Backhouse Solicitors News
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 [...]
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 [...]
