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Please note, visitor parking spaces at our St Albans office will be limited during our refurbishment project.
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Our offices will be closed over the bank holiday weekend (Friday 19 April - Monday 22 April). Normal opening hours will resume from Tuesday 23 April. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very #HappyEaster !! 🐰🐣
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Recruitment
We are currently looking for a compliance manager to join our practice support team, providing assistance and guidance to the risk group and the wider firm in connection with the firm's management of overall risk.
Commercial property lawyer – 3 years’ PQE+
We are looking for an experienced lawyer/legal executive to join our established commercial property team and work on a varied case load of all aspects of commercial property matters, including landlord & tenant, purchases and sales and development.
Business services legal assistant
We are looking for a legal assistant to join our business services team, the role will involve providing administrative and fee earning assistance on a varied case load of employment and company/commercial matters.
This month in Antuzis and Others vs DJ Houghton Catching Services Limited and Others [2019] EWHC 843, the High Court ruled that the directors of a company can be personally liable for tortious inducement to breach contractual terms.
The Lithuanian Claimants were employed on farms to catch chickens. T...
An important decision for cross-border insolvency practitioners was handed down by the High Court on 22 March 2019 in the case of Bundeszentralamt Für Steuern (being the Federal Central Tax Office of the Federal Republic of Germany) v Heis & Ors [2019].
This case relates to proofs of debts submit...
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