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A charity is to be chosen to receive focused fundraising, awareness and volunteer support from Thursfields Solicitors for the 2023-24 year.

The leading Midlands law firm’s new charity of the year application window has now opened, and entries will be accepted for consideration from now until 24 March 2023.

The successful charity will then become Thursfields’ chosen good cause from 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2024.

Dani James, who has recently been promoted to Thursfields’ business development and marketing partner, implemented the scheme a couple of years ago, to enable better management and execution of the firm’s support to the charity.

Ms James said: “We are keen to support a charity, to help them make even more of a difference to those who are in greatest need.

“Our team across Thursfields’ offices will strive to raise as much funds as possible for the charity, providing volunteers to help on projects and raising awareness of the important role the charity plays.

“We have run our application process for a couple of years and following its success have decided to continue this to enable our team to choose who we support. We have a committed Charity Support team to manage relations and ensure we utilise opportunities to support our chosen charity.

“To elevate our impact, we have decided to focus on one charity who will benefit for the next 12 months from this May.”

Charities need to explain in no more than 500 words why they should be considered on an application form that can be found at https://thursfields.co.uk/charity-of-the-year-applications/.

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Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with more than 140 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.

Surging exports as far afield as Australia have seen a Midlands office furniture specialist take on 30 staff and expand into new premises, assisted by Thursfields Solicitors.

JDD Furniture Ltd, which designs and manufactures its own products, was founded by Walsall schoolfriends James Mercy and Joe Duffell in 2009.

It had already quadrupled its staff from five to 20 between 2017 and 2019, at which stage Thursfields helped it to open a new London showroom and move into a bigger warehouse.

JDD has since increased its workforce to more than 50 in the last three years, resulting in its latest move into 18,000 sq ft of space at Units 17B-20B on the Cookley Wharf Industrial Estate, off Leys Road in Brierley Hill.

Stewart Coles, a director in the Commercial Real Estate team at Thursfields, led the team advising JDD on its ten-year lease for the new Brierley Hill premises.

He said: “JDD has grown substantially in the last few years with fast-growing exports across the world. We’re delighted to have been able to help them with legal advice on their latest move and now look forward to watching their ongoing success.”

Mr Mercy, a co-director of JDD, whose head office and design studio is on Carver Street in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, explained that the company specialises in bespoke, high-quality furniture for modern, open plan offices.

One of the firm’s most popular products is bespoke furniture for office “dens”, enabling staff to both relax and work in break-out areas.

He revealed that the company’s multi million pound turnover had increased by nearly 130% in the last financial year, resulting in the need for extra staff in all its teams, from design to upholstery, and from finance to sales.

Mr Mercy said: “Joe and myself have enjoyed establishing a skilled team and have experienced substantial growth in the last few years.

“We have expanded by taking the manufacturing side in-house rather than outsourcing, and the number of employees has rocketed from a handful to what is now more than 50 people.

“We now distribute our products around the world, including as far as Australia, and one of our next steps is looking to establish a manufacturing arm in Australia to save having to ship goods so far.

“We’ve always been really pleased with the swift, accurate and detailed legal advice supplied by Thursfields throughout our expansion in recent years.

“Stewart and his team have always made themselves available at the shortest notice and we find them to be extremely efficient and commercial in their advice.”

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For further information, please contact: 

Dani James, Business Development Manager, Thursfields Solicitors

Email: djames@thursfields.co.uk

Tel: 01905 677066

Or

ASAP PR – 07990 978257.

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Twitter – @Thursfields

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/company/thursfields

Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with nearly 130 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.

A talented young Midlands triathlete who is currently ranked number one in the West Midlands for her age group is to be sponsored by Thursfields Solicitors.

Olive Thomas, aged 12, who attends Haybridge High School in Hagley, finished first in the West Midlands Regional Junior Series after coming first in four of the five ranking events, and second in the fifth.

Olive has been part of the West Midlands Tristar 2 Triathlon squad for the last two years, competing in aquathlons, duathlons and triathlons, which combine swimming, running and cycling.

She represented the West Midlands at the National Inter Regional Championships (IRCs) in Sunderland this summer, taking on the best triathletes from across the country as well as athletes from France and the Channel Islands.

Olive finished 15^th in Great Britain in her age group as an individual and played a key role in the mixed relay success on day two.

Following the IRCs, Olive won the Regional Junior Series, with a convincing first place in the final race in September at Darley Moor Race Circuit.

Shane Miller, a director at Thursfields and head of Family Law department, said: “What an impressive triathlete Olive has become at the age of only 12.

“We are delighted to be involved in helping to meet her costs and look forward to watching her continued success in years to come.

“Here at Thursfields, we are very much a part of the community that we serve, and this is an exciting sponsorship project for us to get involved with and to put something back.”

Olive regularly has to buy multiple specialist sports items such as swimwear, trainers, carbon race bikes and trisuits. There are also entry fees, travelling and accommodation cost for events around the country, plus club, coaching and medical fees.

Olive’s father, Richard Thomas, said: “We’re incredibly grateful to Thursfields for sponsoring Olive.

“Triathlon can be an expensive sport and as young athletes get older and develop they need more specialist professional equipment.

“Thursfields’ sponsorship could have a huge impact, and we’re so pleased to be involved with a local firm. Who knows – they might even be backing a future Olympian!”

Olive has always been a talented runner, competing at club level with Halesowen Cycling and Athletics Club, county level with Worcestershire, and regional level with the West Midlands.

She swims with Wyre Forest Swimming Club and is a member of Halesowen Tri Club, where she receives her general triathlon coaching.

Olive said: “I love training with Halesowen Tri and I can’t thank the coaches there enough.

“It’s a great group of people with very talented young athletes, and I’ve made lovely friends who all share the same ambition.”

Olive will also be representing her school, Halesowen Athletic and Cycling Club, and Herefordshire and Worcestershire at cross country in a range of races over the winter.

She will then re-join the West Midlands Development Squad in December for their programme of winter training led by specialist British triathlon coaches.

Olive added: “I will be moving up to TriStar 3 where the distances get longer, and I’m looking forward to the challenge.

“The West Midlands coaching team are amazing and working with them over the winter is going to give me every chance of doing well next season.”

Olive still needs more sponsorship and anyone interested can contact Mr Thomas on 01562 882008 or at richard@academicchoice.co.uk.

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For further information, please contact:

Dani James, Business Development Manager, Thursfields Solicitors

Email: djames@thursfields.co.uk

Tel: 01905 677066

Or

ASAP PR – 07990 978257.

www.thursfields.co.uk

Twitter – @Thursfields

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/company/thursfields

Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with nearly 130 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.

Leading Midlands law firm Thursfields Solicitors has launched a new podcast series focusing on family law, hosted by its own legal experts.

Family Law Uncovered will be discussing everything from separation to divorce, including subjects such as mediation, family finance and how to do what’s best for any children involved.

Podcast hosts will include Shane Miller, Laura Williams, Hannah Nicholls and Jill Roberts, who are all legal experts in the Family Law department at Thursfields.

As well as talking to each other about family law, the podcast hosts will also regularly invite external guests.

The launch episode is all about the increasing awareness and use of mediation in divorce cases, and is hosted by Ms Nicholls and Ms Williams, who are both trained family law mediators.

The second episode will be exploring the world of family law from the unique perspective of leading barrister and deputy district judge Charmian Jackson, of St Ives Chambers in Birmingham.

Ms Miller, who heads the Family Law department at Thursfields, said: “We are thrilled and excited to be launching Family Law Uncovered.

“The podcast series which will give us a real opportunity to reach out to a wider audience to share our experience in family law and hopefully to help more people who need our legal expertise.

“Here at Thursfields, we understand how difficult relationship breakdowns are and we want to share our knowledge with as wide an audience as possible to help people who need advice.

“All family law solicitors at Thursfields are members of Resolution, the largest organisation for family justice professionals, and we are committed to Resolution’s Code of Practice.

“This promotes a constructive and non-confrontational approach to resolving family issues that considers the needs of the whole family, and Family Law Uncovered will reflect that approach in each episode.

“Family Law Uncovered will be free for anyone to listen to, helping listeners to understand the relevant options available so that they can make a more informed decision on what they want to do when they are considering separation or divorce.”

Thursfields is planning to record and broadcast Family Law Uncovered on a monthly basis and will host the series on its own website at https://thursfields.co.uk/family-law-uncovered.

Each episode of Family Law Uncovered will also appear across all mainstream audio streaming channels such as Spotify, Apple and others.

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For further information, please contact: 

Dani James, Business Development Manager, Thursfields Solicitors

Email: djames@thursfields.co.uk

Tel: 01905 677066

Or

ASAP PR – 07990 978257.

www.thursfields.co.uk

Twitter – @Thursfields

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/company/thursfields

Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with nearly 130 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.

Changes to Capital Gains Tax that reduce the risk of expensive tax bills for divorcing couples have been welcomed by Thursfields Solicitors.

An expert at the leading Midlands law firm was commenting after news that Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rules for divorcing couples are set to change next year.

Shane Miller, a director and head of the Family Law department at Thursfields, explained that currently, if a couple transfers assets between them any time after the tax year in which they separated, there may be a tax to pay.

She said: “The new rules, which come into force on 6 April 2023, will give couples three tax years from the split to share assets without triggering a tax bill.

“Couples will also be given unlimited time to settle if those assets are part of a formal divorce agreement.

“The rules around property are also changing to allow those who have moved out of a marital home but kept a share in it to be able to claim Private Residence Relief if the property is sold 12 months after the liability is triggered.

“Those who have transferred their interest in the property to their former spouse will be able to apply the same tax treatment to the sale proceeds as applied when they transferred it.

“These are welcome changes, because currently the law does nothing to assist those separating who are already facing horrendous financial bills.

“There’s already enough financial stress and emotional pressure for couples who are splitting up, and on top of that they have the extra strain of having to split finances before the end of the tax year.

“These changes will therefore be a huge relief, especially for couples going through more complicated separations, because it will give them more time to come to an agreement and will reduce the financial cost.”

Anyone seeking advice on finance during a divorce can contact Ms Miller on 0345 20 73 72 8 or by e-mailing smiller@thursfields.co.uk.

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For further information, please contact:

Dani James, Business Development Manager, Thursfields Solicitors

Email: djames@thursfields.co.uk

Tel: 01905 677066

Or

ASAP PR – 07990 978257.

www.thursfields.co.uk

Twitter – @Thursfields

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/company/thursfields

Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with nearly 130 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.

Top Midlands law firm Thursfields Solicitors has been re-accredited with The Law Society’s Lexcel certificate, underlining its focus on quality client care, compliance and practice management.

Lexcel is the respected legal practice quality mark, also setting the standard across the sector for risk management, HR, financial and information management, and file and case management.

Michelle O’Hara, managing director at Thursfields, said: “Our Lexcel accreditation is important to us as it reflects our colleagues’ commitment to client care and compliance standards.

“This year’s outcome demonstrates the skills and commitment of our colleagues, the strength of our strategy and the fact that we are fully committed to our customers.

“At Thursfields, we offer lawyers the chance to thrive in an environment which offers great quality work alongside a culture centred around belonging, well-being and equity.”

The LEXCEL’s assessment highlighted the firm’s “very effective management structure” and noted: “The directors are open and approachable and lead by example, with excellent team working and people as a result feeling valued.

“Senior management have long been committed to ensuring those with people management responsibilities receive all necessary training, and management development training continues.

“Compliance and risk management are strong and well established … standards of client care remain high, and the firm continues to attract and retain clients.”

Ms O’Hara said: “This kind of feedback both from colleagues and external assessment is what makes running a law practice so worthwhile.

“It was particularly good to hear that our new recruits felt everyone in the firm was welcoming and helpful, making settling in to the firm easy and straightforward.

“To ‘Thrive at Thursfields’ is one of our key goals for colleagues and clients alike.

“We know we cannot afford to be complacent and continue our focus on regional growth, enabling us to offer even more depth and breadth in legal services to our clients.”

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For further information, please contact: 

Dani James, Business Development Manager, Thursfields Solicitors

Email: djames@thursfields.co.uk

Tel: 01905 677066

Or

ASAP PR – 07990 978257.

www.thursfields.co.uk

Twitter – @Thursfields

LinkedIn –  www.linkedin.com/company/thursfields

Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with nearly 130 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.

A decision to award maintenance to an aristocrat’s estranged wife after a seven-year legal battle should serve as a warning to divorcing couples, according to Thursfields Solicitors.

Experts at the leading Midlands law firm said the high-profile Villiers v Villiers case underlines the importance of people resolving their marriage finances when applying for a divorce.

The comments come after the Court of Appeal allowed Emma Villiers’ claim for a £10,000 per annum maintenance order, plus an as-yet-undetermined lump sum, from her former husband Charles Villiers, the cousin of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

Shane Miller, director and head of the Family Law Department at Thursfields, explained how the court had heard that Mr Villiers was from a very wealthy background and that his ex-wife alleged he had failed to provide for her and their child.

Ms Miller said: “Mr Villiers had disagreed, claiming the assets were all tied up, and an earlier Family Court hearing had dismissed Mrs Villiers’ case because the divorce had taken place and it would be a huge and disproportionate amount to provide to her.

“But the Appeal Court disagreed and said that her claim should not have been dismissed and that the maintenance should have been an ongoing obligation until a financial hearing or her re-marriage had been determined.

“The details of this specific case are of course complex, but in short it makes clear how the financial obligations between former married partners continues until their financial ties are severed.”

Ms Miller added: “The Appeal Court’s decision should serve as a warning to people to sort out the finances of their marriage when they apply for a divorce and not to leave them, as they will not go away.”

Anyone seeking advice on a divorce can contact Ms Miller on 0345 20 73 72 8 or by e-mailing smiller@thursfields.co.uk.

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For further information, please contact: 

Dani James, Business Development Manager, Thursfields Solicitors

Email: djames@thursfields.co.uk

Tel: 01905 677066

Or

ASAP PR – 07990 978257.

www.thursfields.co.uk

Twitter – @Thursfields

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/company/thursfields

Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with nearly 130 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.

The commercial property team at Thursfields Solicitors has advised an aerial working platforms specialist on its expansion into a new warehouse in the Black Country.

Dingli Machinery UK Ltd has moved into the 20,704 sq ft premises at Cygnus Way in West Bromwich, which are just off the A41 Black Country New Road and a short 2.5-miles drive from Junction 1 of the M5.

Dingli is the UK sales arm of the China-based Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co Ltd, which specialises in industrial aerial platforms such as boom lifts, scissor lifts and vertical mast lifts.

Parmveer Virdee, a solicitor in the Commercial Property department at Thursfields, said: “We were pleased to be able to help Dingli with their acquisition of new premises.

“This was required due to Dingli needing an additional storage and distribution facility because of its continued growth in the aerial working platforms market.

“We dealt with their initial lease of another unit in West Bromwich a couple of years ago and were pleased to have been of assistance again.

“It is always rewarding to see a client expanding its operation due to the success of its business, and we look forward to working closely with Dingli as they continue to grow.”

Andy Northwood, sales manager at Dingli Machinery UK, said: “We urgently needed additional warehouse space to meet the needs of our business as it continues to expand in the UK.

“We’ve always been impressed with Thursfields advice on property transactions and were once again pleased with the service they provided and grateful for their commercially-minded advice throughout.”

The deal was arranged through the Oldbury office of commercial property agents Bulleys.

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For further information, please contact:

Dani James, Business Development Manager, Thursfields Solicitors

Email: djames@thursfields.co.uk

Tel: 01905 677066

Or

ASAP PR – 07990 978257

www.thursfields.co.uk

Twitter – @Thursfields

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/company/thursfields

Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with more than 140 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.

The corporate team at Thursfields Solicitors has advised the principal shareholders of Birmingham-headquartered Demma Group Ltd on its sale to Nordomatic Group, the leading smart buildings integrator across Scandinavia.

Thursfields director Gareth Burge and Joe Rollins provided corporate advice, assisted by Lisa Kemp on employment issues and Robert Pettigrew on commercial property matters.

Gareth Burge said: “Demma is a substantial business with its head office at Coleshill Manor Office Campus and has offices and operations in London, Manchester and Glasgow.

“The business was founded by Gary Poulton in 1989 and in 1991 he was joined by his partner Dave Connell. The two founders have built a very sustainable business with long-lasting customer relations and a very low employee churn.”

Today, Demma serves hundreds of repeat customers and employs more than 135 smart building experts.

The deal means that Nordomatic Holdings UK has acquired all shares in Demma Group Ltd, with Gary Poulton and Dave Connell reinvesting part of their proceedings in the Nordomatic Group top company in Sweden. The Demma brand will remain and there will be no organisational changes in the Demma Group.

Gary Poulton said: “Dave and I have been approached by many potential partners over the years, and we were really impressed by the proposal we received from Olov Schagerlund, president and CEO of Nordomatic Group.

“Nordomatic has done a fantastic job in transforming the building energy management systems market in Scandinavia with innovative smart buildings solutions, and we immediately understood that Demma would fit nicely into this specialised international group and that our employees and customers would benefit from this partnership.

“We will continue to run the business in the UK and, with Nordomatic as the owner, will be able to invest and become a bit braver in our growth plan.”

He added: “The legal process was handled extremely well by Gareth Burge and Joe Rollins, and the whole team at Thursfields.

“Nothing was too much trouble, and they were available for advice any time and day of the week. It was a real pleasure to work with Gareth and Joe, who helped us step by step through a very complicated process. We got to know them really well over the last six months, and it was great to work with the Thursfields team – a job well done!”

Olov Schagerlund said: “I am thrilled to have Demma joining the Nordomatic Group. The company really is a perfect fit for us.

“We share the same values, and it was easy to agree on a joint strategic path towards becoming a global impact leader in smart buildings in the years to come. Gary and Dave have done an excellent job in building a successful and sustainable business, and we at Nordomatic will do our best to support the continued growth in the UK market, while also extending the service offering with cloud-based building management systems and energy services.”

This is the fourth acquisition by the Nordomatic Group in 2022, with Y-Con in the Netherlands, Nortech in Norway and Spica Technologies in the UK all now part of the group’s plan to become a global impact leader in 2025.

Other advisers to the principal shareholders of Demma Group Ltd  included Kantar on Swedish law and Parisi Tax, Maguire Advisers on corporate finance with accountancy advice from Hayward Wright.

Advisers to Nordomatic included Andy Philips and Alexandra Kean of DLA on English law, Baker McKenzie on Swedish law, and accountants Deloitte.

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For further information, please contact:

Dani James, Business Development Manager, Thursfields Solicitors

Email: djames@thursfields.co.uk

Tel: 01905 677066

Or

ASAP PR – 07990 978257.

www.thursfields.co.uk

Twitter – @Thursfields

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/company/thursfields

Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with more than 140 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.

A rise in workers “speaking out” about issues ranging from workplace safety to furlough fraud has led to legal whistleblowing guidance for employers from Thursfields Solicitors.

The leading Midlands law firm’s advice comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted concerns about the legal standing of those who make their concerns a public issue.

Lisa Kemp, an associate director in the Employment & HR Law team at Thursfields, explained it is not always obvious that a worker is whistleblowing, which is a technical area of law with lots of angles.

Ms Kemp said: “While this is a complex subject, if a whistleblowing complaint is not spotted or is mishandled, an employer may find themselves on the receiving end of costly litigation.

“It is therefore crucial to understand that whistleblowing, in broad terms, is a worker disclosing information about past, present or imminent wrongdoing in the workplace or an attempt to conceal the same – typically to their own employer or a regulator.

“The disclosure of information can be oral or in writing and need not be formal, which is why a whistleblowing complaint can be easy to miss.

“Workers disclosing such information must have a reasonable belief that doing so is in the public interest.

“A worker acting purely in self-interest will not be protected, although they could well be protected for blowing the whistle about breaches of individual employment rights where the disclosure is also in their own personal interest.”

Ms Kemp pointed out that whistleblowing legislation protects workers, including employees, from being subjected to any detriment on the grounds that they have made a “protected disclosure”.

Employees are further safeguarded because if the reason or principal reason for their dismissal is that they made a protected disclosure, that dismissal shall be regarded as automatically unfair.

She said: “This is crucial, and employers need to know that there is no cap on levels of compensation which can be awarded in such cases, where interim relief is also available in some circumstances.

“Organisations should therefore be encouraged to see effective whistleblowing procedures as part of their good governance strategy.

“Effective whistleblowing procedures can uncover hidden occupational issues, and dealing with a complaint promptly will help to avoid issues escalating, therefore mitigating litigation risk and reputational damage.

“Fostering an open culture can also create better working relationships with loyal employees more likely to make an internal report than complain externally or publicly.”

Ms Kemp added: “Prohibiting staff from speaking out is not allowed, and therefore any provision in an agreement, including a worker’s contract, trying to prevent whistleblowing will be void, as will non-disclosure agreements seeking to gag workers making protected disclosures.

“We have a team of experienced lawyers who can support businesses by providing bespoke management training and drafting effective policies, and we also undertake investigations and defend whistleblowing claims.”

Any company or organisation needing more guidance on whistleblowing can contact Ms Kemp at lkemp@thursfields.co.uk or by calling 0345 20 73 72 8.

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For further information, please contact:

Dani James, Business Development Manager, Thursfields Solicitors

Email: djames@thursfields.co.uk

Tel: 01905 677066

Or

ASAP PR – 07990 978257.

www.thursfields.co.uk

Twitter – @Thursfields

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/company/thursfields

Notes to Editors

Thursfields Solicitors is one of the region’s longest established and reputable law firms, with more than 140 staff in five offices across Worcestershire and the West Midlands. Thursfields Solicitors provides a full range of legal services to business and the private individual, including property, family, employment and commercial law as well as probate and litigation. The firm has offices in Worcester, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Solihull and Birmingham.