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Our first Curry Club of 2017 will be taking place on 1st March 2017.

Tayntons Curry Club is a friendly, laid back, informal networking event which occurs every 3 months at The Vining’s Restaurant at Gloucester Quays. We encourage local businesses and like-minded individuals to make connections over a delicious curry! Attendance will cost £15.00. Our guest speaker will be Adam Balding from Gloucester Rugby; we look forward to…

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Christmas and New Year Opening Hours 2016

Please note that this office will be closed for the Christmas Period on the 22nd (from 1.00 pm),  23rd to 28th December 2016.  The office will be open on the 29th and 30th December albeit that a skeleton staff will be operating.  The office will re-open fully on Tuesday 3rd January 2017.

Getting ready for the 2016 Christmas Party?

Nobody wants to be a Scrooge at Christmas but as an employer, you need to be aware of the risk of unpleasant incidents occurring and take preventative steps beforehand. Your employees may not be aware or understand that whether the party takes place on the work premises or off site, it is considered to be…

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Court of Protection Seminar

Tayntons hosted their fourth Court of Protection seminar at The Chase Hotel on Thursday 3rd November 2016. This is a bi-yearly event that has proved to be very successful with not only other lawyers but medical professionals and care homes personnel for both young and old. The speakers were our very own Janine Guthrie who give…

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Can a negative reference amount to disability discrimination?

Yes it can according to the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision of Pnaiser v NHS England and Coventry City Council. A negative verbal reference, which resulted in a job offer being withdrawn, was considered to be discrimination arising from disability. Facts of the case Ms Pnaiser was employed by Coventry City Council and was classed as…

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Tayntons Solicitors sponsor Believe in Gloucester awards

Tayntons Solicitors are sponsoring the Believe in Gloucester awards which takes place on the 26th November at Kingsholm Rugby Stadium. We are very proud to be one of the sponsors of this event and Tayntons very own Chris Price is one of the Judges. Chris will be judging the ‘Tutor/Mentor of the year’ award, where…

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Tayntons exhibit at the Local Business Roadshow

Tayntons will be exhibiting at the Local Business Roadshow on 4th November at Pittville Pump Rooms in Cheltenham. The Roadshow starts from 9:30am until around 3:30pm. Tayntons will be on hand to provide guidance on any legal issues affecting businesses from acquiring commercial premises to employment law. The Business Roadshow is a place to connect,…

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From Rowberry Morris to Tayntons

Rowberry Morris solicitors were first established in Gloucester by a sole practitioner, Gilbert Rowberry, on 1st April 1943. He was joined as a partner in the firm by Robin Morris in the late 1950s when the firm became Rowberry Morris. By the time the firm moved to its new premises at Morroway House, Gloucester, in the…

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Tayntons welcome Rowbis

Gloucester law firms Tayntons and Rowbis join forces to become city’s largest practice Two of Gloucester’s longest established firms of solicitors, Tayntons and Rowbis, have joined forces to form the city’s biggest law practice. Tayntons Solicitors, whose heritage dates back to 1857, have acquired Rowbis, formerly known as Rowberry Morris, who have been in business for 65 years….

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Tayntons successfully retains Lexcel

Lexcel is the Law Society’s legal practice quality mark for excellence in legal practice management and excellence in client care. Tayntons recognise the importance of the principles and framework behind Lexcel. We believe that it supports our existing management structure and our excellent service levels whilst providing a foundation to help us to achieve our…

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Checking The Terms Of An EHC Plan

The Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan is gradually replacing the Special Educational Needs (SEN) statement, and aims to determine the level of additional support that a child needs in order to ensure that they receive a suitable and good quality education. The Application Process As with the SEN statement, it is necessary to go…

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Special Educational Needs and Legal Advice in Gloucester

Any parent or guardian of a child or young person with special educational needs will know that accessing help and provision can be a bureaucratic nightmare. This may be even truer now that the system has changed. From the mid-nineties until 2014, children and young people could apply to be assessed in order to obtain…

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Discrimination against sexual orientation……the icing on the cake?

Should a business owner be permitted to refuse to service some individuals over others? Are the customer’s rights more important than the beliefs of the business? Was this discrimination on the grounds of religious or political beliefs? A continuing political debate in Northern Ireland, enabling same-sex civil marriage, has been fuelled by Ashers Bakery in…

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Charity Netball Event

On 7th June, Stroud Ladies Netball Club organised a charity netball tournament to raise money and awareness of Hodgkins Lymphoma. Samantha Tozer, one of Stroud Ladies key players, was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma earlier in the year, after feeling unwell for a period of time. Amie Watkins of our Conveyancing Department has played for Stroud Ladies…

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EHC Plans To Replace Statements of Special Educational Needs

Being statemented has provided a means for parents with children that have special educational needs to ensure that their son or daughter receives the level of educational support that they need in order to enjoy a decent education. For a lot of children with special education needs, a statement has proven the difference between struggling…

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The EHC Plan Application Process

Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans are replacing statements of SEN, and although they should have the same ultimate aim, the process and the plan itself can be confusing. Every child is entitled to have access to suitable education, and while this is possible for the vast majority of children without the need for additional…

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Applying For An Education, Health And Care Plan

The Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan has been introduced as a replacement for the statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and is meant to identify any additional requirements that a child with special educational needs might have. The replacement is gradual, and this means that some parents may still have or need to apply…

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Appealing An EHC Decision

The Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan is gradually replacing the Special Educational Needs (SEN) statement, and while the basic principles remain the same, the process and the actual plan itself have changed to some degree. However, if your child has special educational needs, or cannot receive the level of educational support that they require…

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We’re exhibiting at The Gloucestershire Business Show

Tayntons will be exhibiting at the Gloucestershire Business Show at Cheltenham Race Course on 13th and 14th May. The event is a celebration of the diverse businesses that we have in Gloucestershire and we will be taking the opportunity to showcase what we can offer to you and your business. Teeming with seminars, guest speakers…

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Consumer Rights Act 2015

Defined as many commentators to be the biggest shake-up of consumer law, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 comes into force later this year. Businesses will need to sit up and take note of the implications this has for the way they deal with consumers. The main purposes of the Act are as follows: To consolidate…

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A closer look at shared parental leave

April 1st 2015 promises to be a big day for businesses across the UK, as changes in employment law will bring more choice for new parents regarding how much time they spend off work following the birth of a child. From December, employers were told to start offering extended paternity leave for fathers to be,…

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Escape CGT when buying a home for your children

If you are wondering if the day will ever come when your (adult) children finally move out, you may be able to help them by buying a property for them to live in as ‘life tenants’. We at Tayntons can help you with drawing up a trust in order to escape Capital Gains Tax (CGT)…

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Gloucestershire’s growth fund

A FURTHER 15 MILLION POUND IS SECURED FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S GROWTH FUND Gloucestershire’s economic potential is growing no end with the help of G First LEP and their vision to increase the funding that is provided to local businesses, education centres and entrepreneurs to regenerate the county thorugh Gloucestershire’s growth fund. G First LEP have worked…

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Gloucester’s BIG YEAR campaign

2015 really is the BIG YEAR for Gloucester! As a local business supporting the community, Tayntons is looking forward to some spectacular events within Gloucester in 2015; the biggest event by far being the Rugby World Cup. Many regeneration projects have already commenced around the city in view of the upcoming boom in tourism and…

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Tayntons supports local schools

Tayntons career advice for local schools Last week, employees at Tayntons shared their knowledge and experiences of studying law and entering a career in the profession at local High School for Girls as part of their annual careers presentation. Tayntons are happy to support local Schools, Colleges and their students to understand the routes into…

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Staff at Tayntons donate food hamper to local Nursing Home

The residents and staff at Saintbridge House are delighted to accept a hamper from Tayntons Solicitors for Christmas. The festive hamper consists of a mix of luxury treats donated by the staff at Tayntons for the residents to enjoy. Saintbridge House offer a leading level of residential, nursing and dementia care at their care home…

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Getting ready for the Christmas party?

Nobody wants to be a Scrooge at Christmas but as an employer, you need to be aware of the risk of unpleasant incidents occurring and take preventative steps beforehand. Your employees may not be aware or understand that whether the party takes place on the work premises or off site, it is considered to be…

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Stamp duty slashed

Stamp Duty Land Tax Fees for conveyancing slashed from today From 4th December 2014 homebuyers will be pleased to hear that there have been significant changes made to the rate of stamp duty that has to be paid on a property. The reality of this is that the costs of moving house will be reduced…

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Caroline Nemecek joins Tayntons commercial property team

The commercial property team at Gloucester Tayntons solicitors has been given a boost with the appointment of Senior Associate Caroline Nemecek. Caroline has more than ten years experience as a commercial property specialist and says it is an exciting time to be working in Gloucester. She previously worked with a large regional law firm in…

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Free business training is a hit at Tayntons Curry Club

Go and improve your business through your staff was the key message from the speaker at Gloucester-based Tayntons latest Curry Club. Business leaders from all over Gloucester flocked to the solicitors regular networking Curry Club on Thursday, June 19, held at Vinings restaurant in Gloucester Docks Around 40 people attended the event, and as well…

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Lawyer Janine Guthrie returns to her Gloucester roots

Lawyer Janine Guthrie has returned to her Gloucestershire roots after working with a top Legal 100 law firm in London. Janine says she is delighted to have joined Gloucester law firm Tayntons as a Chartered Legal Executive and is now living in Hucclecote where she grew up. After attending Ribston Hall High School for Girls,…

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Hayley Marles returns to Tayntons’ employment team

Associate solicitor Hayley Marles has returned to her home city to head up the new employment law department at Gloucester law firm Tayntons. And Hayley, 31, is looking forward to helping both employers and employees deal with the potential minefield of rapidly changing employment laws and regulations. Hayley completed her training contract and qualified as…

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Welcome to our new website

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new and improved website here at Tayntons Solicitors. Our new website has been built using the latest technology and looks great on a mobile device. Please take a few moments to take a look around and be sure to come back to check our new blog that…

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