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Easing the fallout when families collapse
An innovative new approach to handling the emotional and legal fallout of a marriage breakdown is now available to families in South Manchester. Slater Heelis is the only solicitors' firm in Sale to offer Collaborative Law, a service that aims to reduce the emotional strain on couples and children when parents split.

Nil Rate Band Discretionary Trusts – a possible revival?
The introduction of the transferable Nil Rate Band in October 2007 changed the way many married couples have their wills drawn up. Now, if joint assets are likely to exceed £325,000 (the current Nil Rate Band sum) many are reverting to “mirror” wills, leaving everything to each other on the first death and then equally between their children (or other beneficiaries) on the second death. As an alternative to having new wills, tax-planning trusts in existing wills can be wound up soon after the first death by a simple Deed of Appointment, to allow the surviving spouse to receive all the assets free from the trust and use the transferable Nil Rate Band in full.

Protecting your business against misuse of Social Media
The proliferation of social media can be seen in so many aspects of modern life, whether organising violence in our cities or the responsive “clean up” army to our streets. The power of the medium has brought about the sacking of MP’s, ensued the demise or significant profit loss for global companies and even challenged the power of the British Court.

MEN - An Italian exchange at Slater Heelis
Slater Heelis are leading the way in working closely with lawyers in Italy to share knowledge and understand the future implications of European Law.

Legal 500 Success For Slater Heelis
The team at Slater Heelis are delighted with the results of this years Legal 500. Legal 500 Say: "Impeccable Service", " Experienced and Knowledgeable"

The Agency Workers Regulations
The new agency worker regulations will undoubtedly alter the way employers use agency workers in the future. The following gives you a basic summary of the key areas involved.

New Law favours Employers in claims process
New legislation aimed at reducing the volume and improving the quality of claims made to the Employment Tribunal will be introduced in April 2012. George Osborne has made two key changes - increasing the qualifying period and charging people to lodge a complaint.

Minimum term contracts - are you at risk?
A recent case brought by the Office of Fair Trading has resulted in a ruling of the High Court that certain types of minimum term contracts (i.e. contracts stated to be for a set period of time with no provision for early termination) can be in breach of consumer protection legislation and may therefore be either void in their entirety, or have important provisions held to be void.

Business Growth Hub aims to fill SME void
Dozens of leading businesses including Slater Heelis, have given their backing to a new support hub aiming to help up to 75,000 Greater Manchester SMEs

Chambers UK Guide - Slater Heelis ranked in two practice areas
The Chambers UK Guide for 2012 launched today and Slater Heelis have been ranked in two practice areas - real estate and family, with Mike Hamlin listed as a Leading Individual in the North West.

Fighting for the people left behind.
Slater Heelis have hit the headlines this week as their client Vicky Derrick took her campaign before the Justice Select Committee in an attempt to change the law if favour of the partners and families of people who go missing.