News
- Tuesday 25th September 2018
Medway Regatta
We were delighted to sponsor the Medway Regatta which took place 19-22 July 2018, one of the South East’s premier regattas. The four-day event attracted a number of keel boat and one design entries for both serious and the more occasional racers. The yacht club is situated at Lower Upnor ...
- Tuesday 25th September 2018
The Vicars Picnic 2018
When a group of residents from Yalding, Maidstone couldn’t get tickets to Glastonbury they decided to organise their own event. Several years on it is a successful festival which is growing in popularity, providing a safe, family festival dedicated to great live music, entertainment from DJs, ...
- Tuesday 25th September 2018
Staff profiles: Legal eye on Sarah Walkden
Name: Sarah Walkden Position: Assistant Solicitor Main responsibilities and daily duties? I assist the Head of Department and Firm’s Chairman as well as other Assistant Solicitors in the Commercial Property department on various different transactions and matters such as the sale / ...
- Tuesday 25th September 2018
Staff profiles: Legal eye on Christian Collins
Name: Christian Collins Position: Paralegal Main responsibilities and daily duties? As a paralegal in the Commercial department, I am involved in a mixture of work, including acting as fee earner on less complicated matters. I am similarly involved with the Construction and General ...
- Tuesday 14th August 2018
“Smash and Grab” Adjudications – Where are we now?
Smash and grab adjudications happen when the paying party fails to give either a payment notice or a pay less notice. If neither of these notices are given then the full amount applied for by the payee can be adjudicated even if it is not owed in a true valuation. Following the ...
- Tuesday 14th August 2018
SUMMER 2018 CRICKET ROUNDUP
Unsurprisingly in this glorious summer all three of Gullands’ games at the Mote were played in hot and sunny weather. Our results against our friends from Lambert and Foster, Savills, and Crowe were equally consistent. Our first game was against Lambert and Foster and this proved to ...
- Monday 16th July 2018
Gullands’ guide to children
The approaching summer holidays can sometimes cause friction between separated and divorced parents and there are a number of principles which should be considered. The welfare principle: Under the Children Act, the welfare of the children is the Court’s paramount consideration and their ...
- Monday 16th July 2018
Gullands supports rural business event
Gullands was delighted to support a Rural Business event today, Thursday 12 July, held at Kenward House, Yalding, home of the Kenward Trust and hosted by Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and the Weald. Guests heard from Mr Terese Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at DEFRA, Matthew ...
- Monday 25th June 2018
Dress codes and sex discrimination a guide for employers
The Government has published new guidance (May 2018) for employers who set dress codes in the workplace and job applicants who may have to abide by them. The guidance has been published following a recommendation from the Parliamentary Women and Equalities Select Committee and the Petitions ...
- Monday 25th June 2018
Disputes amongst directors
The high-profile departure of Sir Martin Sorrell earlier this year from WPP, the advertising agency he started surprised many people and it is unfortunately common that at some point there will be a serious disagreement or issue to deal with at board level for most businesses. If directors no ...