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When Rain Stops Play

As last month’s record rainfall and floods can testify, the one thing that is certain about the Great British weather is its uncertainty. Despite no guarantee of a dry, sunny summer, we are a nation of optimists and continue to plan events for which the great outdoors is a key element. From weddings to major [...]

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Holidaymakers Get More Protection

New regulations requiring the vendors of ‘flight plus’ holidays (ones where the flight is sold together with accommodation or car hire) to provide additional protection to UK consumers if the booked service(s) become unavailable as a result of the insolvency of the provider come into effect today, 30 April. So says Bronwen Courtenay-Stamp, partner and head [...]

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‘Zombie’ Businesses Dominate Red Flag in South West

Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert, the UK’s leading quarterly benchmark of company distress, continues to show the region affected by so-called ‘zombie’ companies – those in trouble but still in operation because there is nothing to be gained from creditors taking action against them. The Red Flag Alert shows a significant number of businesses in [...]

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Deputyships and the Court of Protection

Either because of sudden ill health or age-related issues, some people find themselves in a position where they lack capacity to make decisions for themselves. When this happens, and when they have not had the opportunity or forethought to prepare an Enduring Power of Attorney or Lasting Power of Attorney, the Court of Protection is [...]

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Mock Tribunal Brings Home the Reality

More than 60 HR managers and business people are now better prepared for employment tribunals, thanks to a mock employment tribunal organised by leading Devon law firm Stones Solicitors LLP with support from the University of Exeter. Delegates were presented with all the supporting documentation that goes with a tribunal before members of the Employment [...]

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Accident Abroad? Here’s What You Do

For many of us a holiday is something we plan for and look forward to.  It is a time to recharge the batteries and to get away from it all.  It is therefore all the more distressing if you are involved in an accident while on holiday, ruining it for you and those you are [...]

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Legal Drama Sheds Light on Tribunals

Local business owners and HR managers will be able to experience an employment tribunal at first hand, thanks to a unique collaboration between leading Devon law firm Stones Solicitors LLP and the University of Exeter. Employment law experts at Stones have teamed up with PhD students from the Drama Department at the University of Exeter [...]

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Businesses: Tuck-in to a Big Hearty Meal for Charity!

Businesses across Devon are being urged by Age UK Devon to support its Big Hearty Meal campaign, designed to raise awareness of how hard the winter months can be for older people and to raise funds to help make it easier. Taking place between 12th and 19th February, businesses are encouraged to get members of [...]

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Travelling Against Official Advice

The New Year is traditionally the time when thoughts turn to booking a holiday overseas. But with many parts of the world in chaos, what do travellers need to think about and do before they embark on their holidays? The world is now a much more open place for those of us who wish to [...]

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Lawyers Support Local Health Research

Members of staff from leading Devon law firm Stones Solicitors LLP have taken part in the Exeter 10,000 project, run by the Peninsula Clinical Research Facility (CRF) part of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) .  The project aims to compile a research register of 10,000 individuals from the Exeter and East Devon [...]

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