Emsleys Blog

Emsleys Solicitors has appointed two specialist Asbestos & Occupational Disease lawyers Phillip Gower and Rebecca Ryan to join its expanding team based in Wales and the South West. Phillip Gower joins as a Partner based at the firm’s… Read More

Solicitors for the Elderly, an organisation which I am a full accredited member of, has been working with the Centre for Future Studies to understand the impact of the increase in prevalence of those living with dementia. Their… Read More

Emsleys is hosting its annual charity fun day on Sunday 15 July – save the date! This year the event will be in support of our new Charity of the Year, Alzheimer’s Society. Dementia is affecting our whole society in some way and… Read More

Clean Air Day 2018 (Thursday 21st June) is an opportunity to consider the effect air pollution is having on our health. The South West Air Quality Conference in Taunton last week was attended by speakers from DEFRA, Public… Read More

It's a natural feeling to be anxious about making a claim against your current employer. However, employers have a duty of care to you and will have insurance to cover claims when they fail to keep you reasonably safe at work.… Read More

We’re proud to announce our Conveyancing team has been shortlisted for the Client Care Award in the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2018. The award recognises firms’ commitment to exceeding expectations and innovating to improve… Read More

With one in six people over the age of 80 being diagnosed with dementia, what can you do to prepare for the future? Currently, there are 850,000 people living with dementia with this figure set to rise to over a million by 2025.… Read More

Emsleys is proud to be a corporate sponsor of Mesothelioma UK, a national charity supporting those affected by the asbestos cancer. Based in Leicester, the charity acts as a resource centre providing specialist information, support… Read More

On 1st May 2018, World Asthma Day, the online editions of The Sun, The Mirror, The Express and also The Telegraph all ran with a variation on this shocking headline. But is it true and what are the facts behind it? The data comes… Read More

This month, the House of Commons debated an amendment to the Children’s Act which gives children the right to have a relationship with close members of their extended family. The amendment would include not only grandparents, but also aunts… Read More

To mark Dementia Action Week 2018, over 30 members of the Emsleys team are taking part in sessions to become Dementia Friends. Director and Head of Wills and Probate Helen Gott is a Dementia Friends Champion and is leading three… Read More

Emsleys Solicitors has appointed a new Head of Finance as it moves to expand its office network nationally. Judith Hogg is an FCCA qualified finance professional with over 30 years in industry. She has worked within professional… Read More