Business News
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The Court of Appeal has given its judgment in the much anticipated combined appeals of Ali v Capita Customer Management Ltd and Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextail. The question...
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For the shareholding directors of many privately-owned companies, the end-game is focused on selling up before moving on to new ventures or sometimes retirement. But many owners under-estimate the time...
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Ashtons Legal has expanded its planning and construction team with the recruitment of chartered legal executive Joanna Baker. The team has been growing rapidly recently, with the appointment of Amy...
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With the Cambridge Beer Festival kicking off this week, what better time to delve into the commercial property issues facing the Pub industry? To start off the series, we are...
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Whilst many of us enjoy walks in the countryside and other rural pursuits, not everyone is aware of the legalities in place over rural land. We often hear the term...
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A restrictive covenant is an agreement whereby one party promises to refrain from doing something in relation to their land for the benefit of another person’s land. A restrictive covenant...
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Ashtons Legal has advised owner Joseph Fogel on the acquisition of his company Vaiopak Limited by the Irish food services and distribution group Zeus Packaging. TLT LLP acted for Zeus....
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New legislation has come in to force that will affect all landlords, whether they are private or social. What is it? The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 is...
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In 2018 the law changed to permit Category B “car” licence holders to drive vehicles above the normal 3.5 tonnes (up to max 4.25 tonnes) so long as: the vehicle...
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Franchising contributes in excess of £17 billion to the UK economy. This is a £2 billion increase from the last statistics in 2015 proving that franchised businesses continue to make...
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It is a relatively common practice for employers to offer some form of long term disability benefit to their employees, usually covered by an insurance policy. However, recent developments have...
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‘Within a shifting and increasingly challenging global framework, the European road transport sector is facing its most acute professional driver shortage in decades.’ (International Road Transport Union) An updated review...
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