Backhouse Solicitors News
The Renter’s Rights Bill for the private rental sector is now law, having received Royal Assent from the King last week. The Renters Rights Act is expected to rebalance the relationship between landlords and tenants across England as part of the Government’s Plan for Change. [...]
Two years ago, we proudly shared the exciting news that three of our young and talented professionals were the first at Backhouse Solicitors to enrol onto the Level 7 Solicitor Apprenticeship with BPP. Then in 2024, we were delighted to extend the same opportunity to [...]
Many of us have thought about safeguarding our estate and have been planning ways to best minimise inheritance liabilities for our family and loved ones. Whether that includes monetary gifts, transferring property during our lifetime, setting up trusts, or using tax-free allowances. Some people have [...]
At the back end of last year, the Labour government published their much-anticipated Employment Rights Bill (details of it can be found in our previous article here). The government has now published its roadmap, setting out a phased delivery plan for the upcoming reforms. As [...]
To commence civil proceedings in England and Wales, there are numerous steps that must be taken within a short time frame for a claim to proceed to court or judgment. The process begins with a claim form being issued by the claimant and served on [...]
In the recent case For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that that the terms ‘man’, ‘woman’ and ’sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a person’s biological sex, not the gender stated on a Gender Recognition [...]
I grew up in Brentwood, Essex and studied law at the University of Hertfordshire and began my legal journey as a Paralegal in the Civil Litigation team in a small law firm in Essex. As my career progressed, I was offered a training contract in [...]
Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford has a great reputation for outstanding client service, and I am delighted to have joined the busy Conveyancing team! I have lived in Bishop’s Stortford, since I was a young child and attended Birchwood School (formally Margaret Dane). After leaving education [...]
It’s an unfortunate fact that gender discrimination remains a prevalent issue, particularly when it comes to wage disparities. While legal protections such as the Equality Act 2010 aim to safeguard employees from gender-based discrimination and mandate equal treatment in hiring, promotions, and compensation, pay gaps [...]
I completed my Law Degree at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford. In 2014 I went on to do my Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Bloomsbury, London before embarking on my two-year training contract with a law firm in East Anglia. In [...]
