Nalders Solicitors are delighted to announce that Veryan Willcock has newly qualified as a Solicitor in their Litigation Department.   Veryan was born in Cornwall and after completing her law degree and legal practice course at the University of Wales, Swansea, she returned to Cornwall and began working in Nalders’ St Austell branch of the Litigation department as a paralegal.  As a qualified solicitor, Veryan will specialise in all types of clinical negligence and personal injury cases, ranging from road

In 2005, Judge Roy L. Pearson took a pair of pants to a Washington, D.C dry cleaner named Custom Cleaners.  Unfortunately, the dry-cleaning company lost Judge Pearson’s pants.  A simple error, which was soon corrected (two days later the pants were found), resulted in a legendary legal farce, attracting media attention from all over the world[1].   Judge Pearson smacked his neighbourhood dry cleaner with a $US54 million lawsuit (the claim was originally for $US67 million), despite the owners of

One of Cornwall’s oldest and best-known law firms is pleased to announce the internal promotion of three of its staff: Christopher Gilbert, Catherine Hendry and Melanie Rowe.   Moving from solicitor to associate, Christopher Gilbert, who specialises in Wills, probate, trusts and later life care, states, “It is always a good feeling to know that the organisation you work for values your skills enough to provide growth opportunities.  I am delighted to be given the opportunity to take on further

Going through a divorce is a stressful, painful process, especially when it comes to the final financial settlement.  Your divorce settlement may define your lifestyle for years to come; getting it right is vital.   Fortunately, very few financial settlement cases ever reach court.  A good family solicitor will do everything possible to encourage and support a couple to negotiate an agreement between themselves or with a mediator.  But sometimes resolution is impossible, and parties find their only option is

Nalders Solicitors has appointed a new conveyancing executive.   Donna Croot has more than 30 years’ experience and worked for many years in a busy Wolverhampton practice before moving to Cornwall.   As well as dealing with freehold and leasehold transactions, Croot has developed particular expertise in new build sales and purchases. She has also advised many first-time purchasers on the Government’s Help-to-Buy schemes.   Managing partner, Dale Band, said: “Having someone of Donna’s experience provides strength to our residential

The ability of all workers to access justice, regardless of their financial position, was restored recently when the Supreme Court ruled in R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor that the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013, (the Fees Order), which came into force in 2013, was unlawful at common law and under EU law.   The Fees Order forced employees who wished to bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal to pay between

Local businessman and chairman of Truro City Football Club, Peter Masters, has added the Lyme Regis-based ‘View From’ series of newspapers to his expanding media stable with help from Nalders Solicitors, who also assisted on the Sunday Independent deal.  The eight ‘View From’ papers, which serve Lyme, Bridport, Dorchester, Weymouth, Axminster, Seaton, Honiton and South Somerset, were acquired from Capital Media Newspapers.   Masters is a firm believer that traditional print media still has a place in the modern world and

Legal Executive Rebecca Standing has joined Nalders Solicitors’ Later Life team. Having spent over 15 years working for another large Cornish firm, Rebecca chose to move to Nalders Solicitors due to their strong focus on client care and helping the community.   Managing Partner, Dale Band stated, “we are thrilled to have someone of Rebecca’s experience and calibre joining our already incredibly strong Later Life team. As the general population ages, and people are living longer, healthier lives than ever

Luke Smith – Legal Assistant, Nalders Solicitors, explains:   When an employer is considering disciplinary proceedings against an employee, perhaps with a view to dismissal, the employer may take advice from their own in-house HR Department, a HR consultant or from a solicitor.  However what many employers may not realise is that, when making the decision on who to ask for advice, the distinction between those offices could turn out to be very important.   It is becoming increasingly common for

Cornwall law firm Nalders Solicitors is looking to “revolutionise” its processes after signing up to integrated practice and case management with SOS Connect from Solicitors Own Software.   A full service law firm with eight offices across the county, Nalders is also rolling out SOS’s conveyancing module.   Gayle McDermott, partner in charge of IT at the firm, says its incumbent case management system had been in place for almost 20 years.   “We adopted our existing system in 1998