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To celebrate 10 years of Backhouse Solicitors, we are launching Friends of City on Tour - a series of great events in and around Chelmsford for members and supporters of Friends of City to get together, network and have some fun! Our first date for your diaries [...]

When recovering a debt through the courts, you have to pay a fee to the court to issue your claim.  This fee can be added to the debt, but it is still an upfront cost that must be paid. On 9 March 2015 these issue fees [...]

A big thank you to everyone who attended February's Friends of Braintree Town meeting.  Our new regular date will be first Tuesday of the month, but for March only we have a change to the published date and we are meeting on Tuesday 10th March.  Add [...]

In the interesting recent case of Williams v Leeds United Football Club, Mr Williams was a senior employee who had been given notice of redundancy and would have been due 12 months’ notice pay totalling £200,000. After giving notice of redundancy, the club engaged forensic investigators [...]

Backhouse Solicitors and the members of Friends of City invite you to join them for the extremely popular Business Expo on 19 February. Join us to meet 250 guests and 45 stands showcasing some of Essex's best businesses.  This is an ideal opportunity to make new [...]

** For regular updates follow #FriendsofBraintree on Twitter ** A big thank you to everyone who attended the busy Friends of Braintree Town meeting on 13 January.  We had a great start to 2015 and we are really pushing to grow the meetings this year. Our [...]

In January 2005, Backhouse Solicitors started life from a home office with just 1 client..... Fast forward 10 years to January 2015 and we can hardly believe that we’ve helped over 7,000 people and businesses with their legal problems as we’ve grown into one of Chelmsford’s [...]

Happy New Year to old and new friends from Backhouse Solicitors and Chelmsford City FC!  The wait is over as Friends of City launches into 2015 with a breakfast event on Friday 30th January. If you are looking for packed networking with 100+ guests every month [...]

On 12 January 2015 the Government published a 20 page briefing note on the subject of Employment Tribunal fees. The briefing note is a useful resource for anyone seeking detailed technical details on the fees system and gives information on: The background to the original consultation [...]

A big thank you to everyone who attended a fantastic Friends of Braintree Town meeting on 4 December.  Contacts were made, business was done and new members signed up to join the Friends and support the football club.  Mark Sansom has taken over as Commercial Manager [...]