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County Solicitor in Takeover Deal
3rd Feb, 2012
Clive Leworthy, chairman of Craven Arms Town Council, welcomes PCB Solicitors to the town.
He is pictured with (left to right) : Solicitor Sue Grazier, PCB Managing Partner Rachael Hughes,
and Legal Clerk Lorraine Duncan
County solicitor i... Click for more...
Tenants must note High Court ruling
3rd Feb, 2012
Tenants must note High Court ruling
A High Court ruling on breaking a lease on a commercial property could have implications for businesses across Shropshire, a county lawyer says.
The details of a ruling made before Christmas about enfor... Click for more...
Public Funding Cuts to Impact on Fathers
30th Jan, 2012
Public Funding Cuts to Impact on Fathers
The Government is currently supporting through Parliament the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. The Bill contains a variety of provisions which will impact on a number of areas of Le... Click for more...
Beware any pitfalls of installing solar panels
26th Jan, 2012
Free solar power could spark disputes over decades
Rising household energy bills, ever increasing concern for the environment and government incentives to install renewable power souces has seen a boom in solar panel installations on the roofs o... Click for more...
You're hired! Apprentices taken on at law company
24th Jan, 2012
You're hired! Apprentices taken on at law company
A local solicitors firm is backing the national drive to develop opportunities for apprentices by taking on a new recruit under the scheme who is hoping to develop a longterm career with the firm... Click for more...
Tesco Law brings a major shift for legal services
24th Jan, 2012
Tesco Law brings a major shift for legal services
The landscape for the provision of legal services will see a seismic shift in 2012 with many Shropshire lawyers left wondering whether the beneficiaries will be the public or big busi... Click for more...
Fond farewell to consultant
7th Dec, 2011
Fond farewell to consultant
A leading Shropshire law firm has bid a fond farewell to one of its most experienced consultants as he retires from work as a solicitor after a 30-year career.
Marc Nye began working in Shrewsbury with the firm Cla... Click for more...
Telecoms windfalls come with long-term consequences for landowners
7th Dec, 2011
Telecoms windfalls come with long-term consequences for landowners
That is the message from Shropshire lawyer, Lynn Hobbs, of PCB Solicitors, who cautions that the current law often favours the telecoms companies over landowners, with a presumpt... Click for more...
Susan is a notable addition to Shropshire law firm
7th Dec, 2011
From left to right: Susan Grazier (Solicitor) and Rachael Hughes (Managing Partner)
Susan is a ‘notable’ addition to Shropshire law firm
The latest addition to PCB Solicitors, Susan Grazier, spent 17 years as a nurse and then midwife befo... Click for more...
Former midwife takes up law post
7th Dec, 2011
Former midwife takes up law post
The Ludlow office of a county law firm has welcomed a new lawyer with a more unusual past than most in her profession.
The latest addition to PCB Solicitors, Susan Grazier, spent 17 years as a nurse and th... Click for more...
Companies Must Follow Their Rules
7th Dec, 2011
Companies Must Follow Their Rules
When a company is in financial difficulties, the details of its internal regulations tend to be near the bottom of the list of considerations when directors are making decisions. Regrettably, company... Click for more...
Collaborative Lawyers in Shropshire
22nd Nov, 2011
Sandy Edwards, Solicitor Family Department
The Collaborative approach is fundamentally changing the way people think about family law. For couples who genuinely seek a fair solution, and want to minimise the pain of family breakdown, it ma... Click for more...
Spooky goings-on at PCB
11th Nov, 2011
PCB and its associates have enjoyed a relaxing get-together with a Halloween theme - including a vote for the best pumpkin carving.
The networking bash was hosted at the firm's Shrewsbury Business Park headquarters, on November 3, and even featu... Click for more...
Kernott v Jones - Cohabitation Agreements
10th Nov, 2011
Kernott v Jones - Cohabitation Agreements
On the 9th November 2011 the Supreme Court of England and Wales handed down the long awaited Judgment in the case of Kernott v Jones.
With the Government confirming that they do not have a... Click for more...
Construction Act Changes
9th Nov, 2011
On 1 October 2011, changes to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (normally called the Construction Act) come into force. These will apply to all relevant contracts entered into from that date.
The changes include:
•&... Click for more...
Tenants Warned Over Compliance with Lease Terms
25th Oct, 2011
Tenants Warned Over Compliance with Lease Terms
When you are required to transfer a property once it is sold or at the end of the lease, you are required to give the new occupant vacant possession. This is a strict requirement, meaning tha... Click for more...
Quartet of New Faces Boosts Law Firm's Line-up
19th Oct, 2011
Quartet of new faces boosts law firm's line-up
A leading Shropshire law firm has welcomed a raft of new faces – including one that completes a husband and wife team at its Telford office.
The four new additions to the team at PCB Solicitors... Click for more...
Law Firm Goes Charity Mad in October
18th Oct, 2011
Law Firm Goes Charity Mad in October
Staff at a leading county firm of solicitors are going charity mad in October, with a raft of fundraising feats.
Having only recently opened-up the partnership's Church Stretton branch for the World's Bigg... Click for more...
Jeans for Genes Day 7th October 2011
10th Oct, 2011
Jenes for Genes Day 7th October 2011
Once again PCB Solicitors were involved with the Jenes for Genes Day which supports children all over the UK with Genetic Disorders.
If you would like to know more about this cause then please visit..... Click for more...
Amenity Value of Land Stops Development
10th Oct, 2011
Amenity Value of Land Stops Development
A recent case serves as a warning to developers who regard covenants as inconveniences rather than serious impediments.
Builder Wimpey had secured land in Gloucestershire and proposed to build 17 houses o... Click for more...
Get it in Writing!
26th Sep, 2011
Get it in Writing!
A recent case concerning a lease over a property in Manchester illustrates yet again the importance of making sure that any matters under negotiation are agreed in writing and unequivocal.
The problem occurred when a proper... Click for more...
Playing a part in coffee-based fundraiser
26th Sep, 2011
Playing a part in coffee-based fundraiser
A Church Stretton law firm is putting the kettle on for charity this week as part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning.
PCB Solicitors is lining up the coffee and biscuits and throwing open the doors... Click for more...
Ellen swaps the lab for the law
15th Sep, 2011
Ellen swaps the lab for the law
Swapping the science lab for the legal arena has paid off for a Shropshire woman who has earned new role with a leading county law firm – and won an award in the process.
Ellen Tranter has been studying law s... Click for more...
Shropshire lawyers and friends aiming high
15th Aug, 2011
Shropshire lawyers and friends aiming high
Invited guests, from among the county's estate agencies and clients of the firm, were all given the chance to show what they could do on the range when they gathered at the West Midlands Shootin... Click for more...
High Flying Shrewsbury Legal Team Ready to take the Plunge
20th Jul, 2011
High Flying Shrewsbury Legal Team Ready to take the Plunge
The group of four, from PCB Solicitors, which has its headquarters on Shrewsbury Business Park, are girding themselves to abseil down the side of the town’s St Mary’s Church.
Despite ... Click for more...
Fundraisers take the plunge
13th Jul, 2011
Fundraisers take the plunge
More than 70 take part in charity abseil
More than 70 people took part in a charity abseil down a Shropshire church which has to be rearranged after a pair of peregrine falcons were found nesting there.
A mixtur... Click for more...
New Crackdown on Uninsured Vehicles
7th Jun, 2011
New Crackdown on Uninsured Vehicles
Car owners in Shropshire are being warned to insure their vehicles ahead of a new crackdown to tackle uninsured driving.
It will be an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle even if it is not being driven und... Click for more...
Festival Fun and Free Advice
7th Jun, 2011
Festival Fun and Free Advice
Revellers at this year's Church Stretton Summerfest will be able to grab coffee, cake and some free legal advice.
PCB Solicitors, in Sandford Avenue, is adding an extra dimension to the event by th... Click for more...
Quality Mark Confirmed for Leading Law Firm
1st Jun, 2011
Quality mark confirmed for leading law firm
Legal regulators have given a leading county firm the thumbs-up for its top quality practice management.
PCB Solicitors is celebrating re-accreditation to the Law Society's Lexcel standard... Click for more...
Race for Life 2011
17th May, 2011
Race for Life team to mark five cancer-free years
Ladies from a leading county law firm are revving up to run the Race for Life this weekend to celebrate one of their colleagues marking five years clear of breast cancer.
The team from PCB Sol... Click for more...
Department gets a makeover
10th May, 2011
New Business Services department head, Katie Gray (left) with recent addition to PCB, Lynn Hobbs.
The commercial department at a leading Shropshire law firm has been given a makeover.
Solicitor Katie Gray has been named as head of th... Click for more...
Why we must face up to making a will
24th Mar, 2011
Why we must face up to making a will
Making a will is rarely at the top of anyone's to-do list, costs money and can force us to face up to decisions we do not want to make. In addition, we have to make the effort to find someone to do it for us ... Click for more...
Contract boost for paralegal
17th Mar, 2011
Contract boost for paralegal
A Shropshire law firm has given a boost to one of its paralegals with the award of a trainee solicitor's contract.
Layla Blackmore joined PCB Solicitors in November 2009, working with the family department and dev... Click for more...
Get-together for local businesses
11th Mar, 2011
PCB partner, Brendan Reedy, along with Hollie Daniels, presenting Sam Evans (centre) with her FILEX certificate
BUSINESS owners from around Ludlow gathered at a town solicitors' for a drinks party that had previously been 'put on ice' due to the... Click for more...
Marking 20 years
15th Feb, 2011
Marking 20 years
A paralegal at a Shropshire solicitors was suprised by colleagues when they presented her with a long-service award for 20 years with the firm.
Julie Griffiths is a wills and probate paralegal with PCB Solicitors, which ... Click for more...
Legal eages offer cuppas for a good cause
4th Feb, 2011
Time for a Cuppa
A NATIONAL day to boost awareness of dementia is being backed by south Shropshire lawyers who will be throwing open their doors for tea and cakes.
PCB Solicitors in both Ludlow and Church Stretton are supporting t... Click for more...
Clay Pigeon Shoot 2010
29th Jun, 2010
Clay Pigeon Shoot 2010
PCB Solicitors LLP recently entertained a number of Shropshire’s leading land and estate agents at their annual clay pigeon shoot at the West Midlands Shooting Ground. Leading shots on the day were for the men Craig Henn... Click for more...
County firm backs call for end to wills risk
2nd Dec, 2009
County firm backs call for end to wills risk
A new report backing the regulation of will writing has been welcomed by a leading Shropshire law firm.
A review by Lord Hunt of Wirral has called for the creation of wills and other probate ... Click for more...
Maternity and Paternity Leave Changes
2nd Dec, 2009
Business owners and managers need to pay attention to fast-moving changes in maternity and paternity leave rules, according to a county lawyer
The rights of parents to both paid and unpaid leave have seen a number of alterati... Click for more...
Katie Chalks Up More Legal Success
2nd Dec, 2009
Katie chalks up more legal success
A solicitor at one of Shropshire’s top law firms has added to an already impressive line-up of qualifications – all of which have been gained by distance learning.
Katie Gray, of PCB Soli... Click for more...
Law firm welcomes back an old hand
2nd Dec, 2009
Law firm welcomes back an old hand
A leading Shropshire law firm has welcomed a new arrival – for the second time!
Lawyer Oliver Nicholas completed his training contract with PCB Solicitors before moving on to experie... Click for more...
Jeans for Genes 2009
9th Oct, 2009
Jeans for Genes Day 2009
PCB Solicitors challenged the idea that legal professionals are sober by taking part in Jeans for Genes Day on Friday 2nd October. Fun and fundraising was the order of the Day for the fourth year in... Click for more...
Look for the personal touch when making a will
15th Aug, 2009
Look for the personal touch when making a will
By Pauline Davies, of PCB Solicitors
Solicitors work hard to help people understand the importance of making a will because the problems that can arise when someone dies without one can be ... Click for more...
RSPB and PCB
26th May, 2009
RSPB Pin Badges are a brilliant way to get involved in raising funds for conservation. Why ? Because they’re easy to manage, you can fit “minding” the boxes into your normal routine and you don’t need to be a conservat... Click for more...
Gnipper our Resident Jack Russell
19th May, 2009
Gnipper our Resident Jack Russell
Sadly Gnipper passed away on Saturday 16th May . He was very much a member of our team in the Church Stretton office and continued his job of 'meeting and greeting' clients almost to the end. He was very much ... Click for more...
Future planning put into perspective
15th May, 2009
Future planning put into perspective
Members of Castlefields Over 60 club in Shrewsbury enjoyed an afternoon of advice and insights into planning for the future from PCB Solicitors.
Pauline Davies, a solicitor with the firm’s Shrewsbury, Ludlow... Click for more...
New energy certificate deadline looms fast
15th Jan, 2009
New energy certificate deadline looms fast
A wide array of both domestic and commercial properties for sale or rent will need Energy Performance Certificates before the beginning of October under new rules unveiled by the Government, a leading coun... Click for more...
Leading lights of Shropshire business at networking evening
15th Jan, 2009
Leading lights of Shropshire business at networking evening
Representatives of some of Shropshire’s top businesses turned out for a networking evening hosted by leading law firm, PCB Solicitors.
The event was launched in 2006 as an opportun... Click for more...
High speed company formations on offer
8th Oct, 2008
High speed company formations on offer
Leading county law firm PCB Solicitors has announced the launch of a service for the rapid set-up of new companies.
The firm, which has its headquarters on Shrewsbury Business Park, can now help business... Click for more...
Free land advice causing a stir
19th Sep, 2008
Free land advice causing a stir
A leading law firm is hoping to cause a stir in Church Stretton as it combines the world’s biggest coffee morning with some crucial advice for landowners.
PCB Solicitors, in Church Stretton, is backing Macmillan... Click for more...
Starting early with money management
19th Sep, 2008
Starting early with money management
Youngsters at Clunbury School had their eyes opened to financial planning and how the tax system works as part of a visit by a county solicitor.
Pauline Davies, of PCB Solicitors, which has offices in Ludlow, ... Click for more...
Show pleased to see you!
19th Sep, 2008
Show pleased to see you!
We have once again really enjoyed the chance to get out and meet both existing and prospective clients at this year’s agricultural shows.
Our team was present at both Burwarton and Minsterley Shows in August, with tea, ... Click for more...
PCB's Shrewsbury Annual Networking Party
19th Sep, 2008
Since PCB introduced its Shrewsbury Networking Party the event has
gone down so well it has become an annual fixture.
Originally aimed at friends and colleagues on Shrewsbury Business
Park, as word spread it had to be opened up to our peer... Click for more...
Red Diesel
20th Aug, 2008
Warning to farmers on red diesel
As fuel prices continue to soar farmers are being warned not to be tempted into misusing red diesel intended only for agricultural work.
Rachael H... Click for more...
Employees right to request training
20th Aug, 2008
Employees’ right to request training
By Sarah Everton, employment specialist, PCB Solicitors
Over recent years there have been a number of government initiatives to increase the level of training among employees and the unemployed. A notabl... Click for more...
Lawyers and Estate Agents on target
14th Jul, 2008
Lawyers and estate agents on target
A mixture of keen shots and first-timers lined up to enjoy a day’s clay shooting arranged by leading law firm, PCB Solicitors.
Invited guests, mostly from some of the county's well-known estate age... Click for more...
Alison marks 40, 20 and Ten
14th Jul, 2008
Alison marks 40, 20 and ten
Shropshire woman who is marking a string of milestones this year has had her achievements recognised by colleagues at a leading county law firm.
Alison Haughton has chalked up 20 years with PCB Solicitors, as well as ... Click for more...
Advice Day
14th Jul, 2008
Free advice and strawberry tarts
South Shropshire law firm is taking free advice into the community with advisory sessions on Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney.
PCB Solicitors is holding the event at the Mayfair Centre, in Church Stretton, on ... Click for more...
Exam Success For Legal Pair
10th Jun, 2008
Staff at the Telford office of a leading county law firm are celebrating a double success for two of their colleagues.
Glenice Finney and Laura Walsh have both passed their exams to become Certified Paralegals with PCB Solicitors, base... Click for more...
Sarah Admitted as a Fellow
10th Jun, 2008
A legal executive at one of the county’s leading law firms is celebrating her admission as a Fellow of her professional body.
Sarah Greenhouse has met the stringent requirements for the honour of Fellowship in the Institute of Legal Executives... Click for more...
Pick Up The Shopping And A New Will
9th Jun, 2008
Knighton residents are being offered the chance to make a will while they shop, thanks to a town law firm.
The ‘will while you wait’ initiative by PCB Solicitors is aimed at encouraging more people to get their affairs in order and follows o... Click for more...
Criminal law expert joins leading firm
9th Jun, 2008
A well-known Shrewsbury criminal lawyer has joined one of the county’s leading law firms as a senior consultant.
Gavin McKenzie has run his own practice in Shropshire for two decades, as well as being a Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough councillor... Click for more...
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County Solicitor in Takeover Deal
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Public Funding Cuts to Impact on Fathers
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