Welcome to our May Ewire

HR Expert David Thompson has joined Silverman Sherliker to head up Silverman Sherliker Specialist HR Services. Unusually for a firm of its size, Silverman Sherliker is now equipped provide a full range of HR services, complementing the service offered by the firm’s employment team.

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With summer apparently breaking through a seemingly endless winter, romance is in the air. Summer weddings are just around the corner, but as well as booking the flowers, reception and honeymoon, more and more couples are looking at the merits of a Pre-Nuptial Agreement before they tie the knot.

Family Partner Maeve O’Higgins advises on this developing area, and was featured in a recent edition of BBC News Channel’s Your Money: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/your_money/8684395.stm

In the current economic climate, maximising income and capital from property is essential and, whether buying or selling, letting or taking a lease it always pays to check all of the tax implications of the deal.  Property partners Richard Gordon and Maria Guida outline areas which need to be considered and the availability of a property tax ‘health check’ service for clients.

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For the past few years, the law has been struggling to stay abreast of the ever-changing nature of web media. But there is significant evidence that it is catching up. Chris Elwell-Sutton continues his analysis of the current situation and future developments.

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While the ‘paperless office’ remains an illusory Shangri-la for most law firms, at Silverman Sherliker we do what we can to minimise our impact on the environment, and for many years have embraced green initiatives.

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Pensions partner Jennie Kreser looks into another massive bailout (potentially) and an oopsie by a pension industry ‘good guy’.

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Now that we have a new coalition Tory-Lib Dem Government, what does this mean for our licensing laws? Will the new government seek to undo many things that the previous government laid down, in order to tackle that problem close to every politician’s heart: binge drinking, related violence and the drain on the NHS? And what about our ailing pubs, will the new government live up to their manifesto promises to give a helping hand? 

Maria Guida, Licensing and Property partner, summarises what lies in store for licensing laws in the months ahead.

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Chris Elwell-Sutton describes a gruelling but rewarding day for charity:

“Only those who have been through it can truly understand the sheer intensity of the ups, downs, joy, pain, laughter and tears of the St Albans Charity Cycle Ride 2010.  To try to recreate this momentous event is an impossible task. But I’ll try.

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With an exclusive focus on the Caribbean, 7th Heaven’s listings include both residential and commercial property, from luxury villas in Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands to affordable studio apartments and golf residences in investment hot spots Panama and the Dominican Republic. 

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