International Management with American Business Studies for my BSc and then International Business and Management for my BSc, both at the University of Manchester. My undergrad included a year abroad to Schulich Business School in Toronto and [...]
The Renter’s Rights Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons on 14 January 2025, and on 4 February 2025, it passed through the House of Lords. The Bill now moves onto Committee Stage, for which a date is yet to be announced. [...]
It is not unusual for people to spend long hours in the office and it’s easy to see why personal and romantic relationships could be forged in the workplace. While these connections can have a positive effect on a company, they can also create challenges [...]
