MPs have presented the Conveyancing Standards Bill to Parliament. What does it seek to change? Find out below. More...
It’s no secret that the legal courts have been hard hit by the Coronavirus pandemic. Courts shut down for a period of time and are now working on a reduced capacity basis to try and reduce the backlog they now has as a result.
In order to decrease waiting times and brace itself for ‘greater pressure’ in the coming months, the government released a recovery plan which has announced that civil courts will continue with extended operating times until the end of the financial year. More...
Are you thinking of buying a house in Wales? If so, it may be in your interest to act fast. We would like to take this opportunity to remind house buyers in Wales that the current Land Transaction Tax holiday is currently due to end on 31st March 2021. More...
We would like to offer our warmest congratulations to eleven of our solicitors:
- Laith Khatib, Sarah Cash and Hayley Rees - private client
- Gemma Bailey and Bethan Southcombe - employment
- Rhidian Hobbs - commercial property
- Richard Scott, Jayne Hunt and Amanda Wood - family department
- Sue Edwards and Thomas Stride - personal injury
Each of the named individuals and their respective departments received glowing reviews and endorsements from the publisher of the Legal 500 guide based on their own research and feedback received from Howells clients. More...
Our recent employment law seminars have proved to be our most popular to date.
Bethan Southcombe, Head of our Employment Department and HR Business Services, and her team hosted four seminars along the M4 corridor which were free to attend for HR professionals, senior management and business owners.
Our seminars cover a variety of employment law issues, taking place in Swansea, Bridgend, Cardiff and for the first time… Bristol. Our February attendees received in-depth advice relating to managing sickness absence and mental health in the workplace. More...
