We are delighted to announce we have the pleasure of promoting Sara Miles, Branch Manager and Head of Conveyancing for our Swansea and West Wales region to the position of Director. More...
Having Joined Howells Solicitors in October 2021 as Head of Business Development and Marketing, Michael Hayne is excited at the prospect of make a lasting impact by modernising the law firm to become the first choice for both private and commercial clients seeking legal advice.
In just a short period Mike has already started building connections and develop new opportunities for our five offices located across South Wales. We were able to sit down with him to find out more about our new Head of Business Development and Marketing. More...
As technology advances, so too does the scope for organised crime. This is an increasing issue online, with fraudulent activity now growing a whole new persona in the digital world. One of the main issues that has risen is the use of fake profiles and the photos of others to scam others into releasing information.
So, legally speaking, what can you do if someone is making false profiles of you on social media to scam others? Mark Woloshak, Senior Associate and Head of Litigation Department explores this subject from a legal perspective and provides his advice. More...
The workplace has once again been significantly impacted by the recent rapid spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Consequently, the legislative changes regarding how we live our everyday lives has impacted the workplace. In this article we explain how three key employment law / HR related changes will impact businesses and their employees. More...
As of the 1st of October, a new piece of legislation, Natasha’s Law, has been put in place for all food retailers in the UK.
This legislation is to ensure that all food retailers producing food on their premises and selling pre-packaged food, are to clearly display all ingredients and allergen information on every product.
This may come as a surprise, but before October the 1st, the need to show allergen and ingredient information on these products was not a necessity.
As a result, those unfortunate enough to live with food related allergies would be left in the dark as to what was safe to eat.
Whereas now, its obligatory to emphasise all ingredients and the 14 major allergen types on all food products. So, what brought about this legislation and what does it mean for legal cases involving food?More...
