Event: New Workplace Dynamics: New Rules
On Friday 7th September, Franklins’ Sarah Canning, Head of Dispute Resolution and Accredited Mediator will be speaking, along with a fantastic line-up of other experts, at a half day summit hosted by PAB Languages Centre Limited. The event is to provid …
Franklins back SFE’s incapacity crisis campaign
A new report from SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly) and independent think tank, Centre for Future Studies, reveals the UK is leaving medical and care preferences to chance. The report looks at the ever-increasing number of people living with dementia wh …
Carphone Warehouse fined £400,000 after cyber-attack
Carphone Warehouse has recently received one of the most substantial fines recently issued by the ICO as a result of their failure to adequately secure their systems from a breach in 2015. The security breach resulted in over 3 million customers and 1, …
Lana Del Rey(diohead): Copyright claim made against Lana Del Rey
Copyright claim made against Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey has announced that the last song on her latest album, “Lust for Life”, is falling subject to a copyright claim made by Radiohead. Lana has said that her song “Get Free”, has been accused of bearing …
Franklins Solicitors LLP is calling for local businesses to turn £50 into as much as they can for local hospices in its inaugural Franklins £50 Challenge
In January 2018 Franklins Solicitors LLP will be starting its inaugural Franklins £50 Challenge working with Cynthia Spencer Hospice (Northamptonshire) and Willen Hospice (Buckinghamshire) to challenge local businesses to take a start-up £50 note, dona …
Willen Hospice Make a Will Month this November
Our Private Client Team in Milton Keynes are proud to announce that they are once again taking part in the Willen Hospice Make a Will Month during November. The scheme covers the cost of a free simple single Will, or simple mirror Wills, and provides t …
Local solicitor warns changes to powers of attorney may leave older and vulnerable at risk
Local solicitor, Helen Taylor TEP from Franklins Solicitors LLP issues warning following FCA’s call to turn lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) fully digital Proposals would remove the need for a physical ‘wet signature’ Solicitors say this could …
New guidelines introduced in relation to child contact issues
According to new guidelines introduced by senior Judge Sir James Munby, president of the family division of the High Court, children must not be permitted to have contact with a parent if there is a risk of psychological or physical abuse. The guidelin …
Law Commission proposals to simplify Will writing: Supported Will-making
As part of their Consultation on making Wills, the Law Commission has also asked whether it might be time to introduce a scheme of ‘supported Will-making.’ With such a scheme in place, the Commission hopes that it might be possible for many more people …
Local solicitor defends lasting powers of attorney
– Local solicitor, Helen Taylor TEP from Franklins Solicitors LLP, has defended lasting powers of attorney – This follows comments from a former senior judge that power of attorney orders are open to financial abuse – But national group Soli …
