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• “Are pre-termination negotiations admissible as evidence in unfair dismissal claims?”

  • PostedOctober 30, 2018

  In 2013 the Government introduced the concept of a “protected conversation” under section 111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Section 111A allows an employer or employee to make an...

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• When “it’s just office banter” might be a defence

  • PostedOctober 29, 2018

  The case of Evans v Xactly Corporation Limited considered questions of disability and race discrimination, with the Claimant bringing proceedings for a number of breaches of the Equality Act 2010....

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• Trailer Registration Scheme in Force Soon

  • PostedOctober 25, 2018

  What is this? Trailer registration? For all operators? New arrangements will be coming into force for the registration of some trailers used commercially over 750kgs (maximum permitted laden weight). Will...

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• Bonfire Night parties – how to avoid some legal fireworks

  • PostedOctober 25, 2018

  Remember, remember, the fifth of November… Every year it’s impossible not to remember the (allegedly) treasonous acts of a group of men as they planned to blow up Parliament, thanks...

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• “Is it directly discriminatory, either on grounds of sexual orientation or religious belief, for a bakery to refuse to supply a cake iced with the message “support gay marriage” because of the religious belief of its owners?”

  • PostedOctober 12, 2018

  No was the answer of the Supreme Court to this question in the case of Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and Others, in the judgment handed down on 10 October 2018. The...

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• Driver CPC post EU exit – changes?

  • PostedOctober 10, 2018

  The take up of Driver CPC training (Certificate of Professional Competence) is currently said by training providers to be much lower than expected. Lorry drivers with acquired rights (because they...

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• Ashtons published in international Franchise guide

  • PostedOctober 1, 2018

  Ashtons Legal are delighted to have contributed to, and been published in, the 2019 edition of Franchise – the 13th edition of expert research and analysis produced by renowned publishers...

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• Employment Tribunal statistics show a 165% increase in claims from the same quarter last year

  • PostedSeptember 21, 2018

  The provisional Employment Tribunal statistics have been released for April – June 2018 and show, in particular, the following points of interest. claim receipts for single claims are up 165%...

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• BREXIT and driving in the EU post 29 March 2019

  • PostedSeptember 14, 2018

  How will driver licensing work if you wish to drive within the EU after 29 March 2019 in either a professional or personal capacity? In short it will depend on...

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• Settlement agreements: what do employees need to know?

  • PostedSeptember 11, 2018

  If your employer offers you a Settlement Agreement, deciding whether to accept can be daunting. Ashtons employment law experts, Alex Curnow and Claire Sleep, offer some practical advice to consider....

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• Important operator’s licence and testing changes from 1 September 2018

  • PostedSeptember 3, 2018

  Changes we have flagged up in earlier posts this year are now in force through the Goods and Motor Vehicles (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 and make the following changes: Important...

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• Truck cartel proceedings: Ashtons Legal assistance continues

  • PostedAugust 31, 2018

  Media attention is likely to fall once again this week on the legal situation surrounding the ‘truck cartel’ and the compensation which may be due to many who purchased or...

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