News / 13.09.2018 House of Fraser and the impact of administration on Commercial Landlords As readers of the business pages will be aware, the department store, House of Fraser, is undergoing something of a seismic restructure at the moment. Falling sales and high overheads indicating that... Read More

News / 13.09.2018 Battens Honours the Work of Residential Specialist Through Key Promotion Battens Solicitors, one of the South West’s largest law firms, is celebrating the achievements of one of its residential property specialists, Sarah Ford. In recognition of her dedication to he... Read More

News / 10.09.2018 Shareholders’ agreements – expect the unexpected When two or more people decide to go into business together, they often do it in a way which limits their personal liability, meaning that they often choose a private company limited by shares as thei... Read More

News / 04.09.2018 Control your Building Project The costs and complexity of building work continues to increase. Even simple extensions can now justify formal written contracts agreed with the assistance of lawyers. A property owners desire to... Read More

News / 04.09.2018 5 Tips For Employers When Recruiting Staff Staff are often the most valuable asset of any employer. Getting the right staff in the right job is important in every business. Ensuring you comply with current employment regulations is vital to av... Read More

News / 03.09.2018 John McCain’s Funeral Raises Two Big Questions For us All At the end of August, the funeral service was held in Washington of the veteran US Senator John McCain. He certainly excited strong passions on both sides of Congress. He should, however, give us all... Read More

News / 30.08.2018 Chaos on a building site. Or is it? When I was a small boy my mother often used to come into my bedroom and announce loudly that “This place looks like a building site”.   I always thought that to be a bit unfair o... Read More

News / 09.08.2018 Double Promotion at Battens Battens Solicitors is celebrating the achievements of its staff by awarding them top promotions.  Cate Barnes, who runs the Conveyancing Team in Dorchester, has been promoted from an Associate t... Read More

News / 09.08.2018 Dentist Launches Own Practice After Battens Acts to Successfully Secure the Business and its Lease Dental implant specialist and Zimbabwe national, Hendrik De Waal, instructed Battens to help him buy a high street dental practice and take on its existing employees.   How we helped:  ... Read More

News / 06.08.2018 Cohabitee whose partner left her nothing in his Will is awarded a cottage and £204,000 by the Court in inheritance claim Earlier this year, the High Court in Cardiff made a substantial award to a woman who had made a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The case of Thompson v. Ragg... Read More

News / 03.08.2018 Lasting Powers of Attorney and Letters Containing Advance Decisions Now Much More Important Following Supreme Court Decision At the end of July 2018, the Supreme Court gave its judgment in a case concerning whether doctors need to obtain a Court order before withdrawing food and water from a patient who is in a persistent v... Read More

News / 25.07.2018 Septic Tanks – Are You Ready? The Environment Agency is closing in on septic tanks which drain to surface water such as rivers or streams.   The Environment Agency’s General Binding Rules were introduced in 2015 but are... Read More