The pandemic forced many organisations to work in different ways. Some had to largely reinvent their product and service range whilst others dropped into entirely remote working. Fortunately, we seem to have emerged from the worst of the pandemic, but some employers are reporting that there are challenges in finding optimum ways of working….
Pictons are pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Caddington, located in the Eden Brae Business Park. The office is added to the existing Pictons locations in Luton, Tring and Milton Keynes, all of which remain fully operational for clients and visitors. Commenting on the opening Pictons Managing Partner Sukh Saini…
Divorce and relationship breakdowns can be challenging at the best of times. Not only does it affect the two individuals in the relationship, but it can have lasting impacts on the wider family too, especially if there are children involved. For this reason, it is crucial that as parents, the best interests of any…
There have been recent changes in the law that have largely been welcomed by the legal community. In particular changes to the divorce law have introduced a degree of common sense to the process and probably made it less antagonistic. However, as engagement models for legal support have evolved over time, with some online…
Pictons has recently completed its annual assessment for the Lexcel quality mark for law firms. Lexcel is a wide-ranging Law Society standard that covers operational and procedural areas including; client care, risk management, people management, structure and strategy, financial management, information management and file and case management. Commenting on the process Pictons Managing Partner…
We recently hosted the latest in our series of ‘Coffee with the expert’ events at Out of Office Coffee in Milton Keynes. Our guest expert for this event was Thomas Harrison, a Partnership Engagement Manager from BSI. Tom shared his thoughts on the link between sustainability and international standards and in particular ISO 14001….
Are you thinking of closing your business? What are the options and what are the employment considerations? The number of firms getting into financial difficulty remains high, no doubt impacted by a global pandemic, the war in Ukraine, interest rates and the cost of living crisis. So, what are your options if you decide…
We are delighted to announce that our talented Family department members, Vaishali Faldu and Joe O’Brien have been promoted to Associate Solicitors. Both are valued and highly respected members of the Pictons Family team since joining the firm in 2019 and 2021 respectively and thoroughly deserve this recognition. Commenting on the promotions, Managing Partner…
Welcome to the Pictons Newsletter for June 2023, offering a selection of brief yet informative articles as well as news about our firm. We hope you find the content to be useful. Click HERE if you wish to subscribe to our newsletter.
In the UK it would appear that marriage rates are declining. The office for National Statistics stated that for 2020 ‘marriage rates have fallen to their lowest on record. For men, there were 7.4 marriages per 1,000 men not in a legal partnership compared with 19.1 in 2019; for women, there were 7.0 marriages…