New addition to neurotrauma team
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by Peter Jennings
2d ago
Sintons’ team of personal injury specialists is growing, with the appointment of solicitor Alex Donaldson to the neurotrauma team. Alex will specialise in working with clients who have suffered severe injury, securing settlements and helping them to access rehabilitation. Mark Quigley, head of the personal injury department, welcomed Alex to the team, saying: “Since the start of the year, Sintons has appointed new members of staff at all levels across the organisation and we’re happy that Alex is the latest person to join our growing team. “We work hard to get the best outcome for each and eve ..read more
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Life as a paralegal and future trainee solicitor with Sintons
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by Peter Jennings
2d ago
Caitlin Edwards is a paralegal at Sintons and, in September, she’ll join the firm’s two year graduate trainee programme. Here, she describes what it’s like to work at the firm and shares advice for anyone applying for a traineeship. What’s your role at Sintons? I’m a paralegal in the Court of Protection team. I’ve been with the firm just over two years and, shortly after I joined, I applied for a training contract and I was lucky enough to get it. I hadn’t done my LPC when I started here so I have been completing it part time alongside work, over two years. I’ll be all done with that in July ..read more
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Six months with Sintons: first year trainees share their experiences
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by Peter Jennings
2d ago
Corina Dias and Will Chapman are both first year trainee solicitors at Sintons, currently working in the employment and real estate teams. Six months into their training contract, they share what their experience has been like so far. Tell me a bit about what you did before you started at Sintons and what the first six months of your training contract have been like. Corina: Previously, I was an HR Manager for a local authority and a lot of my work was underpinned by legal concepts which I enjoyed learning about so, when COVID hit, I thought why not go ahead and try to switch careers? I did my ..read more
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Sintons spurs on key event in rural calendar
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by Peter Jennings
6d ago
Sintons has once again supported a key event in Northumberland’s rural calendar by sponsoring the men’s open race in the annual Northern region point to point series of events – an amateur horse racing event which brings together rural communities. Tom Wills, partner and head of Sintons’ rural services team, explained: “Rural businesses and communities are such an important part of our region and that’s why we have a team of lawyers who are dedicated to specialist areas of law which particularly affect people living and working in rural areas. “We work closely with our clients, often over many ..read more
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Construction Talks podcast series – episode 3
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by Peter Jennings
1w ago
In the third of our brand new ‘Construction Talks’ podcast series, Alex Rayner Partner and Head of the Construction and Engineering team at Sintons speaks to Lee Baum, Green Skills Manager at New College Durham. Please click on the play button below to listen. The post Construction Talks podcast series – episode 3 appeared first on Sintons ..read more
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Supporting healthcare clients through stalling construction projects
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by Peter Jennings
1w ago
A report in the Health Service Journal has highlighted challenges that GP practices are facing due to rising construction costs combined with low rent valuations, leading to difficulties with carrying out improvements to premises. Richard Hartis, who recently joined Sintons’ real estate team as partner, explains more about the problem and the impact it’s having on the healthcare organisations he works with. Can you explain what the issues are that GP practices are facing and what’s caused them? In the last few years, we’ve all been aware of increasing construction costs. These rising costs hav ..read more
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A Monthly Q&A with Sintons Wills, Trusts and Estates Team – episode 18
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by Peter Jennings
1w ago
In episode eighteen of our new ‘Monthly Q&A with Sintons Wills, Trusts and Estates Team’ series, Trainee Solicitor, Edward Pattinson answers three of your questions. These sessions run on the second working Friday of each month, live, at 10am on Teams. Please click below to watch or listen. The post A Monthly Q&A with Sintons Wills, Trusts and Estates Team – episode 18 appeared first on Sintons ..read more
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The Percy Hedley Foundation chosen as Sintons’ firm charity
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by David Pritchard
1w ago
The Percy Hedley Foundation, which supports people with complex learning difficulties, disabilities and additional communication needs, has been selected as Sintons’ firm charity for the next two years. The North East-based charity is dedicated to improving the everyday lives of people with disabilities. It provides special education, care, support, accommodation and activities at its two schools, college, homes and activities services. Christopher Welch, Sintons’ managing partner, said: “Our staff vote every two years to select our firm charity and between now and March 2026 we’ll all be gett ..read more
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Undue influence in will making – the saga of Rea v Rea
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by David Pritchard
2w ago
The recent judgment in the long-running case of Rea v Rea [2024 EWCA Civ 169) handed down by the Court of Appeal on 23 February 2024, illustrates the uphill battle faced by those who try to challenge the validity of a will, without strong evidence in support of their position. Grounds for challenging a will For those who wish to challenge the validity of a will, there are a number of grounds on which a challenge can be made. These include: Failure to comply with the required legal formalities of a will. The testator (the individual making the will).lacking of testamentary capacity The testato ..read more
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Trainees and apprentices gain experience in new areas of law
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by David Pritchard
2w ago
Sintons’ current cohort of apprentice and trainee solicitors will be taking up their latest training seats in March, giving them the opportunity to gain experience across a range of specialist departments. Throughout their training contract, apprentice and trainees spend time in different teams, learning about areas including personal and family law, business, personal injury and healthcare. Gemma Hewitt, Head of People Services, explains: “We make sure that every apprentice and trainee has the chance to learn from colleagues across the firm, giving them the broad base of experience they need ..read more
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