Coronavirus pandemic: COVID-19 Update from our Managing Partner

Updated: 20th March 2020: These unprecedented times require us all to be flexible and creative. As a Firm we have always seen investment in technology and communication as being key areas for the benefit of our clients and connections as well as provid …

Franklins Solicitors LLP announce appointment of Rennie Chambers to its Bespoke & Commercial Property team in Milton Keynes

Rennie Chambers, Solicitor in the Bespoke & Commercial Property Team based in the Milton Keynes Office. We are delighted to announce and welcome Mr Rennie Chambers as Senior Solicitor within our Milton Keynes Bespoke & Commercial Property. Renn …

Holiday Closure

Our offices will close at 14.00 on Tuesday 24th December 2019 and will re-open at 09.00 on Thursday 2nd January 2020.

Congratulations to Reece Chapman on qualifying as a Solicitor

Franklins Solicitors LLP is delighted to announce that Reece Chapman has qualified as a solicitor, following the completion of his training contract with the Firm.  Reece joined Franklins as a Paralegal in 2016, after having attained a distinction in h …

Remember a Charity in your Will Week – 9th to 15th September 2019

Franklins Solicitors LLP are proudly supporting Remember a Charity in your Will Week running from 9th – 15th September. Every year more and more people are choosing to leave a gift to charity in their Will, once they have provided for family and friend …

Franklins’ Trainees already achieving great things

It is with great pleasure that Franklins Solicitors LLP announces that three of its current trainee Solicitors have passed their Legal Practice Course (LPC) with a distinction. We congratulate Rebekah Hobbs, Hannah Ghafari and William Jones upon this a …

Promotions and New Appointments

Franklins Solicitors LLP are delighted to formally announce the appointment of four new Associate Partners of the Firm. Invitations for Partnership have been offered to and accepted by Holly Threlfall, a Solicitor in the Corporate Services team, Marie …

Making the Mechanics of the Living Wage work

From 1st April 2016, all workers aged 25 and over will be entitled to a new ‘Living Wage’ of £7.20 per hour. The minimum wage of £6.70 per hour remains for those employees aged between 21 and 24. A worker’s hourly wage is calculated by taking the amoun …

Johnson caught − Criminal offences and employment

The six year prison sentence meted out to Adam Johnson, the disgraced footballer of Sunderland Association Football Club Limited (“Sunderland”), has brought to focus the issues of role models in today’s society abusing their position. It has also raise …

Employment Status for Uber Drivers

A ruling has decided that Uber drivers were in fact workers and not self-employed individuals. This decision is key and could mean that many more ‘self-employed’ drivers could benefit from rights such as holiday pay, paid rest breaks and the national m …