As a full service law firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Sintons solicitors provides first class legal advice across a wide range of legal services to businesses, organisations and individuals in North East England, from offices in Yorkshire and London to the surrounding areas, throughout the UK and further afield.
Our vision is to set the standard for legal excellence and in doing so become the law firm of choice for businesses, organisations and individuals both regionally and nationally.
Our solicitors take real pride in what they do and how they do it, delivering an outstanding service at a sensible price, tailored precisely to your needs.
We are always keen to listen and explore how our combination of practical, pragmatic and robust expert legal advice could help you, your business or organisation achieve your goals.
We very much look forward to working with you.
Think you know your stuff? Join Sintons` Trainees for our Fundraising Quiz Night at Shearer`s Bar, St James` Park on 12th Nov.
Quiz, raffle & games, all in aid of @stoswaldsuk and our Trainee Challenge.
🎟️ £12.50pp or £70 per table of 6.
#SintonsTrainees #QuizNight #Newcastle #StOswaldsHospice
Oct 8
Employment Law E-Bulletin 104 is out:
🔷Individuals can be liable for failure to make reasonable adjustments
🔷Vicarious liability doesn`t transfer under TUPE
🔷Govt response on union rights statement duty
https://tinyurl.com/2v3mc2u7
#EmploymentLaw #HR #TUPE
Oct 8
The Building Safety Levy is now in force for certain residential projects in England, but standard form contracts like JCT D&B 2024 don`t yet deal with it.
Are your contracts ready? Make sure they cover who provides the levy information and who pays.
https://tinyurl.com/2p9pbscv
#BuildingSafetyLevy #Construction #BuildingSafety #ConstructionLaw #Contracts
Oct 7
Join us on 11th November for our seminar: When Trauma Shapes the Narrative – understanding and working with PTSD
We`ll look at how PTSD develops after significant trauma, its impact on rehabilitation in a medico-legal context, and evidence-based treatments including Trauma Focused CBT and EMDR.
Led by Craig Thompson, CBT Therapist at Talking House North East, and Barry Lehane RGN, LLM., Case Manager at Empowering U
📍 Sintons, The Cube, Newcastle
🕓 Arrival 4.00pm | Seminar 4.30pm
Book your place - https://tinyurl.com/zd3tk254
Nicki Waugh hashtag#PTSD hashtag#Trauma hashtag#EMDR hashtag#Newcastle
Oct 7
New BMA guidance: navigating eating and drinking decisions where there is a known risk of choking or aspiration.
How should healthcare professionals approach situations where a patient wishes to continue eating and drinking despite a known risk of choking or aspiration? The BMA`s newly published guidance seeks to answer that question, offering practical support on an issue that sits at the intersection of law, ethics, and clinical care.
https://tinyurl.com/yk8n56u2
Oct 7
New bereavement leave rules are expected in April 2027, widening eligibility to partners, adult children, siblings, step and half relatives, and pregnancy loss before 24 weeks. Eligible staff will get up to 2 weeks` unpaid leave.
Is your policy ready? Samuel Scott from our Employment Team explains what employers should do now.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2cm3wra4
#BereavementLeave #EmploymentLaw #HR #EmploymentRights
Oct 7
