Author Archive: DTM Legal
Join Changing Landscapes
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What Roles do Executors and Trustees play during Grant of Probate?
When arranging a Grant of Probate Executors and Trustees will need to be appointed. Our Trusts & Estates Department outline the differences in the roles and how to select someone appropriate for the role. What is an Executor and Trustee … Read more…
Why Merge With Or Acquire Another Company?
As a business, mergers and acquisitions are enticing. They hold the promise of an expanded customer base, synergy, growth and in some cases elimination of the competition. However, M&A is usually anything but smooth for a lot of employees and … Read more…
DTM Legal Celebrate 11 years
DTM Legal, top tier law firm based in Chester and Liverpool, celebrated eleven years of legal excellence at their new Liverpool office, No 4 St Paul’s Square. The firm have enjoyed a successful year across the board, including high profile … Read more…
Ask the expert: GP Practices: An essential guide to a successful GP partnership
Many GPs aspire to join a GP partnership one day and the temptation is great – a common purpose, the pooling of talents, equipment, resources and relationships which can increase earning potential. Similarly, for established practices, it is important to … Read more…
VAT – NEW DOMESTIC REVERSE CHARGE CHANGES CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Background In response to HMRC’S long-standing concerns about ‘missing-trader’ VAT fraud within the construction industry, a new measure will be introduced on 1 October 2019. What are the new changes? Under the new rules, specified construction services will now be … Read more…
Work life balance
The pressure of an increasingly demanding work culture in the UK is perhaps the biggest and most pressing challenge to the mental health of the general population. A healthy work life balance is key for a employees wellbeing. More than … Read more…
Proposed changes to the Inheritance Tax System
Recently the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), an independent advisory body called for an overhaul of the IHT system to allow for simpler administration of estates for grieving families. There were various recommendations from the OTS report: Increase on the … Read more…
Business Matters: Progressive regeneration for Liverpool
Following on from the Liverpool Property Awards, DTM Legal and Redwing comment on the progressive regeneration for the City. As we approach the end of the 2nd decade of the 21st Century, the positive prospects for the City were reaffirmed … Read more…
Posture Workshop at DTM Legal
Fitness Space, based in Chester visited DTM Legal’s Chester HQ to discuss desk posture. Reports of ill health by doctors and a sample of around 250 GP’s (General Practitioners) reported that “Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) were the most common type of … Read more…
DTM Legal sponsors Liverpool Property Awards
DTM Legal, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the North West sponsored the Liverpool Property Awards in June. Property professionals across the Liverpool City Region showcased their work over the past 12 months. The event took place at the … Read more…
The Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes)
The Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19 – (the “Bill”) to make provision about protecting retention in connection with construction contracts. Notwithstanding overwhelming support, the second reading of the Bill has been pushed back yet again, to 22 March 2019. … Read more…
DTM Legal sponsor Liverpool-based Social Enterprise, PLACED
PLACED Academy is a brand new programme designed to inspire the next generation of place makers from the North West learn about property and the built environment. The programme offers an array of events and professional development activities, to develop … Read more…
DTM Legal sponsors Cheshire Society of Architects Winter Lecture Series 2019
DTM Legal have been delighted to sponsor this year’s Lecture Series for the Cheshire Society of Architects in Chester. In January Dan Kew from Bennett’s Associates gave us design insight into the innovative transformation of the Grade II listed Storyhouse … Read more…
Growing law firm DTM Legal takes space at No 4 St Paul’s Square in Liverpool
One of the North West’s most dynamic and fast-growing law firms, DTM Legal, is to open an office at No 4 St Paul’s Square in Liverpool. Building owner Aberdeen Standard Investments has secured a 10 year lease with DTM, which … Read more…
What it’s like to be a trainee solicitor at DTM Legal
The role of a trainee solicitor at DTM Legal can vary day to day and from day one I have felt like an integral and valued part of the team. I was always determined to become a solicitor and consider … Read more…