Events

We would be pleased if you could join us, Fortress Hassall Law, at a free Seminar open to all to be held on Thursday 2nd November 2017 at Kingsbridge Town Council Chambers, Quay House, Ilbert Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1DZ

There will be no hard selling and you might hear of something which could save you or your clients a good deal of money. The topics for consideration will include:

Succession Planning for families and businesses to ensure families are protected and wealth preserved. Peter Norris will consider the vital importance of Powers of Attorney and Wills in protecting assets for you and your intended beneficiaries and will discuss the newly implemented additional Inheritance Tax allowance for homeowners and how this can benefit families.

In relation to businesses, Peter will discuss issues facing business owners lacking capacity after illness or injury and the position on death. Consideration will be given to how Wills and Powers of Attorney interact with company Articles, Shareholder and Partnership Agreements.

Tim Jones, a commercial finance professional from Start Point Finance will give an overview of the current working capital products for businesses available from the High Street banks and alternative lenders including crowd funding platforms and the trade-off between security, affordability and cost for a range of products with some tips on presenting your business effectively to the underwriters.

Rochelle Yea, is a property finance professional from Next Route Finance based in Torquay, who works with a plethora of specialist commercial lenders, sourcing and arranging funds required to buy property for landlords, investors, developers and trading businesses. Rochelle will provide an overview of the commercial property market which will include the vast regulatory and legal changes that have taken place this year, problems being faced as a result of these changes and how you can mitigate effectively.

Please confirm if you, a friend or a colleague are able to attend by emailing peter.norris@hassall.law or by telephoning (01548) 854 878.

Feeling like you need a boost? Want to live life to the full? Alison Theaker is putting together a new empowering day for wise women. She will be delivering this with Anne Hope at Borringdon Hall on 2nd November. If you, or someone you know, would benefit from a day of information and inspiration about dealing with emotional and physical changes, as well as having fun in a relaxed and supportive environment, further information is on her website.

Learn how to nurture yourself and make this the most powerful time of your life. This day will support you physically, emotionally and spiritually to help you be the best you can be. Working with a small group of like-minded women and guided by two expert facilitators, you will find your fun and discover how to create the life you want.

Cost: £120 – includes a fabulous breakfast to start with a smoothie bar and fresh fruit, a delicious health two course lunch in the Spatisserie restaurant, afternoon tea and Borringdon’s unique Gaia elixir to boost our energy.

Join us on 21st November as we start our meeting at 18.00hrs for an 18.30hrs start at The Salcombe Gin premises on Island Street.  We’ll be helping to celebrate one year of Salcombe Gin – and what a year it’s been.

We’ll be hearing from a variety of speakers including Sandler Training who’ll be talking to us about “What makes successful businesses stand out from the compeition?”, following this we’ll also be hearing from a potential future Paralympic as well as news from Steve Ogglesby from The Web Machine and Artisan Apps.

Following the meeting we’ll be changing venue for a meal at Island Street Bar & Grill – one of our most popular evening venues.  A menu will be available shortly and bookings will be taken via the website only.

Come and join us for a great evening, we look forward to seeing you there.