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On Wednesday, the Crane & Staples team were out in force in the Howard Centre, in support of the Isabel Hospice ‘Make a Will’ week. The team were answering your...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/supporting-isabel-hospice-make-a-will-week/
Following our theme of making a Will the Law Society has now reported that they welcome the proposed changes so that Will writing should now be regulated. Currently unqualified and...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/law-society-backs-regulation-of-will-writers/
As members of resolution, we were saddened to hear that John Cornwell, founder of Resolution had passed away. John dedicated much of his working life to the development and progress...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/founder-of-resolution-passes-away/
George Osborne told MPs that the Government was taking tax off jobs, which would particularly help small businesses who wanted to hire their first employee or expand their workforce. From...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/employment-boost-in-budget-re-national-insurance/
Crane & Staples clients Mr Dennis Draper and Mrs Eleanor Draper are no strangers to marathon running but this year they are running their 23rd London Marathon in support of...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/clients-run-the-virgin-london-marathon-on-23rd-april-2013-in-support-of-isabel-hospice/
We are delighted to have reached the finals for both categories we entered for this year’s Herts Chamber of Commerce Inspiring Hertfordshire Business Awards. We are finalists for Excellence in...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/finalists-for-inspiring-herts-2013-business-awards/
We are delighted at the final amount we have managed to raise for the Isabel Hospice Make a Will Week. The total raised by Crane & Staples is £1690,...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/1720-raised-for-isabel-hospices-make-a-will-week/
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is supporting Scams Awareness Month, run by Citizens Advice and Trading Standards, by warning people about bogus solicitors who clone genuine firms to obtain money...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/sra-urges-consumers-buying-legal-services-to-be-scam-aware/
19th-25th May 2013 This week is Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Awareness Week and here at Crane & Staples we want to get people talking about dementia. Did you know that there...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/alzheimers-societys-dementia-awareness-week/
We are delighted to announce that Crane & Staples has won the award for Excellence in People Development at the Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards 2013! Here’s what the judges had to...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/crane-staples-win-inspiring-hertfordshire-award/
Wednesday 12th June (9am-4.30pm) PRE-HOLIDAY CHECKLIST – MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING COVERED BEFORE YOU GO! You may have your bags packed and switched off your lights – but have...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/crane-staples-at-the-howard-centre/
You may have heard about what the newspapers tend to call “gay” marriage. In fact the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill is about to become law. My focus here is...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/same-sex-marriage-the-legal-position/
SMALL BUSINESSES AND SOLICITORS The Legal Services Board have recently published research into the legal needs of small businesses. The report analyses the findings of a survey of almost 10,000...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/38-of-small-businesses-experience-significant-legal-problem/
A great feature in the Herts Chamber of Commerce newsletter – quite a few of the Crane & Staples team made it onto the stage for the winners’ photo! Many...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/crane-staples-on-the-winners-podium/
Winner of most Enterprising Business- Samantha Webb and Sharon Montgomery receive their prize from sponsor Beverley Jones of the Goldsmith Centre. We were delighted to be finalists in three categories...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/crane-staples-win-again/
In April this year, the Government implemented the new Help to Buy equity loans for first time buyers. If a first time buyer secures a mortgage for 75% of the purchase...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/government-help-to-buy-scheme/
Following the tragic death of Matthew Crawley at the end of the last series of Downton Abbey, the first two episodes focused on the resultant problems of a husband and...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/downton-abbey-plot-highlights-the-perils-of-not-having-a-will/
The Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, has announced advisory notes will be published to help prevent social media users from committing a contempt of court. This advice will be made available...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/attorney-generals-social-media-warning/
January is the time for new beginnings, taking stock and planning ahead. Employment law continually changes, both with new legislation coming into force and case law constantly being created by...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/why-employers-need-a-road-map/
During the latter months of 2013 some local residents received a notification from HM Land Registry that the Marquess of Salisbury had applied to enter a unilateral notice to register...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/manorial-rights-and-wrongs/
A recent episode of Dragons Den saw applicants from Jollyday Luxury Campsite fail to secure funding for their established ‘glamping business’ as a result of possible misinformation regarding their business lease. The...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/dragons-den-require-landlord-and-tenant-advice/
Crane & Staples are pleased to support the Isabel Hospice Make a Will Week scheme from the 10th-14th March. We hope for another very successful year for the hospice. If...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/make-a-will-week-once-again-supporting-isabel-hospice/
Are you concerned about paying care home fees? Do you worry that you will have to sell your or your parents home to pay for care? Who will manage your...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/elder-care-planning-come-see-us-at-the-howard-centre-on-sat-5th-april/
We were delighted to hear that we’d reached the finals of the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce Inspiring Herts awards for 2014! Having entered two categories – Excellence in People Development...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/finalists-for-inspiring-herts-awards/
PROTECT AND PLAN FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND DID YOU KNOW………..? Even a joint bank account can be frozen if one of the account holders lacks capacity and there is...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/did-you-know-if-not-visit-us-at-the-howard-centre-on-5th-april/
Samantha Webb and Erica Pearce-Howard from Crane & Staples had another successful day at the Howard Centre, helping residents of Welwyn Garden City understand all the benefits of later life...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/later-life-planning-day-at-howard-centre-great-feedback/
Crane & Staples is proud to support the local charity Isabel Hospice by donating £250 to local runners, Eleanor and Dennis Draper as well as members of staff giving their own time...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/crane-staples-support-isabel-hospice-and-raise-over-2300/
A great article in the Comet today about the June Herts B2B expo, will you be going? We should be in good company with HSBC, RS Partnership, Costco and Corona...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/crane-staples-at-herts-b2b-expo-see-you-there/
Last Wednesday we hosted the second in our series of events aimed at employers and how they can protect their businesses by following the correct processes and procedures in employment...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/protect-your-business-handling-disciplinary-issues/
We are pleased that we are supporting the Isabel Hospice Make a Will Week from the 5th-9th March 2012. If you would like to make new wills or simply review existing...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/make-a-will-and-support-isabel-hospice/
Steve Webb, The Minister of State for the Department for Work and Pensions, has now announced the proposed rates for statutory sick pay and statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/new-rates-of-statutory-maternity-pay-and-sick-pay-have-been-announced/
It is not uncommon in commercial leases to find provision enabling the tenant to terminate the lease early, perhaps after the first 3 or 5 years of the term. Generally,...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/lease-break-clauses-a-warning-to-tenants/
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has informed a litigant who started 31 separate Employment Tribunal proceedings within 28 months that he is now precluded from bringing any further cases. Anthony...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/issue-fees-for-employment-tribunals-whats-your-view/
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of attending an event entitled Breathing Life into the African Women’s Rights Protocol (the Protocol). It was part of the International Association of...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/breathing-life-into-the-african-womens-rights-protocol/
Despite the well publicised banking problems with Natwest, we were still able to get all our completions done on a busy Friday to keep our clients happy. We made the...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/crane-staples-get-all-their-clients-moved/
Reduced rates for Inheritance Tax now apply to those estates where the deceased died after 6 April 2012 and the deceased leaves at least 10% of their net estate to...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/calculating-inheritance-tax-new-changes-to-watch-for/
We are delighted to announce that we have retained the Law Society’s prestigious Lexcel accreditation for the 9th year running. Crane & Staples first achieved accreditation in 2003, being one...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/crane-staples-delighted-to-retain-lexcel-accreditation-for-9th-year-running/
You may have seen in the national press reports that the Head of the Family Division Sir James Munby has suggested that divorce will be made easier by making it...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/judge-free-divorces/
An excellent night had by all at the Inspiring Herts Awards finals last night at the Porsche Garage in Hatfield. We were absolutely delighted to have been nominated finalists in...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/inspiring-herts-finalists/
When I ask my clients why they haven’t prepared a Will, the answer most of them give me is “appointment of guardians”. Parents just don’t know whom to ask to...
https://www.crane-staples.co.uk/news/do-you-really-want-strangers-looking-after-your-children/
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