GHP Insights

News, Q&As and Press Releases From Our Team

Q&A - If I buy business, can I stop current owner from poaching my clients and staff

Q: I am considering buying a business as a going concern. I understand that the seller has a loyal client base and I hope to retain it by buying him out. Is there anything I can do to prevent him approaching his former clients and employees, or setting up a similar business in the area?

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Legal clinic solicitors on hand at Oswestry Show

Solicitors from a leading Oswestry law firm which runs weekly free legal clinics in the town will be on hand to talk to visitors at the Oswestry Show.

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Q&A - Bad debt means I can't pay staff or suppliers this month - does this make my business insolvent?

Q: I am a director of a limited company. A major customer went into liquidation owing me a large sum of money and I have no real prospect of being paid. I am now unable to pay my staff their full wages this month. I also have supplier bills which the company cannot pay, but which I will pay using my personal credit card. Is the business insolvent? What can I do?

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Lawyer completes charity bike ride without injury or crash!

A Wrexham personal injury lawyer safely completed a fifty mile cycle ride in blistering heat last Sunday to raise money for sick children.

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Q&A - Will my benefits stop when I get the compensation awarded for my accident?

Q: I am shortly expecting to receive a large compensation award as a result of a personal injury claim. Due to my accident and the long term effects of the injuries I sustained I am not able to work and I currently receive Income Support. Life has been very difficult for me since the accident and now I am worried that if anyone finds out about the compensation award I will lose my benefits. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

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Q&A - How can I find out if I am in a parish liable for chancel repairs?

Q. My friends have been told by their lender they have got to purchase chancel indemnity insurance because their property is in a parish which is potentially liable to chancel repairs. I live only a mile away from them and I am worried that my property might be affected. How can I find out and what can I do if it is?

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Solicitor to undertake gruelling fifty mile bike ride for sick children

A Wrexham solicitor is planning to cycle around fifty miles on Sunday to raise money for a children's hospice on the Wirral.

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