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It’s Business as Usual Here at Gullands
As lockdown measures across England continue to ease, we are now open for business as usual but you will see some differences if you come to our offices in person. We have a number of measures we are taking to keep our staff and clients safe. Face masks must be worn when entering the building and your temperature will be taken on entry.
Alternatively, we can facilitate telephone, Skype or Facetime meetings. Any urgent or original documents should be sent to us by post/recorded delivery or scanned, whenever possible. Our full team continues to operate in the usual manner, so you will still be able to contact us by email and telephone.
Should any of our staff be unwell or unable to work we have an open file system which allows other team members to take over matters with the minimum of disruption.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on the usual number 01622 689700.
- Thursday 16th January 2020
Contractor protection against employer insolvency
It is essential for contractors to learn from the lessons such as the Carillion collapse and review their existing business model, to protect against employer insolvency. There are three stages to consider, firstly when negotiating a building contract, secondly during a project and finally when ...
- Thursday 16th January 2020
The HSE’s Sector Plan for Construction Health and Safety – 2 years on
This article looks at the Health & Safety Executive’s enforcement priorities and the statistics behind them. We illustrate these with recent sentencing examples - and initiatives which respond to HSE concerns. The priorities and the statistics behind them In 2018-19 construction ...
- Thursday 16th January 2020
Construction contracts ruling
A ruling by The High Court in Rabilizirov v A2 Dominion London Ltd 2019 has upheld an earlier County Court ruling and should serve as a warning to sub-contractors and their potential liability to others, including liability for loss of rental income caused by defects in the work they carry ...
- Thursday 16th January 2020
VAT Domestic Reverse Charge on Construction Services
What is happening and when? The new VAT “domestic reverse charge” (DRC) was meant to go live on 1st October 2019. However it was delayed by HMRC who said that most businesses were not prepared for the changes. The new implementation date is 1st October 2020. The DRC will be ...
- Tuesday 7th January 2020
Welcome to InBrief Winter 2020
As we welcome in the New Year and new decade this month there is always a renewed sense of optimism and why not put this to use and start planning ahead for your or your business’ future. In this edition we cover a range of subjects for business owners, including indemnity clauses in ...
- Tuesday 7th January 2020
2020 Events
Gullands will be at a number of events taking place around the South East this year including: Farm Expo Wednesday 4th March 2020 We are at Farm Expo at the Kent County Showground, Detling once again and on hand to offer thoughts on a range of rural issues – pop along to our stand to ...
- Tuesday 7th January 2020
Mock interviews for students
The Year 11 students at The Maplesden Noakes School, Maidstone, have had help preparing them for the start of their working life as they recently undertook a ‘Mock Employer Interview’ with the support of some local employers, including Gullands. The students spent 30 minutes being ...
- Tuesday 7th January 2020
Commercial leases A guide
It is always advisable for a solicitor to read a commercial lease on your behalf before you sign it or renew it, to help ensure there will be no future surprises. Leases do tend to be more landlord friendly and often require the tenant to take on full responsibility for the property, which can ...
- Tuesday 7th January 2020
Construction contracts ruling
A ruling by The High Court in Rabilizirov v A2 Dominion London Ltd 2019 has upheld an earlier County Court ruling and should serve as a warning to sub-contractors and their potential liability to others, including liability for loss of rental income caused by defects in the work they carry ...
- Tuesday 7th January 2020
Land contamination updated guidance
In June 2019 the Environment Agency published an update to its Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination known as CLR11. The existing CLR 11 is scheduled for withdrawal this year. The updated guidance and an introduction to it can be found at: ...