Double shortlisting in Insider’s South West Dealmakers Awards for BPE Solicitors
The Corporate team at Cheltenham-based BPE Solicitors is celebrating being shortlisted for two awards at Insider’s annual South West Dealmakers Awards for a third year in a row.
Loneliness: we all experience it
Loneliness affects everyone at one time or another, and it’s something that can have a significant impact on a person’s wellbeing and mental health.
Refusal to attend the workplace for health and safety reasons
The Employment Appeal Tribunal have held that an individual who refused to return to work during Covid19 was not unfairly dismissed
The great hybrid working debate. Is a pay cut the answer?
This article considers the options regarding hybrid working and what can be done for those refusing to return to the office.
The Resurgence of ‘Open Justice’: Employers Beware!
This article considers what the open justice principle is and why employers should pay due regard to it when deciding whether to settle a claim or fight the matter to the end in the tribunals.
Trusts – could they help you?
John Pengilley, an Associate Solicitor in the BPE Private Wealth team, explains what a Trust is, how it can be used and why it’s important to get expert advice before setting one up.
Improve your cyber resilience with Digital Assurance as a Service
The internet, digital technology and the infrastructure that underpins it have become fundamental to the success of most businesses, transforming the way we communicate and the critical systems we rely on.
BPE Solicitors and Bamboo Technology Group introduce Digital Assurance as a Service
Cheltenham-based commercial law firm BPE Solicitors and ICT managed services provider Bamboo Technology Group have created an innovative, technical and legal service that builds your operational and cyber resilience.
Waitrose v Asda – an ‘essential’ trade mark claim?
In this article, Riyaz and Santos consider the recent dispute stemming from Asda’s proposed launch of its new ‘Just Essentials’ range, which Waitrose believe infringes their ‘Essential Waitrose’ trade mark.
Stress Awareness Month
Stress is present in every workplace, but it is particularly prevalent in the law due to the high-pressure, high-responsibility nature of the industry. BPE Solicitors has put into practice a number of measures to help combat stress in the workplace, ranging from financial wellbeing resources to an open and inclusive culture.
BPE Solicitors and Gloucester Rugby Club relationship grows further
BPE Solicitors are delighted to announce that they that they will continue to be an Official Business Partner of Gloucester Rugby and are now the sole sponsor of the popular Gloucester Rugby Business Club
Time for tech firms to stop marking their own homework? An analysis of the Online Safety Bill.
In this article, Christine Jackson examines the Online Safety Bill, proposed legislation introducing new obligations on tech firms and their managers, as well as new powers for Ofcom, as the designated online safety regulator.