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Backhouse Solicitors is very pleased to welcome Nuala Murphy to the legal team.  Nuala is a specialist employment solicitor who trained in the city as a corporate and employment lawyer and then moved to the employment department of a regional firm based in Chelmsford on qualifying [...]

Backhouse Solicitors is very pleased to welcome Jo Blackman to the legal team.  Jo is a senior Debt Recovery specialist with 10 years’ experience within the Debt Recovery department of a well-regarded competitor in Chelmsford. During the recession we have often been asked by clients to [...]

Battling through the snow and ice, Chiropractors from all over the UK arrived at the Park Inn, Heathrow for a day of coaching and motivational presentations from their mentors at Five Star Management.  US based Five Star specialise in advising Chiropractors on both sides of the [...]

Backhouse Solicitors is proud to announce that following a successful bid in April 2010 we are now the largest provider of Legal Aid for Employment law in Essex, and one of the largest providers in the country.  We are able to assist individuals across the whole [...]

Ben Backhouse last night attended a dinner at the Houses of Parliament organised by Essex Chambers of Commerce, sponsored by Essex and Suffolk Water and hosted by Priti Patel, MP for Witham.  Backhouse Solicitors is a long-standing member of the Essex Chambers and Ben sits on [...]

The Equality Act 2010 comes into force today.  This replaces much previous legislation such as the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, consolidating the regulations into one place. The Act covers the same groups as protected under the previous legislation, but these [...]

How often will you need the assistance of a Solicitor?  Rather like Doctors, Solicitors are often the last resort when we have been unable to resolve problems ourselves.  In view of the cost of instructing Solicitors, many of us tick the box to include legal expenses [...]