Ice Bucket Challenge!

Ice Bucket Challenge!

On Thursday 4th September staff at Blackhurst Budd had the pleasure of seeing the Managing Director, Warren Spencer, participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge.......

Blackhurst Budd Hold Will Week for Trinity Hospice

Blackpool solicitors Blackhurst Budd are aiming to raise money for Trinity Hospice as part of a major drive to get people to write a will.

The Edward Street firm is pledging that wills written for an individual or couple from 18 to 22 August will be done so free of charge.

Blackpool Solicitors Shortlisted in Legal Oscars

Solicitors Blackhurst Budd are heading to the Oscars of the legal world after being shortlisted in the prestigious Law Society Excellence Awards 2014

The Edward Street firm is the only legal practice on the Fylde Coast to have made it to the finals of the awards which celebrate the brightest stars in the legal profession.

Blisters Equal Cash for Charity

Blisters Equal Cash for Charity

Dozens of blisters and very sore feet have resulted in a team of Blackpool solicitors raising £2,000 for a children’s charity.

A four-strong team of legal experts from Blackhurst Budd recently took part in the Trek 50 challenge which saw them walk 50 miles around the Lancashire and Yorkshire border to raise money for children’s health charity MedEquip4Kids.

Tribunal Strengthens Whistleblowers’ Rights

Tribunal Strengthens Whistleblowers’ Rights

In a decision which significantly strengthens the hand of workplace whistleblowers, and self-employed people in particular, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a health and safety consultant was a legally protected ‘worker’ despite not having the benefit of an employment contract.

Employment Case Aborted After 30 Days of Evidence

Employment Case Aborted After 30 Days of Evidence

An ‘extraordinary’ case in which police officers contacted an employment judge in the midst of a lengthy hearing, passing information to her which was prejudicial to one of the parties, has resulted in important guidance being issued by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

When Do a Girlfriend and Boyfriend Become ‘A Couple’?

When Do a Girlfriend and Boyfriend Become ‘A Couple’?

In a case which drew a clear distinction between the everyday and legal meanings of the word ‘couple’, a man has won the right to claim housing and council tax benefits after his girlfriend moved temporarily to London to study the law.

What is a Road Traffic Accident? Court Rules

What is a Road Traffic Accident? Court Rules

A case in which a motorist suffered serious head injuries when his Land Rover was squashed beneath a falling sycamore tree gave rise to a novel test case in which a judge was asked to define what is, and is not, a ‘road traffic accident’.