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Michael Smithson, senior partner at Smithson Law Firm LLP, this weekend took part in Handelsbanken’s annual Coast-to-Coast Charity Cycle Ride, which raised £10,000 for cancer charities Marie Curie Cancer Care and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Read our guide to effective Credit Control, and don’t let customers take advantage of you by delaying payment.
Overdue payments can be crippling for any business. While customers have a right to receive goods or services within agreed deadlines, it is your right to be paid on time. Good commercial practice starts with an effective credit policy protecting your revenue.
Smithson Law Firm LLP is offering free initial legal consultations to new business start ups throughout May. For more information call 0191 233 1444.
A leading law firm is helping new ventures safeguard their future business as they get set to trade.
Established legal practice Smithson Law Firm LLP are giving start up businesses free advice to help them guard against legal pitfalls as they prepare to operate.
Senior partner at the Newcastle-based firm, Michael Smithson, has been speaking at the Start Your Business 2008 events in Newcastle, Durham, Morpeth and in Middlesbrough on this Saturday (April 26).
The Immigration Asylum and Nationality (2006) Act will take effect this year. Much of the old law will be swept away, and a new system is being gradually implemented, which introduces a multi-tiered approach to applicants.
Employers of migrant workers would do well to keep up-to-date with legislation, as penalties for employing workers illegally may include up to two years in prison, and in some cases fines of up to £10,000 per illegal worker.
An 18 year old female office worker has been awarded 26 weeks’ loss of pay as well as a sum of £5,000 for injury to feelings. An employment tribunal which found that the claimant had been discriminated against by her employer in breach of the Employment Equality Age (Regulations) 2006.
We are at the end of the shooting season when for many, the gun is cleaned and put away until next needed. Shooting enthusiasts should be on their guard though, against falling foul of firearm legislation.
Falling foul of the Firearms Act (1968) is a serious matter which carries with it weighty penalties. These vary from six months imprisonment and a £400 fine at the Magistrates’ Court, to a maximum of ten years in jail and an unlimited fine at the Crown Court for the most serious offence, possession or distributing of prohibited weapons.
Smithson Law Firm has expanded with the appointment of two new staff to bolster key departments.
Terence Robson’s appointment adds weight to the firm’s Residential and Commercial Property operations while the firm’s commercial Debt Recovery department is strengthened by experienced fee earner Rachael Smurthwaite, who moves from Watson Burton.
Michael Smithson, senior partner at Smithson Law Firm LLP, said: “We are bolstering and expanding a number of our key areas as planned - Property Services and Business Debt Recovery- with these appointments.
Helping rural businesses in the Berwick area think more commercially is the aim of new legal practice Smithson Law Firm.
Offering all aspects of commercial law services to farmers and other rural businesses, Senior Partner Michael Smithson says the law firm specialises in helping businesses identify and deliver new opportunities and to be alert to the latest developments in the sector such as environmental issues and the growing numbers of immigrant workers coming to Berwick.
A well-known figure in the district, Mr Smithson has over 30 years legal experience in North Northumberland and is the driving force behind Smithson Law Firm a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) based in Newcastle but which services clients’ needs outside the city.
Straight-talking legal advice is pledged by newly launched practice, Smithson Law Firm.
Offering all aspects of commercial law services to city and rural business contacts throughout the north of England, Senior Partner Michael Smithson says clear and accurate advice coupled with transparent, fixed fees are central to the firm’s client-focussed operations.
Mr Smithson, who has over 30 years’ legal experience, is the driving force behind Smithson Law Firm Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The firm’s niche services include commercial property, rural business, joint ventures and a formidable debt recovery and service charge collection core.
