New properties are often subject to an estate rentcharge. However, if a buyer is not careful, they could find themselves subject to a rentcharge that…
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Christmas Childcare arrangements in the times of Covid-19
Your Child and Christmas Childcare Arrangements. Traditionally, making childcare arrangements for Christmas can be challenging irrespective of the size or nature of your family. In…
ORJ help Apprentice Provider defeat the ESFA and recover £60,000 in costs
ORJ have assisted an Apprentice Provider to defeat the Education Skills Funding Agency (EFSA) The Apprentice Provider was sent invoices by ESFA for over £800,000,…
Has Your Energy Contract Been Mis-sold?
Mike Smyth lifts the lid on the latest mis-selling scandal We are all used to hearing about the PPI scandal. Since 2013 there have been…
Investing in excellence
To ensure we remain first-choice solicitors for hundreds of businesses and individuals, we have invested once again in our talented and expert team, with the…
Selling your business after Covid-19
Has the pandemic killed off prospects of a fair sale, asks David Wilson? There comes a time in the lifecycle of almost every owner-managed business…
Seeking justice without risking everything
How we can help you unlock the legal system, by Mike Smyth Justice should be for all. But we all know that it doesn’t work…
Making Great Deals in Challenging Times
Great business can be done in 2021, says Lorraine Smith Judging by many of the economic horror stories in the media over the last 12…
Home discomforts – a cautionary tale about family business
Why keeping-it-in-the-family can have unwanted repercussions Family businesses are incredibly popular in the UK. With more than four million family-run enterprises in existence, they make…
Health and safety realities in the post-Covid world
An overview of the corporate H&S scenario, by Lesley White The cost of a health and safety breach can easily run to hundreds of thousands…
Navigating the health and safety minefield post-Covid 19
Lesley White, head of ORJ Solicitors’ Health and Safety Department, assesses sentencing guidelines for those breaching H&S regulations As whole swathes of the UK economy…
Who gets what when companies go bump?
Patrick Tedstone of ORJ Law asks who gets paid when insolvency looms Global events since January 2020 have brought insolvency – or the threat of…