Cybercrime – How is it evolving? Cyber criminals are regularly changing tactic to ensure they remain ahead of the game. Please see the article below on the latest trends for cyber criminals What are the latest trends? One of the fastest-rising and most recently established forms of ransomware named “Jaff” has been found to have links with a “refined” dark…
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What is a Will? We realise that people do not like to think about death but preparing a properly constructed Will means that your loved ones do not have the additional burdens of a complicated probate when things go wrong. A Will is a legal document that documents how you would like to divide up your estate, who should inherit…
Buying or selling a property involves copious amount of paperwork, a significant amount of time and a fair bit of expense. But finding the right solicitor to coordinate the conveyancing and keep on top of the details can take some of the burden from your shoulders. The key to ensuring to finding the right people to work with is to take…
Buying commercial property is an important entity to consider for every business – either for trading use and/or investment, here are five important issues to consider: Identifying Opportunities Unlike the Conveyancing industry, you will not find a surplus of commercial agents on your high street and many commercial investments are sold through private treaty however, auctions are a useful source…
Jeremy Symes, Head of Debt Collection and Recovery at Bowden Jones Solicitors, gives his thoughts on eliminating the stigma associated with debt recovery specialists, advising on changes made to the industry and explaining the likely steps businesses need to consider. The popular perception of forceful, aggressive collectors knocking on doors and threatening debtors with baseball bats is very much a…
The Institute of Directors (IoD) Wales hold a networking event on a monthly basis called the First Wednesday Club. The guest speaker for June’s event will be Mr James Lyne. James will provide a talk tiled “How Hackers Do It?”. See live through the eyes of a cyber criminal with @jameslyne. Ever wondered how hackers steal credentials, banking details and…
Clients are frequently mystified when their Conveyancing Solicitor recommends that a ‘chancel repair liability search’ is conducted. This concern is hardly surprising as only a minority of homebuyers are actually aware of what chancel repair liability is. Equally, purchasers are often unaware that some homeowners can be made to contribute to the cost of repairing a church. What is Chancel…
Emma Selfridge, Solicitor and Head of Conveyancing at Bowden Jones Solicitors, gives an insight into her career history and her tips and opinions on the next generation and the future of business in Wales. In addition, Emma gives an insight on what it is like to work in Wales in an industry as competitive as conveyancing. (This article can also…
Martyn Mcgrath, Head of Corporate/Commercial at Bowden Jones Solicitors, assesses how Brexit will impact commercial contracts for UK businesses. Mr Mcgrath, a leading commercial lawyer at Cardiff-based firm Bowden Jones Solicitors, believes it is a necessity for firms of all sizes to begin examining all commercial contracts now that Article 50 has officially been triggered. The UK leaving the EU…
Bowden Jones Solicitors are conveyancing experts and as such we are members of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme or ‘CQS’. This means that we adopt a recognised standard of best practice in residential conveyancing matters. In order to achieve and maintain this quality standard we must comply with the requirements of the Law Society CQS Scheme including the following:-…