The Drink Up or Else Bateman's Brewery Tour 23/24 April 2010

A charity challenge to benefit everyone.
An ideal marketing and networking opportunity.

To raise money for charity we are staying close to our Burton roots and organising a brewery tour.  You are cordially invited to join us as we meander towards Bateman's Brewery in Wainfleet, sampling Lincolnshire's best public houses along the way.

We will then spend the evening with Bateman's Brewery to ourselves, touring the brewery and sampling its finest beers before retiring to Hotels in Skegness.

Brewery Tour, Coach, Bed and Breakfast and (some!) Beer comes for an all inclusive price of £80.00.

Use the tour as an ideal marketing and networking opportunity, to entertain customers and clients or even bring along friends ... it is not to be missed and is all in the name of charity!

We are hoping the event will be popular, so please complete the attached form and return it to us as soon as possible!

With support from:
Bateman's Brewery
Trent Labels
Glover's Coaches
In-Fusion Sandwich Bar 

For more information or to register, please contact: Paul Dodds on 01283 526 200 or email: paul.dodds@elselaw.co.uk

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Else Solicitors shortlisted for award and expanding

For the second year running, legal debt recovery specialists, Else Solicitors LLP of Birmingham and Burton on Trent have been short listed for Law Firm of the Year in Birmingham Law Society's Legal Awards 2010.

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Find Else Online

Else Solicitors has entered the world of social media networking and can now be found on various sites on the web.  Please click PDF for more...


Free Credit Health Check and Free Legal Audit

Free credit health check: Improve your credit management and debt recovery procedures to help your cash flow and reduce your debtor days. A one hour free consultation to review your credit policy, collections procedures and to advise you on best practice in debt recovery.

Free Legal Audit: An initial review limited to one hour with a commercial contracts lawyer to discuss your terms and conditions of business and any commercial contracts. Following the initial review, if any issues arise, we will discuss them with you. You will be provided with a brief written report highlighting potential problems which might arise if no action is taken.

To take advantage of these offers, please contact Neil Jinks:
Tel. 01283 526 204
Email: neil.jinks@elselaw.co.uk

Else to move offices in both locations

We are pleased to announce that both offices of Else Solicitors LLP are relocating with effect from 1 December 2009.

The new address for our Burton office is as follows:

Else Solicitors LLP
First Avenue
Burton on Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 2WE

All telephone and fax numbers remain the same for the Burton office, as do all email addresses.

In addition, as from 1 December 2009, the address for the Birmingham office will be as follows:

Else Solicitors LLP                               
39 Ludgate Hill    
Birmingham
B3 1EH                       

Switchboard No:  0121 212 6560
Main Fax No:  0121 212 6561

For more information, please contact:
Neil Jinks
Client Services Manager
T: 01283 526 204
E: neil.jinks@elselaw.co.uk

The Professional Network: 2010 Season

We are pleased to announce the dates of our Professional Network Events for 2010.

You can register online at www.elselaw.co.uk/seminars
or email networking@elselaw.co.uk
or call Neil Jinks on 01283 526 204

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The Professional Network: Christmas Special

Due to popular demand, we have decided to run a further Professional Network Event to celebrate Christmas and the end of our season for this year.

The event will be held on Thursday 10th December 2009 from 12pm to 2pm at Must, the Dim Sum Bar and Restaurant on Newhall Street in Birmingham.

You can register online at www.elselaw.co.uk/seminars
or email networking@elselaw.co.uk
or call Neil Jinks on 01283 526 204

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Else to exhibit at Winning Business 09

Else Solicitors will be exhibiting at the Winning Business 09 Conference & Exhibition, which is being held at Drayton Manor Theme Park, Near Tamworth on Tuesday 10th November 2009. 

Now in its 6th year, the event is firmly established as the area's premier business show having helped thousands of South Staffordshire companies increase their performance and sales. 

Running alongside the exhibition is an inspirational conference programme set to provide an insight into key issues that businesses need to address in order to grow and be successful.

Last year's event bought over 80 exhibitors and 800 delegates under one roof providing the ideal opportunity to showcase their goods and services to the wider business community. 

If you are in business and would like to visit us at the event please contact us for your free e-ticket.  Please call Neil Jinks on 01283 526 204 or email neil.jinks@elselaw.co.uk.

Coming Soon: Burton Business Forum

Supporting the local business community with free advice and support.

Greenhalgh & Co Chartered Accountants and Else Solicitors LLP are pleased to present a forum for local SME business owners to discuss and share information on the issues they face, obtain guidance on best practice in relation to business planning and other issues from both an accountancy and legal perspective. 

Please do not miss this valuable opportunity to benefit from advice on best practice and top tips to increase your knowledge to help you develop your business and skills. 

Please see the PDF below for further details including just a flavour of what will be covered.

We are currently in the process of adding these events to the seminars page on our website to enable you to book online. 

In the meantime, please contact Neil Jinks to confirm your interest on 01283 526 200 or by email to info@elselaw.co.uk. 


Else Overview

We are in the process of putting together our latest electronic 'turn page' brochure, which gives an overview of our key services and people.

To register to receive regular updates from us or for further information about our services and people, please contact, Neil Jinks, our Client Services Manager on +44(0)1283 526 204 or email neil.jinks@elselaw.co.uk.

To see the first draft, please visit: http://www.elsesolicitors.paperviewer.co.uk/

We would welcome your feedback.


Three strikes and you're out...?

The French are not known for their world legislative reform but under the influence of President Nicolas Sarkozy, they are leading the charge against internet piracy.  The French Government, under his influence, are now making their third attempt to introduce a law (known as the Hadopi Law from the name of the agency intended to enforce it) where internet users accused of downloading materials which infringes copyright will be given two warnings and on the third offence their internet access would be disconnected for up to a year by their internet service provider.

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Debt Recovery News: Summer 2009

The first edition of the new quarterly newsletter from our Debt Recovery Team.

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Rock solid terms and conditions are vital

A Midland commercial lawyer has warned of the potentially crippling consequences of not using properly drafted terms and conditions in commercial contracts.

Many businesses failed to recognise the importance of seemingly mundane "small print", with a result that can be costly and time consuming dispute resolution with an unpredictable outcome.

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Else launches service for motoring and road traffic offences

Else Solicitors has launched a service for clients facing motoring and road traffic offences.

For further details, please visit: www.elselaw.co.uk/specialist/motoring

Else to Host a Charity Sporting Dinner for ICM East Midlands

We are pleased to host a Charity Sporting Dinner for the East Midlands Branch of the Institute of Credit Management.  The event will feature rugby legends Lewis Moody and Geordan Murphy and all funds raised will be donated to their testimonial charities.  The event is to be held at Leicester Tigers on 16th July 2009.  Although the event is aimed at ICM Members, companies and individuals who have an interest in credit management are welcome to reserve places.

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Dispelling some of the myths – Copyright

Copyright is one of the three main branches of the law of Intellectual Property, along with Patent Law and Trademark Law.  The law of copyright was originally conceived to provide protection against unauthorised reproduction of books and gives the owner of Copyright the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit certain uses of his works by others.  In the words of a famous High Court Judge, "Intellectual Property rights are simply the rights to stop others doing things".  The law of Copyright has now been extended to include moral rights, unregistered design rights, software, data bases and semi conductor topographies.

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Fox joins Else to be head of property

A leading Staffordshire commercial property lawyer has joined Else Commercial Solicitors as head of property.  Peter Fox will be based at the firm's Burton-on-Trent office but will work closely with Birmingham-based Abigail Clark and John Beckett, who is a property consultant with the firm.  Mr Fox has been in private practice in Burton with the same firm for nearly 20 years which has latterly been P G Fox & Co.

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The options of getting out of a commercial lease

Struggling Midlands businesses should scrutinise the terms of their commercial lease to see if large-scale savings could be made, or whether they could get out of it altogether. Abigail Clark, a solicitor in the Commercial Property team at Else Commercial Solicitors, says the cost of occupying a commercial building is likely to be one of the main overheads for a business - and with the recession deepening a ‘get out' option may need to be considered. 

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Tournament to celebrate Birmingham’s game

Business professionals are to launch a special tennis tournament to celebrate Birmingham's claim to have invented the game.  It is part of a major push to promote the city as the birthplace of the sport.  The event, to take place on May 15 at Edgbaston Priory Club, is the brainchild of networking group Birmingham Business Focus and being hosted by Else Commercial Solicitors.

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Else hosts event supporting local business community

"Legal experts covering debt recovery, commercial contracts, insolvency and business recovery from specialist law firm, Else Commercial Solicitors will provide you with a comprehensive advice package with top tips to help you deal with and survive the credit crunch and economic downturn as you look for better ways of handling the recession."

"Please do not miss this valuable opportunity to benefit from advice on best practice and gain our top tips to include in your own toolkit!"

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Property: A good time to register your interest

A "summer sale" offer from the Land Registry is a bargain way of securing peace of mind according to a Midland property law specialist.  Abigail Clark, a Property Solicitor at Else Commercial Solicitors, says the Government is expected to make it compulsory to register houses or land, probably by 2012.

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Debt Services News

Else Commercial Solicitors are publishing a series of mini brochures as guides giving an overview of each practice area within the firm.

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Construction Services News

Else Commercial Solicitors are publishing a series of mini brochures as guides giving an overview of each practice area within the firm.

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Birmingham Law Society: Legal Awards 2009

Else Commercial Solicitors are delighted to have been nominated and short listed for an Award in the category 'Law Firm of the Year (15 Partners or fewer)' in the Birmingham Law Society's Legal Awards 2009. The winner of the Award will be announced at the Birmingham Law Society Annual Dinner on 26 March 2009.  Else Partner Andrew Hickman said: "Receiving this nomination is very prestigious and a testament to the efforts of everyone within the firm."

For more information about our people and the services we provide, please contact: Neil Jinks, Client Services Manager on 01283 526 204 or email neil.jinks@elselaw.co.uk

Dispute resolution lawyer to head debt recovery at Else

A Stoke-on-Trent lawyer specialising in dispute resolution has joined Else Commercial Solicitors as head of its fast-growing debt recovery division.  Kevin Curran was previously a partner at KJD in Stoke on Trent, where he undertook a wide range of commercial and general commercial disputes.

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Recession forcing warring couples to stay together

Growing numbers of warring couples are putting off getting divorced because they can't afford it in the current recession, a family law expert has warned.  Michael Vale, an associate with Birmingham and Burton-on-Trent-based Else Solicitors, blames the troubled property market and the difficulty in selling houses.  But if there is ever a good time to break up it is currently the husband who is in the box seat.

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A toolkit to survive the credit crunch

Business recovery, commercial contracts and debt recovery experts from a specialist law firm have provided Staffordshire business owners with a comprehensive toolkit to deal with and survive the credit crunch and economic downturn. 

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70 Top Tips in Credit Management

The Institute of Credit Management has published a guide called "70 Top Tips in Credit Management" celebrating the ICM's place at the forefront of the credit profession for the last 70 years.

In this, the ICM's 70th year, the ICM has decided to mark the occasion by teaming up with some of the biggest names in the credit industry to publish this small momento.

Featuring bite-sized pearls of wisdom across a wide range of topics, from knowing your customer to enforcing a judgment, this pocket guide may just provide that nugget of inspiration you need to help you make that tricky credit decision or collect that long-overdue debt.

Else Commercial Solicitors are pleased to have been able to contribute to this guide, which features a number of top tips provided by Else, the only law firm that contributed.

For more information, please contact:
Neil Jinks MICM, Client Services Manager
on 01283 526 204 or email neil.jinks@elselaw.co.uk

Law changes spell problems for commercial rent recovery

Changes in the way commercial rent arrears can be recovered could mean distressing times ahead for some landlords, a leading property litigation lawyer has warned.  Simon Trees, head of commercial dispute resolution at Else Commercial Solicitors, says the introduction of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (part three) will place new constraints on landlords in line with European human rights legislation.  The Act, which has received royal asset, has yet to come into force.  However,  it is anticipated this will come into force in the near future, and possibly during 2009.

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Intellectual Property

A "threatening letter" from a lawyer can be very effective... or completely ineffective.

Sometimes the recipient gets such a fright they jump to it immediately; the more brazen, aware of the cost of litigation, pay no attention.  However, a ‘letter before action', or ‘cease and desist letter', is the crucial first step when it comes to protecting intellectual property.

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SME’s to benefit from regulation change on debt assignment

A relaxation in Government regulations on how small firms can finance their bids for public sector contracts should provide a welcome boost to the economy, according to a leading banking lawyer.

Small companies will now be able to use "debt assignment" tools to improve their chances of winning government tenders. Previously, they had to obtain prior permission before engaging intermediaries like factors or invoice discounters.

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New tribunal spells problems for name copy cats

One of Birmingham's top intellectual property lawyers says the newly-formed Company Names Tribunal is likely to prove a cost-effective and speedy way for victims of copycat naming to protect their brands.  Neil Maybury, a consultant with Else Solicitors, believes that the result of the first case heard by the tribunal - involving a company trying to call itself Coke Cola Ltd - may well serve as a pathfinder for other aggrieved firms.

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Insolvency ‘pre-packs’ save jobs says leading academic

A leading academic who has been evaluating the strategies of insolvency practitioners in ‘pre-pack' deals says her research indicates strongly that they are the best vehicle for saving jobs.  A pre-pack is a deal for the sale of an insolvent company's assets which is put in place before the company goes through the insolvency process - but such deals have been the cause of controversy over the last few years.

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No hiding place in Europe for debtor companies

Debtor companies are set to be pursued across Europe following a shake-up in EU regulations.  And the move, including small claims procedures, has been welcomed by Simon Trees, a partner and head of commercial dispute resolution at law firm Else Solicitors,

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Else recruit intellectual property expert

Leading Birmingham intellectual property lawyer Neil Maybury has joined Else Commercial Solicitors as a consultant.

Neil Maybury formed Maybury & Co, a niche commercial and intellectual property law practice based in the centre of Birmingham, five years ago after previously being a partner in Pinsent & Co, DLA Piper and Hammonds. His firm rapidly achieved recognition in the Legal 500 directory of top legal firms in the country.

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