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Founded in 1983, we are one of the leading legal practices in Essex, covering the whole spectrum of legal services for both private and commercial clients.

Widow who asked for £3.75m to fund lavish lifestyle loses inheritance battle

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Legal News 16 February 2016

A widow whose multi-millionaire husband died in a helicopter crash has lost a three year inheritance battle over an additional £3.75 million pay-out, which she desired to continue funding her lavish lifestyle.

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Changes to laws on taking disabled tenants

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Property Law 15 February 2016

From April 2016, there will be significant changes to laws for landlords taking on disabled tenants.

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Supreme Court backs damages for home carer who slipped on ice while visiting client

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Health and Safety 12 February 2016

A home carer from Glasgow has won an important case at London’s Supreme Court which could help other injured workers in future health and safety cases.

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Holocaust survivor tells court care home is ‘like a concentration camp’ in UK’s first public Court of Protection case

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Health and Safety 11 February 2016

A Holocaust survivor at the centre of the UK’s first public Court of Protection case has claimed that living in a British care home reminds her of being held prisoner at a Nazi concentration camp.

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TV show ‘Glee’ could change its name following dispute with UK comedy club of the same name

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Intellectual Property 10 February 2016

20th Century Fox could be forced to change the name of popular television series, Glee, in the UK after an Appeals Court loss against a British comedy club chain of the same name.

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Man narrowly avoids jail for harassment in Bradford neighbour dispute

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Legal News 9 February 2016

A man who went to great lengths to subject his neighbour to “untold harassment”, including mounting mock tombstones bearing the neighbour’s name in the victim’s garden, has narrowly avoided a prison sentence.

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Stamp duty surcharge likely to “delay transactions”, say Conveyancers

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Property Law 8 February 2016

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) has recently criticised the Government’s introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge, arguing that the proposed “attack on smaller investors” will lead to increased delays for purchasers.

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Three British holidaymakers sue TUI travel group after sustaining “wave injuries” on beach

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Health and Safety 5 February 2016

Three British tourists are taking legal action against the TUI travel group, following tragic “wave injuries” sustained at a Cape Verde beach resort.

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UK buyer wins Apple Watch court case over cracked screen advertised as “impact resistant”

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Legal News 4 February 2016

Electronics giant Apple has been forced to remove the phrase “impact resistant” from product descriptions of its Apple Watch, after losing a UK court case over a cracked screen to a buyer who claims he bought the product because he…

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X-Factor style “Gypsy talent show” could face legal action following copyright infringement claims

Palmers Solicitors in Essex Intellectual Property 3 February 20163 February 2016

Travellers Have Talent, a Somerset-based talent show for the travelling community, has been forced to change its name and advertising following a legal dispute over copyright infringement.

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Basildon,
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Palmers Solicitors is the trading name of Palmers Law Limited (company registration England & Wales: 09464224)
registered office 19 Town Square, Basildon, Essex SS14 1BD & regulated by the Solicitors Regulation
Authority, SRA No: 813805 | VAT Number: 394 924214.

 

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