News & Events
Fri 6th Aug 2010
Cycling Solicitors Raise Money for The Martlets
A team from Bunkers Solicitors in Hove is participating in the 2010 Midnight Cycle Ride to the coast. This ride raises sponsorship for the Hospice, which needs to raise over £8000 every ... click for more
Cycling Solicitors Raise Money for The Martlets
A team from Bunkers Solicitors in Hove is participating in the 2010 Midnight Cycle Ride to the coast. This ride raises sponsorship for the Hospice, which needs to raise over £8000 every ... click for more
Multi-millionaire divorce sparks law change branded a cheat’s charter
Divorcing couples will no longer be able to use illegally obtained evidence of their former spouse’s assets, following a controversial Court of Appeal decision, which has already been branded a ... click for more
Business warning on email contracts
Business managers have been given a fresh reminder of the danger of negotiating commercial deals by email without making it clear at what point they intend there to be a legally binding contract. ... click for more
Are you prepared for the Equality Act changes?
Businesses need to review and update their current policies and procedures to reflect changes in the Equality ActAcas, the employment relations service, has today launched new guidance to help ... click for more
Not a budget to cheer about but some bonus for business
There’s some cheer in alcohol duty rates being held, but little elsewhere in the Coalition Government’s first budget, with a 2.5% VAT rise. A compromise between the aspiration of the ... click for more
Certainty over fairness for unmarried property owners
Unmarried couples who buy a house together must make sure they have a written agreement setting out exactly who owns what. That is the advice following a Court of Appeal ruling where a woman ... click for more
Caroline Philcox Joins Bunkers
BREAKING NEWS New Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution The partners at Bunkers Solicitors are delighted to announce the appointment of Caroline Philcox as Head of Litigation ... click for more
The Budget 2010
Yesterday the Chancellor delivered a Budget speech with one eye firmly on the up-coming General Election. The headline measures such as relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax for first-time buyers and ... click for more
Employers get clear guidance on holidays
A ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal has given employers a clearer picture of the limits that they can place on the holiday rights of employees. A number of conflicting decisions in this area ... click for more
Don't Rush Into Divorce
The New Year is traditionally a busy time for divorce lawyers. Many families pour so much time, effort and money into Christmas, the reality can fail to match up to expectation. Add too much alcohol ... click for more
Claw Back on Tips Gets Customer Criticism
Restaurants are following the letter of the law in implementing new rules on tipping, which are designed to boost wages for waiting staff, but many are ignoring the spirit of the legislation and ... click for more
Back Off On Bullying!
BACK OFF ON BULLYING OR ELSE… With research showing that bullying at work is soaring, employment experts are encouraging companies to tackle workplace bullying, as part of National Ban ... click for more
Need to know about Lasting Powers of Attorney?
A power of attorney is a legal document by which a person (the donor) gives someone else (the attorney) authority to make certain decisions on his or her behalf. There are various types of powers of ... click for more
Disciplinary Hearings – When is there a right to legal representation?
In the recent case of R v The Governors of X School the Court of Appeal clarified the rights of employees to be accompanied by a solicitor at a disciplinary hearing. Alex Jones, Employment Partner at ... click for more
Bunkers becomes founder member of Certainty, a national wills register
We are delighted to announce that we have teamed up with Certainty® which maintains a UK national will register. As Founder Members, Bunkers is able to give clients access to this important ... click for more
Cancer Research UK Wills Offer
Evidence suggests that around two thirds of the UK population die without having made a will. A properly drafted, up to date will can help avoid: uncertainty and distress for grieving ... click for more
Consider how fortunes can change when agreeing a divorce settlement
Michael Hayes, head of family team, believes that the outcome of a recent court case, which prevented a newly divorced woman from claiming more money from her former husband after the value of his ... click for more
New 'Fit Note' Looks Set To Help Patients Stay in Work
Britain’s ‘sickness culture’ is estimated to cost the economy some £100 billion and 172 million working days every year – but a local solicitor believes that this is all ... click for more
Bunkers Partner to Chair National Employment Group
LawNet, the national network of mid-market law firms, has recently appointed Alex Jones, partner at East Sussex firm Bunkers, as chair of its employment group. Established in 1989 to create ... click for more
Home Information Pack Changes
A number of important changes concerning the provision of Home Information Packs (HIP) come into force today. From today a property can only be put on the market when all HIP required documents have ... click for more