Legal News
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Posted 16/10/2012 One recent Court of Appeal case acts as a good reminder to employers not to suspend employees just as a matter of course, but to take a step...
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Posted 20/08/2012 The millionth uninsured car on Britain’s roads has been seized by West Midlands Police. Back in 2005 police were given powers to stop vehicles identified as being driven...
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Posted 02/03/2011 This April sees the introduction of a new right for parents of children aged under 18 to request flexible working rights from their employers
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Posted 02/03/2011 Following the abolition of the so-called ‘default retirement age’ (DRA), any employer who still gives an employee aged 65 or over six-months’ notice of their intention to terminate...
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Posted 11/05/2012 Employment law changes were announced in the Queen’s Speech this week.In the traditional address to parliament, she revealed economic growth is at the heart of amendments to regulations.”Legislation...
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Posted 08/02/2011 Two brothers are engaged in a bitter court battle over their late mother’s Will, it has emerged. According to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Lena Hirst died of Alzheimer’s...
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Posted 16/09/2012 On Friday 14 September, the Government published its consultations on rewriting the employment law map as we know it. Whatever your political view of the proposals, there is...
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Posted 29/03/2011 People intending to start a business should have a growth strategy in place that will allow it to eventually expand without them. This is according to Pavlo Phitidis...
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Posted 07/02/2013 We have all heard of the likes of HMV, Jessops and Comet going into administration, but the refusal of these companies to accept gift vouchers has attracted media...
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Posted 02/03/2012 Water testing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has identified higher than normal levels of a bacteria called Pseudomonas. As a precautionary measure the Trust are using sterile...
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Posted 22/03/2012 Savings and investment firm Standard Life has welcomed the launch of a consultation on the legal processes behind inheritance tax. More specifically, the restriction on the exemption of...
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Posted 11/10/2012 Vince Cable’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is currently running a number of consultations on employment law issues. One current consultation concerns the avoidance of disputes upon...
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