25Apr
A Chester lawyer has
been elected to a top post in a national not-for-profit campaign
organisation for injured people.
Brian Dawson, a deputy district judge,
senior partner at national law firm Walker Smith Way solicitors,
and APIL Fellow, has joined the executive committee of the Association of
Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Read more...
13Apr
Buying or selling a home is one of the biggest deals most of us
ever make. We want to make it as easy for you as we can and will do
all we can to make sure that everything goes smoothly.
This charter tells you what you can expect from us.
The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS)
The Law Society has set up a new quality scheme for solicitors
who deal with buying and selling property. Read more...
12Apr
We have replaced
our legacy dictation systems with the centralised BigHand voice
productivity platform and Blackberry dictation App which has seen
an increase in our fee earners' productivity and improved
efficiency.
BigHand, the
market leading voice productivity software vendor in the global
legal and professional services sector, has helped us by replacing
a combination of legacy dictation systems with centralised BigHand
voice productivity technology to increase productivity and improve
efficiency. Read more...
30Mar
The breakdown of a
relationship is an emotional and stressful situation for those
parting ways, but often much more so when children are involved. Divorce can
be just as stressful, sad and confusing for them as it is for the
parents breaking up. The life they have known has changed forever,
and the upheaval at home can have a lasting effect on them. Read more...
14Mar
If you're already a mum,
or you're a mum to be, then congratulations, and Happy Mother's
Day!
Now is an exciting time as you celebrate motherhood, or begin to
prepare for your new baby's arrival. And as you enjoy opening your
mothers day presents, or your diary begins to fill with prenatal
classes, baby showers and nursery painting, it is great to
celebrate your children (or children to be!). Read more...
14Mar
A local law firm has been celebrating over 15 years of
sponsorship of Chester Ruby Union Football Club (CRUFC) at a
special lunch event on 10th March. Walker Smith Way has
also recently signed up to a three-year sponsorship deal as it
continues to support the CRUFC. Read more...
02Mar
Walker Smith Way has a long-standing working relationship with
trade unions, providing their members with legal advice and
support. One of our partner unions is the Union of Shop,
Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW).
In January we took part in one of USDAW's
'National Membership Weeks' in the Tesco store in Folkestone and
the Sainsbury's Distribution Centre in Dartford. Read more...
29Feb
Chester
based fee earner Eudora
Okoro-Andrew, who works in our employment
department, became a North West champion
after taking part in the GB Amateur Kizomba Dance Competition
2012 held in Manchester on Friday 17 February.
Eudora and her
dance partner Royden Gomes took part in the Regional Heat
at Manchester Metropolitan University where they had
to perform two styles of dance called Kizomba and
Semba. Read more...
29Feb
Law firm
Walker Smith Way has been recognised for excellence with new
listings in the UK's most prestigious legal directories.
Walker Smith Way has received recommendations in the Legal
500 and Chambers & Partners directories for a
number of areas of law, including agriculture and estates, family, commercial
property, crime, insurance, clinical
negligence, personal injury and personal
tax, trusts and probate. Read more...
28Feb
According to tradition, on the last day in February
in a leap year, the 'normal' order of proposals is reversed and
women can pop the question to men.
The tradition dates back hundreds of years, to when the leap
year was not recognised by English law, so February 29th was simply
'leapt over' and ignored. Read more...