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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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The European Union have agreed a further delay to the Article 50 deadline (and therefore Brexit) until 31 October unless a withdrawal agreement can be agreed and ratified earlier. As...
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ubisend is an award-winning AI software development company in Norwich. They build powerful AI chatbots to help businesses improve customer and staff engagement using their proprietary natural language processing and...
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Simon Parker, Head of Ashtons Residential Property Department, advises that buyers of properties, whether residential or commercial, need to be aware that as of 1st March 2019 the HMRC has...
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Insolvency law and the concept of limited liability has developed to shelter the individual officers of a limited company from the claims of creditors of all kinds in the event...
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East Anglian law firm Ashtons Legal has assisted UK tech client Medical Management Systems in securing a $4m minority investment in its business from a US-based investor. This new investment...
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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has confirmed how there has been a massive increase in the number of drivers’ hours fixed penalties issued from March 2018 in the first...
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Although everything around Brexit remains uncertain at the moment, prudent businesses which currently have EU national employees will be taking action now. The first thing to do is to ascertain...
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