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Uber and other courier firms including CitySprint who have continued to deny workers employment rights, despite tribunal rulings are being called to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into the so called Gig economy. The chair of the work and pensions...

The recent release of the film The Children Act an adaptation of the book written by Ian McEwan which stars Oscar winning actress Emma Thompson, has prompted a children’s charity to call for the mandatory provision of independent advocates for...

Amazon is one of the most successful companies in the world. But a report written by Fiona Onasanya, who is the Labour MP for Peterborough, states that despite this it appears to be failing the staff who keep the operation running smoothly on a day to day...

It's a year since the Grenfell Tower fire and the Inquiry has commenced in Holborn, London. Expert witnesses have started to present their evidence.  On June 4th it was disclosed that the victims had in excess of thirty minutes to flee the...

Under the government’s drive to modernise the justice system, approximately 6,500 courthouse and backroom jobs will be cut. The government are also planning to modernise the legal system through online pleas and remote video hearings. The job losses...

House-buyers shelled out a record £9.5 billion in stamp duty last year, in a market affected by high property prices and a rise in rates. The amount of tax raised was £1.3 billion more than in 2016, largely due to an extra 3 per cent levied on...

Tesco Bank has cancelled some of its customers’ credit cards after concerns were raised that a number of accounts may have been compromised. Affected customers will receive new credit cards but may have to wait up to a week for the replacements to...

The Queen has appointed Margaret McCormack, a Director of HCB Solicitors in Manchester, to be a District Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor the Right Honourable David Lidington MP and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the Right Honourable...

Watch this space as we prepare to launch our new site dedicated to our education department. To discuss your requirements in further detail please call  02920 291704 or complete the Enquiry form and we'll try our very best to help.  ...

As we've crossed the threshold into 2018 HCB Solicitors would like to wish all our clients, and future clients, a happy and prosperous New Year. Our role is to help individuals and businesses with their legal needs and through our network of offices we...