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		<title>Coast-to-Coast Charity Cycle Ride raises over £10,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Smithson, senior partner at Smithson Law Firm LLP, this weekend took part in Handelsbanken&#8217;s annual Coast-to-Coast Charity Cycle Ride, which raised £10,000 for cancer charities Marie Curie Cancer Care and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Michael Smithson put his life on the line as well as exposing himself to potential humiliation, but came in third out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FREE personal financial health checks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To most of us, organising our finances is a daunting challenge. It’s surprising how little time we devote to improving our financial health, and the sheer number of financial products available often hinders rather than helps us to make a truly informed decision.
To help assist with financial planning, we are offering the opportunity to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit control: Protecting your business&#8217;s revenue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read our guide to effective Credit Control, and don&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal help on hand for business start ups</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Migrant workers reduced to tiers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age discrimination: Goes both ways</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An 18 year old female office worker has been awarded 26 weeks&#8217; 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.
Ms Wilkinson, who had taken over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firearms - Lock up or lose them</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New year new start for Smithson Law Firm recruits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New law firm adds value to Berwick businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No-nonsense law firm launches</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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