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When it comes to having your wishes respected after you have passed away there is one document that is essential and that is your Will.
When it comes to dangerous workplaces construction sites are ranked amongst some of the most hazardous.
Being surrounded by heavy machinery, materials being loaded and unloaded and unique hazards and obstacles seemingly at every turn, it can be difficult to avoid personal injury.
Pictured: Associate Director Heather Gaunt (right) and her guest Annette Boden.
Thorneycroft were delighted to support a fabulous event held by East Cheshire Hospice earlier this month.
Associate Directors at Thorneycroft, Nicola and Heather had the pleasure of attending The East Cheshire Hospice Ladies Lunch which was held in the beautiful surroundings of Mottram Hall.
The Lawshare Conference 2017 took place on Wednesday and our Managing Director, Rachel did a fantastic job as one of the speakers at the event.
The third annual Lawshare Conference was held at the prestigious Lowry Hotel in Manchester and this year’s theme was ‘making it work’ with a focus on making your law firm work for you and revealing how to maximise its potential.
Joining Rachel on the day were 9 fellow speakers, including headline speaker Matt Fleetwood, Chief Executive of Beyond and former Managing Partner at Fieldfisher.
Rachel appeared on the second panel of the afternoon and discussed how to make your Lawshare firm work for you, alongside 3 other panel members.
Commenting on the event Rachel said: …….
Lawshare is a referral scheme for lawyers which allows members to refer work to either the private or commercial team when they are unable to deal with an enquiry from a client, either as result of a conflict of interest or if it falls outside of the firm’s area of expertise.
The scheme is completely free to join and Lawshare has grown to become an influential network of over 180 law firms.
We were delighted to have raised over £1,500 for Stockport based charity The Wellspring as part of our ongoing support for the local community.
Pregnancy complications are something that affects a huge number of people across the UK on a daily basis, and when they’re close to home, they can have huge impacts on all of those close to the family.
For our associate director, Craig, the impact was enough to make him want to make a difference.
An individual contractor and an engineering company have both been found guilty of breaching health and safety regulations after a woman was hit by fencing wire causing her to need surgery to remove metal from her neck.
A 25 year old man has been awarded a substantial clinical negligence payout from his hospital after he sustained a birth injury after a decision to proceed with a natural birth led to severe complications. He was left with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is unable to walk and therefore confined to a wheelchair with limited use of his hands.
A family who spent £6 k on a dream, 2 week, holiday to Cuba have been left distraught after they all contracted a severe sickness bug thought to be food poisoning, whilst staying at the luxury resort.
A manufacturing company has been investigated by the HSE and fined more than £1/2 million pounds after an employee was hit and injured by a fork lift truck. The company, which manufactures glass bottles for the drinks industry, was visited by the Health and Safety Executive after a company employee was struck by a fork lift truck causing him to sustain a fractured arm.
