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As of Today, 22 November 2017, stamp duty land tax has been abolished for first-time purchases of property up to the value of £300,000. If you are a first time buyer and the property you are purchasing is up to the value £500,000, you will be...

Head of Private Client Debbie Duggan  has defended lasting powers of attorney (LPA) after Denzil Lush, the former Senior Judge of the Court of Protection, warned they may leave elderly people open to abuse. Her article was published in the Farnham...

Update: Following our previous report of 24 th  October 2017, which can be found here, the initial trial period for the refund of Employment Tribunals fees refunds has now ended.  The refund scheme is now open to everyone to apply if...

Coffee chain Pret a Manger has faced heavy criticism across the media this week after an employee was spotted wearing a badge which said “I am new, kiss me”. Pret a Manger has stated that they “definitely don’t ask our employees to...

BakerLaw donates to New Ashgate Gallery

• Posted2017-11-13 00:00
• AuthorGemma McBride

Just a short walk from our Farnham office is the New Ashgate Gallery. The Gallery shows great support to local artists and works closely with the University for the Creative Arts also based in Farnham.  “New Ashgate Gallery is a destination for...

Sydney Hardy, Managing Director of Nippy Bus, dismissed his entire workforce by memo stating “ I have had enough and realise I cannot work with you, the people I employ, a moment longer ”.  He advised the staff that they should not turn up...

Thanks from Guatemala

• Posted2017-11-02 00:00
• AuthorGemma McBride

We are delighted to have received the photo below as a thanks from  Education for the Children Foundation  ​ (an international non-governmental organisation), following our recent instruction assisting the beneficiaries of the School of...

Emily Yeardley, Associate Employment Solicitor at BakerLaw LLP, has been invited to host a webinar for the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) on 11th December 2017.  The webinar is open to SOM members, please contact nick.llewellin@som.org.uk ...

The Employment Tribunal has recently heard a case ( Mrs R Tiffin –v- Chief Constable of Surrey ) brought by a police officer who resigned having repeatedly failed a fitness test. Ms Tiffin stated she had an underactive thyroid gland which was the cause...

Following the recent ruling that Employment Tribunal Fees are unlawful the Government has now announced its fees refund scheme. In addition to refunding all fees paid, 0.5% interest will be paid to claimants calculated from the date of the original payment...