Can I change my child’s surname?
Q: Following the breakdown of my marriage, I want to revert back to using my maiden name but also want to preserve a connection to my child. Can I change…
Has Chelsea FC’s treatment of Eva Carneiro breached employment laws?
Chelsea Football Club made the headlines for the wrong reasons following Jose Mourinho’s alleged mistreatment of club doctor Eva Carneiro. Now that Carneiro has left her role at the club,…
Four new legal eagles take flight at Harrison Drury
Harrison Drury has recruited four budding solicitors as part of its latest intake of legal trainees. Harrison Drury has offered four new training contracts to Jacob Walker, Rabia Bapu, James Dickinson…
Sacking employees for negative comments on social media. Is it fair dismissal?
Social media blurs the lines of publicly and privately available information. Even with stringent privacy settings on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, nothing is ever truly private…
7 vital ways to protect your solar energy business
Has your business recently diversified into the renewables sector? Or maybe you are considering getting into the solar energy sector. Either way, Harrison Drury's energy law specialist has seven key…
Travelling to and from work – Advice for employers
A decision handed down by the European Court of Justice on September 10 means that time spent travelling to and from a place of work should now count as working…
Wind turbines ‘lesser of two evils’ shows survey
Would you rather live near wind turbines than a fracking well? If the answer is yes, you wouldn’t be in the minority, as a recent poll suggests. Over 65% of…
I’m separated: Can I change my will and disinherit my wife?
My wife and I have recently separated. I know that she intends to issue divorce proceedings shortly so I want to change my will to ensure that my wife doesn’t…
Clitheroe event takes in Tour of Britain
Harrison Drury’s Clitheroe office hosted a client event with a difference – putting its guests within touching distance of the Tour of Britain peloton. The firm hosted the event to…
Are you ready for feed-in-tariff cuts for solar?
A must-read for all solar panel users – it looks set to be an eventful few months for the solar energy industry in the lead up to the government’s January cuts.…
