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Warning as credit law change begins to bite (02/07/2009)
A SOLICITOR is warning many businesses could be left unable to enforce credit agreements if they fail to adapt to a change in the law.
Napthens secures Clitheroe lease for prime trading location (02/07/2009)
A SOLICITOR from Lancashire law firm Napthens has completed the leasing of a prime trading location in Clitheroe after national interest in the site.
Millions of people could die without Wills (23/06/2009)
A LANCASHIRE expert is warning that almost two thirds of the population are failing to prepare a Will before they die, often resulting in heartache for surviving family members.
Dairy farmers must unite to survive (16/06/2009)
A LEADING agricultural lawyer believes dairy farmers affected by the collapse of the Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFOB) co-operative must stick together and negotiate strong new contracts with buyers if they are to survive.
Lords ruling will cost companies for sick staff (15/06/2009)
BUSINESSES are set to face higher employment costs after a House of Lords ruling decided workers are eligible to accrue holiday while off work on long-term sick leave, an expert has warned.
Historic move for Napthens as office relocates next door (05/06/2009)
NAPTHENS solicitors has moved from its current home in Chorley after close to a hundred years serving the people of the town – to the office next door!
First time buyers injecting life into Lancashire property market (02/06/2009)
A LANCASHIRE property expert has revealed first time buyers are investing in property again, taking advantage of low prices.
Online Wills warning (02/06/2009)
A LANCASHIRE solicitor is warning that filling in an online Will in a bid to cut costs could end up being more expensive and less effective than a regular one.
John to leave Napthens with 40 years of commercial property expertise (27/05/2009)
WELL-known East Lancashire solicitor John Eatough is to retire from his role as partner in the commercial property department at Napthens solicitors’ Blackburn office after four decades.
I’m a celebrity, get me out of the public eye! (22/05/2009)
THE potential divorce of celebrity couple Peter Andre and Katie Price highlights changes in the law which could mean theirs is one of the first celebrity break-ups which could find itself under the glare of the media.