Legal News
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Posted 23/03/2010 A Suffolk company has been fined for the health and safety failings which led to the amputation of an employee’s finger. HE & BS Benson Ltd was fined...
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Posted 12/02/2010 The continued lack of significant growth among UK businesses is likely to lead to further redundancies during 2010, according to an expert. John Philpott, chief economist at the...
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Posted 07/12/2010 The majority of European Union ministers have spoken out against plans to extend maternity leave for working mothers. Currently, British companies are required under employment law to pay...
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Posted 10/02/2010 Older people should be more willing to use equity release as a means of covering the cost of their needs during retirement, according to a trade body. Safe...
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Posted 16/12/2014 The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget period brought with it a new set of rules for all farms claiming under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2015....
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Posted 19/02/2010 The mounting problems relating to retirement income are likely to lead to a rise in demand for equity release products, according to a new study. A survey of...
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Posted 18/02/2010 Certainty.co.uk, the UK’s first ‘on-line registry for Wills’ has launched in East Anglia with Ashtons Legal as a Founder Member. “After almost 20 years’ lobbying for a register...
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Posted 21/09/2010 Three former parking attendants are pursuing claims for unfair dismissal against their employer amid allegations that they were encouraged to issue tickets unfairly. Jo Pengilley, Tony Lewis and...
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Posted 09/02/2010 Construction companies have been warned to expect a continued risk of insolvency in 2010, despite a decrease in the number of failures among building firms. Financial and business...
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Posted 11/02/2010 Businesses in the hotel and hospitality sector are to come under increased threat of insolvency in the coming weeks and months. This is the view of John Alexander,...
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Posted 03/03/2010 Making a proper Will is the best way to ensure that your estate will pass on to the relatives or friends you want it to. This is the...
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Posted 01/03/2010 As many as one in ten local council employees could be facing redundancy as the government plans to cut spending on services such as libraries and nurseries. This...
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