Emsleys Blog

On a recent visit to the National Coal Mining Museum a retired miner told me the whole of Yorkshire is held up by steel props. Given the extent of coal mining during and after the industrial revolution this may not be as far fetched as it… Read More

The Ministry of Justice is celebrating the results from a £1bn investment to introduce new technology into the court system. Online divorce was one of several services introduced in the last 12 months. This was in response to… Read More

After a year of fundraising for our 2017/18 Charity of the Year, we were delighted to present St Gemma’s Hospice​ with a cheque for £5,000. Read More

Twelve members of our team have trained to become Mental Health First Aiders on an accredited two day course. Read More

National Accident Helpline is offering aspiring lawyers the opportunity to boost their legal career with the Future Legal Mind Award. Read More

Less than half of the adult population have a valid will. There are lots of reasons why people don’t make a will – for example, they may think they don’t have anything valuable to leave or they may believe that their loved ones will… Read More

Are you selling your property or looking to buy your next house? Throughout the process you may encounter some unfamiliar words and phrases. We’ve put together an A-Z of property buying and selling to help make sense of it all:… Read More

Emsleys Solicitors is supporting a pilot project aiming to encourage legal professionals to return to work after a career break. Read More

Banks are moving to combat transfer fraud with the introduction of a new system to check account names from next year.  Buyers and sellers of property are targeted by criminals committing ‘authorised push payment’ fraud. The… Read More

For over 100 years South Africa was the third largest exporter of asbestos and hundreds of thousands of people have died as a direct result of exposure to asbestos originating from South Africa’s mines. Asbestos occurs naturally in… Read More

Despite strong scientific and medical evidence endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that asbestos causes cancer, the substance is still legal in over 100 countries. The UK banned the use of asbestos in 1999 however it may… Read More

Although the UK banned asbestos in 1999, the symptoms of asbestos related illnesses can take many years to develop. Hundreds of individuals each year are diagnosed with illnesses such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, asbestos lung cancer… Read More