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GDPR: Workshops

Following on from the the success of our ‘GDPR: Your questions answered” event held in February we are holding two more workshops aimed at any member of your team who want to learn more about how GDPR could affect your organisation. GDPR is daunting and becoming compliant can be a massive task for any organisation; Pepperells Solicitors, PrimaryTec and GDPR 365 are working together once more in order to guide you towards the correct information and tools you will need [...]

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Economic forum will examine the future of North Lincolnshire

Business leaders from across the region are been given a chance to quiz the local authority leaders in North Lincolnshire about economic growth across the coming years, at an event supported by Pepperells. Adam Lovell: “The opportunity for economic growth is very real” As part of the North Lincolnshire Ambassador Programme, Cllr Rob Waltham MBE, the leader of North Lincolnshire Council, Simon Green, the executive director (commercial), at the council and Beckie Hart, the regional director Yorkshire and the Humber at [...]

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Are you ready for GDPR?

Following on from a successful General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) event, Pepperells will host a series of in-depth workshops. The workshops are aimed at school leaders and senior managers/directors who want to learn more about how GDPR can, and will, affect their organisations. “Act now”: Shiv Nand Pepperells has once again teamed up with Primary Tec and GDPR 365 to help people navigate the new regulation which comes into force on May 25. Shiv Nand, from Pepperells commercial team, says: “The implications of [...]

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GDPR for Businesses: Your Questions answered

Pepperells Solicitors has teamed up with GDPR 365 and Primary Tec to invite you to our FREE event covering the hot topic of the GDPR compliance coming into force on the 25th of May 2018. The event will be held at: Hallmark Hotel, Ferriby High Road, North Ferriby, HU14 3LG and will start at 14:00 with registration opening at 13:45 on the 22nd of February 2018, the event is expected to last around two hours but could run over depending [...]

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Pepperells seeks future solicitors as it launches inaugural Vacation Scheme

Executive Director Ryan Crellin: “We’re building a talent pipeline”. Full-service, pan-Humber law firm Pepperells has opened applications for its inaugural Vacation Scheme – inviting students to join an exciting journey of growth. Pepperells will bring in a number of students for an intensive, three-week summer vacation scheme starting in summer 2018. There will be two schemes run from mid-June until the end of July. Candidates will be given the chance to work across a number of the firm’s business units, gaining a [...]

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Pride in support for equality and diversity

Solicitors Rosalind Smith and Holly Bates at the Pride 2017 Community Market So that was the week that was – Pride in Hull 2017 – and what a week it was. Celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality, the city and wider region came together to support equality, diversity and emancipation. At Pepperells we supported the celebrations, taking a stall at the community market and running a series of blogs looking at the many legal changes and developments which [...]

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Equality extends in death

Wills are vital legal documents that ensure your assets pass in accordance with your wishes. Dying without a Will in place can have serious implications for your family. If someone dies without a Will, there is a set of rules – known as intestacy – which determine who Sarah Barry, solicitor receives what from your estate. Partners in unmarried relationships have no automatic right to receive anything, regardless of how long they may have lived together. And, while the number of same-sex marriages is [...]

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The darker side: domestic violence in LGBT+ relationships

When we think about domestic violence it is easy to get caught in the stereotype of the “battered woman” being controlled and coerced by an abusive husband. This is not always the case. We continue our Pride in Hull week today with a look at one of the darker sides but an area that requires greater awareness is abuse in LGBT relationships, it is a genuine challenge which needs to be addressed. Many studies estimate that one in four LGBT+ [...]

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50 years of progress yet globally barbarism flourishes

Author – Frances Ledbury While we are aware of the intricacies of LGBT+ rights not yet enshrined into our own law, we should be aware of the progress made and the comparative acceptance and equality that we have in the UK, certainly when compared to many countries around the world. The 50 years of Pride marks the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, but to this day in many places across the globe it is punishable by imprisonment, torture [...]

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When is a parent a parent?

Author – Holly Bates As we continue our Pride in Hull celebrations we are looking today at the rich and varied make up of modern families across the country. They come in many forms; those of heterosexual couples, same-sex couples, trans parents, combinations of parents and step-parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and in many cases siblings raising younger family members. The modern family has many potential compositions, all with their own idiosyncrasies but all of which add to a richness in family life [...]

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