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Claire Hill joins Christie Solicitors
On 31st October we were joined by Claire Hill who is a
solicitor experienced in property, business and commercial law. This is seen as natural expansion for our small and increasingly successful specialist practice. In these difficult times we are
finding that more and more business and private clients appreciate approachable solicitors, personal service and reasonable fees.
Claire specialises in non-contentious commercial and residential property work, business sales and purchases, company/commercial transactions and commercial financing. She has dealt with transactions with values ranging from hundreds of pounds to millions of pounds. Her broad experience includes:
Landlord and Tenant
Mortgages and Security
Commercial financing/re-financing
Developments
Shareholders Agreements
Joint Venture Agreements
Company
Partnership
Commercial contracts
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Conveyancing Quality Scheme accrediatation for Christie Solicitors
On 1 June 2011 Christie Solicitors became one of the first law firms in the area to obtain accreditation from the Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme. This is the new quality benchmark for conveyancing services which has been widely welcomed throughout the property services sector and by consumer organisations. More information will appear on our website shortly.
Presidency for our principal Solicitor
November 2010 - Our principal Geoff Christie was elected President of the Lincolnshire Law Society in November 2010. As well as providing its usual member services and holding its annual dinner and other social functions the society has recently been heavily involved in the arguments rekating to access to justice and court closures in Lincolnshire.
newest law firm in Louth
Christie Solicitors is the new law firm in Louth and opened its doors for the provision of legal services on 1st October 2009. After more than a year the practice has proved to be a great success and is popular with business, professional and private clients alike.
Personal service provided for reasonable fees was always the objective. With modern offices away from the bustle of the town centre clients are already enjoying a different approach to the provision of legal services.
legal news
13 April 2011
Legal Week
News that the Law Society has elected its future leader with the appointment of Nick Fluck as its new deputy vice president (DVP).
The Law Society Council has voted in Fluck, a partner at Stapleton & Son in Lincolnshire, to take up the role from in July this year. The election means that Fluck, who is chair of the Law Society's technology and law reference group, will become Law Society president in 2013.
Fluck commented: "The profession faces significant challenges, but also potentially rewarding opportunities in the future as the legal services landscape changes. It is my aim to ensure that the Law Society steers the agenda for all solicitors in every part of the profession, from the City to specialist practitioners and the High Street as the sector changes
Legal developments - legalweek
Legal developments - legalweek
Legal Week professional indemnity Q&A in association with Zurich: the 2012 renewal season (Mon, 14 May 2012)legalweek In this professional indemnity Q&A, Legal Week editor-in-chief John Malpas speaks to Jenny Screech, legal professions manager at Zurich Insurance, about the 2012 renewal season.
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Arbitration's promised land - why arbitration must evolve to continue its success story (Fri, 11 May 2012)
legalweek Freshfields’ Constantine Partasides and Patrick Taylor argue arbitration must evolve if it is to fulfil its promise as the first choice to resolve global business disputes
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Industrial scale - can arbitration evolve fast enough to seize its global moment? (Fri, 11 May 2012)
legalweek "It's very easy for clients and lawyers to say in the abstract that they want to make arbitration more efficient. But when it comes to your own case and it’s a bet-the-company situation, does a client want to take all the procedural points open to it in mounting its defence, or does it want to prioritise efficiency?"
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Queen's Speech paves way for court TV and defamation law overhaul (Thu, 10 May 2012)
legalweek TV cameras are set to be permitted into some courts in England and Wales under a proposal confirmed in yesterday's (9 May) Queen's Speech, which outlined a legislative programme that will also include the introduction of a Defamation Bill. Plans to allow filming of some court cases, which forms part of the proposed Courts and Crime Bill, have been put forward in a bid to improve public understanding of the UK justice system.
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Burden of trust - will moves to cut red tape let bad employers off the hook? (Fri, 04 May 2012)
legalweek Will the Government's drive to reduce the regulatory burden allow less-principled businesses to slip through the net? Bond Pearce's Nicky Loadsman discusses the implications of earned recognition
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College of Law confirms Singapore venture (Thu, 03 May 2012)
legalweek The College of Law has announced details of a new strategic collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE), with a view to establishing a permanent presence on the ground in the country.
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Pressing the case - Sir Stephen Sedley's proposals for statutory media regulation (Wed, 02 May 2012)
legalweek The Leveson Inquiry has invited evidence and submissions from the public as well as from the core participants. Although not reported widely in the media, last October the recently retired Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Stephen Sedley, made his own submission to the Leveson Inquiry. In this submission, Sir Stephen proposes his own model of statutory regulation of the media.
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Italian firm applies for ABS licence for UK arm (Fri, 27 Apr 2012)
legalweek Italy’s Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati is set to become one of the first non-UK law firms to convert to an alternative business structure (ABS).
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Government consults on class action-style competition reforms (Wed, 25 Apr 2012)
legalweek The Government is considering introducing 'opt-out' collective actions to enable consumers and businesses to more easily reclaim losses resulting from anti-competitive behaviour. The proposal, which could bring the UK's regime more in line with the US class action system, is part of a consultation launched by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) yesterday (24 April).
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Supreme Court rejects key challenge to partner retirement policies (Wed, 25 Apr 2012)
legalweek The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to an attempt by a law firm to enforce a compulsory retirement age against a partner, in a key ruling for the legal profession and employers in general. The Court today (25 April) handed down its judgment in the high-profile Seldon vs Clarkson Wright & Jakes (CWJ) age discrimination case, dismissing the appeal by Leslie Seldon.
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