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Three reasons why should I hire a lawyer for my commercial lease review.

Emazon Solicitors — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 18:50:13 +0000

Looking to keep your expenses down? it’s normal to consider whether or not you actually need to hire a lawyer to review a commercial lease you are considering. It can be too hard to look over the lease yourself, isn’t it?

But hang on, ask yourself the following questions first,

Can you afford the additional expenses, in terms of management, insurance, property taxes, parking, maintenance, etc, oscillates from month to month?
Do you have the time and the familiarity to look over each and every word of the lease by yourself in case your landlord has tried to twist the lease in his or her interest?
Have you ever assumed what would happen if your landlord rented out space in your building to one of your competitors?
More significantly, can you get your landlord to change your lease from a net lease to a gross lease?

If you’ve Yes as your answer to all of these questions, then, by all means, forget the lawyer- and consider yourself a lawyer 😊.

And if No (surely you do), here are a few things for you to contemplate:

The very act of hiring a lawyer shows your landlord that you are serious and cannot easily be pushed around or deceived. Landlords will be less likely to overstep knowing you have a lawyer on hand who can and will initiate legal action at the first sign of suspicion.
Commercial leases are typically spanning over 3 to 5 years. It could be a long time if you are stuck with a lease that is twisted to your landlord’s benefit.
Having a lawyer may firstly be an extra expense, they may have the ability to maximize your ROI by saving you hundreds or even thousands of pounds over the years. Therefore, it’s worth seeing, if your lawyer can get you a better deal for the span of your lease.

At Emazon Solicitors, commercial lease review services are more inexpensive than you think, and where you will receive valued advice swiftly and affordably.

Just book a callback now, and WE WILL CALL YOU.

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The flawed reasoning behind bad relationships

Emazon Solicitors — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:04:23 +0000

People can stay in bad relationships based on flawed reasons, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, conducted a series of experiments to determine how factors such as time and money affected the way people saw their relationships.
They found evidence of what is known as the “sunk cost fallacy”. This is a thought process which causes people to stay with something longer than they otherwise would because they have invested in it. An example can be watching an entire film you do not enjoy because you have already paid to see it. The research team found this reasoning also encouraged people to stay in unhappy relationships.
For the first experiment, 902 people were presented with a hypothetical relationship scenario. They were told they had become unhappy with their partner, had not had sex for a few months and would stay at work longer in order to avoid them. There were four versions of this scenario with the length of time, money and effort which had gone into the relationship as the varying factors.
The researchers found that participants who were told that they had put a lot of time and effort into their relationship were more likely to say they would stick with it. The same was true when a lot of money had been spent, for instance buying a house with the hypothetical partner.
In the second test, the researchers gave a group of 275 people a similar scenario, although this time half the participants were asked to respond as if they had been in the relationship for just one year, while the others were told it was ten years. On average, the second group said they would have stayed in that relationship for 294 days longer than those told it had only lasted a year.
The two experiments certainly appeared to indicate that “investments in terms of time, effort, and money make individuals more prone to stay and invest in a relationship in which they are unhappy” the researchers wrote, even though “the logical decision would be to finish the relationship, independently of the prior investments”.
Last year, a survey of more than 2,000 Britons found that most would rather stay in a bad relationship than confront their partner about what was bothering them.

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If I’m Injured in a Fire at Work, Can I Make a Claim?

Emazon Solicitors — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 21:04:39 +0000

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says that Employers, “need to ensure that adequate and appropriate fire safety measures are in place to minimise the risk of injury or loss of life in the event of a fire”.
Most fires are preventable and the people responsible for looking after workplaces should take appropriate safety measures to ensure the building is safe from fire hazards.
Employers should carry out regular fire alarm tests and also regular fire drills so that all employees are aware of what to do and where they should go in case of an emergency. It’s all good and well telling people what should happen in an emergency but it’s better to show them and have them do it themselves so that they remember procedures more vividly.
If you notice a fire at work, you should sound the alarm immediately and evacuate the building, closing all the fire doors behind you. Don’t use the lift in a fire emergency and NEVER try to extinguish a fire yourself unless you have been specifically trained to use a fire extinguisher – it’s safer to leave this to the experts, both for yourself and those around you.
When a fire evacuation is not organised and managed correctly to ensure it runs smoothly, accidents can occur either as a result of the fire itself or from tripping over foreign objects that shouldn’t be in the way of the fire escape route.
Obvious injuries from a fire include burn injuries, but there are other less obvious injuries such as smoke inhalation which can affect the airways and the lungs. Smoke inhalation injuries are often less apparent and tend not to present themselves until 24-36 hours after exposure.
If you are injured because of a fire at work, you can claim compensation from your employer’s liability insurance. All employers are required by law to have liability insurance to cover themselves should any of their employees have an accident at work. Regardless of the line of work you are in, as an employee, you have the right to be safe at work.

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Article 50 and women in the law

Emazon Solicitors — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 21:04:01 +0000

Alexandra Cardenas discusses the government’s reaction to the article 50 ruling and diversity in law.

This week, the government reacted to the High Court’s ruling that the government does not have power to trigger article 50 without parliamentary approval and a vote from MPs. In parliament the secretary of state for exiting the EU, David Davis MP, reiterated the government’s argument that it is constitutionally proper and lawful to give effect to the referendum result by the use of prerogative powers. He also noted that government values the independence of the judiciary, but also the freedom of the press, adding that both these things underpin the UK’s democracy.

The lord chancellor gave a speech on women in the law and improving diversity. She expressed her commitment to tackle practical barriers and mind-set that stops talented women and ethnic minorities becoming silks, senior in law firms and becoming part of the judiciary. She specifically outlined four policies to increase diversity within the judiciary and noted her productive conversation with the Law Society on this issue.

The government published its response to the Justice Select Committee’s courts and tribunal fees report. In response to the committee’s recommendations, the government said that they will soon be publishing a post-implementation review into employment tribunal fees and is looking into the impact of money claims fees on our international competitiveness. The government did not accept the committee’s recommendation on reducing the fee for a divorce petition, delaying increases to Immigration and Asylum Tribunal fees and changes to the fee remission system.

The House of Commons is in recess from Wednesday 9 November and will return on Monday 14 November. The House of Lords is in recess from Thursday 10 November and will return on Tuesday 15 November.

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Autumn statement and Government’s reversal of immigration and asylum fees

Emazon Solicitors — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 21:02:01 +0000

Alexandra Cardenas discusses the Autumn statement and the government’s reversal of immigration and asylum fees.

This week, both Houses will continue their focus on the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Secretary of state for exiting the EU, David Davis MP, will face scrutiny and a call for more detail on the UK’s Brexit strategy at exiting the EU oral questions on Thursday.

In relation to justice, the House of Commons will debate equality of access to justice in the criminal justice system. The Law Society will be briefing MPs ahead of the debate.

Last week saw the chancellor’s first fiscal announcement but there were few new announcements for the justice sector. The government reiterated their plans to reduce the number of whiplash claims and officially confirmed that they will no longer look to privatise the Land Registry. Within the statement, there was also confirmation of a Justice Bill although few specifics were given on what this would contain.

On Friday, the government announced plans to review the recently increased immigration and asylum fees. From today, all applicants will be charged fees at previous levels. Those who had paid the new fees will be reimbursed. The government will also bring forward secondary legislation to formalise these measures as soon as possible. In the meantime the changes will be effected through the use of the lord chancellor’s discretionary power to remit or reduce fees.

The Law Society’s director of public affairs, Robert Khan gave evidence to the Lords Constitution Committee on Wednesday on the legislative process, particularly focusing on pre-legislative scrutiny.

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