Business Weekly - Cambridge, UK

As the economy continues to slow down, many organisations are faced with having to make redundancies to secure the future of their business.  Law firm, Howes Percival has received a marked increase in redundancy related enquiries and warns employers that they could risk facing Employment Tribunal claims if they do not act correctly when letting staff go.

The region’s employers are being warned to update their procedures for staff requesting time off to care for dependents, following a ruling by the Employment Appeals Tribunal earlier this month.  

Howes Percival LLP has appointed Harriet McInnes as a solicitor in its Employment team in Norwich.

Howes Percival LLP has been short-listed for the ‘Insolvency Litigation Team of the Year’ award in the Insolvency and Rescue Awards 2008, organised by the UK’s leading credit industry magazine, Credit Today.

Howes Percival LLP has launched two new fixed fee services aimed at small to medium sized companies to help them deal with the growing burden of managing employment laws and regulations, while helping to manage costs. The law firm is offering a Hotline Advice service to assist companies with queries on employment law and, a Fixed Fee Tribunal Service to handle specific types of tribunal claims.

A double promotion has underlined the success of the thriving employment law team at the legal firm Howes Percival's Northampton office.

Gourmet cider business Aspall is to sell its Suffolk Cyder into Japan for the first time. The law firm Howes Percival advised the family owned business on the contracts signed with its new overseas distributor.

Leading Norfolk law firm Howes Percival LLP is warning developers and landowners that special measures may be required to keep property deals on track as the credit crunch continues to cool the property sector.