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17 May 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Networking Event provides platform to encourage business growth

Law Firm Hillyer McKeown has reported an overwhelming response to their first Ellesmere Port Networking event hosted at the end of April.
Over 80 business professionals attended the Friday ‘Curry Club’ networking event organised by the law firm , hosted at The Saffron restaurant in the heart of Ellesmere Port.
Speaking about the response to their first [...]

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09 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Do you need to take a stand over late payments?

Late payment of invoices has become so serious that the Government has set up a working group to help tackle the problem.
Ministers also want businesses to sign up to its Prompt Payment Code, which already represents about 60% of the supply chain value in the UK.
The Code is designed to encourage best practice and the [...]

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08 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Incorrect redundancy procedure leads to unfair dismissal claim

The economic downturn has obliged many businesses to make some of their employees redundant.
Firms that find themselves in this position need to take great care to ensure the correct procedures are followed. Failure to do so could result in a successful unfair dismissal claim, as a recent case illustrates.
It involved a woman who worked as [...]

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06 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Partner at local law firm becomes trustee of charity KIM-Inspire

Duncan McAllister, Partner at local law firm Hillyer McKeown, has been appointed as a trustee of Flintshire based charity, KIM-Inspire.
KIM-Inspire is a charity that provides group work opportunities to women who experience mental health concerns and mental illness. KIM’s group work is funded by The Big Lottery Fund [People and Places] and Flintshire County Council [...]

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15 February 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Protect what’s yours: Intellectual Property Tips

Protect what’s yours: Intellectual Property Tips
Intellectual property (IP) covering Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and copyright can seem a complex topic to understand from the outside, but having the correct IPR’s in place can be an important and extremely valuable business asset.
We take a proactive commercial approach in assisting our clients when it comes to identifying, [...]

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