“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes’.

The latter has been a little questionable this year as HMRC has been somewhat benevolent during the Covid pandemic; with VAT cuts, furlough payments, grants for the self-employed and additional time to pay tax owed among its acts of apparent largesse.

Newport law firm Bellavia & Associates has added two more staff to its growing team of solicitors.

Lydia Clements and Keira Mruk have been appointed as legal assistants by the firm run by Zep Bellavia, one of Wales’ most experienced lawyers.

Irrespective of whether there is a second wave of infections – and we must all do everything we can to protect ourselves and others against the prospect – there is now a new ‘frontline’ in the Covid battle.

At Bellavia & Associates, we took the view early in lockdown that technology was the answer in order to continue to work as normally as possible and provide our usual top quality services to our clients.