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The Impact of Brexit on UK Insolvency Legislation

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The Impact of Brexit on UK Insolvency Legislation and Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings With 2019 fast approaching, one of the growing uncertainties of Brexit is the impact it will have on Insolvency Practitioners during pre-insolvency proceedings, as...

New Code of Practice on Sexual Harassment at Work

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The government has today announced that a new Code of Practice is to be introduced aimed at tackling sexual harassment at work.  This follows the #MeToo social media campaign and an increasing prevalence of the issue of sexual harassment in the...

Changes to Employment Law in 2019

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These are some of the changes in respect of Employment law that we can expect to see to come into effect within the early part of 2019: Increase in National Minimum Wages Rates Both national living wage and national minimum wage rates will increase...

Government Publishes 'Good Work Plan'

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The Prime Minister recently commissioned the independent Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices to ensure that the UK Labour Market can effectively adapt to the changes in Employment Law whilst ensuring the protection of workers’ rights in the...

Prize Possessions - What Do You Do With Your Children?

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A guide to appointing guardians in your will. There is a general conception that Wills are for the elderly and those in ill-health but life is uncertain and everyone needs a Will, to ensure your hard-earnt assets go to the...

Does Crime Pay?

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If you involve yourself in mortgage fraud and end up without your ill-gotten gains, can you really complain? Well the answer in the case of Stoffel & Co v Grondona is yes! The Court of Appeal was asked to consider a case where a client who made...

Construction: Consultant Not Liable for Site Investigation Report

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When a prospective developer is interested in purchasing a site, it is common that it will receive a site investigation report within a tender information pack. The contents of such reports vary from case to case, but there are often some key terms which the...

EQUIFAX FINED £500,000 FOR DATA SECURITY BREACH

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Credit reference agency, Equifax Limited, have been fined £500,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to protect the personal data of up to 15 million UK customers during a 2017 cyber-attack. Have you read our previous article...

Supporting an Employee Struggling With Their Mental Health

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Employers have a general duty of care and responsibility for employees’ physical and mental health and to prevent personal injury in the workplace. If an employer is aware of particular health or disability issues relating to an employee, they may have...

Co-Op HR Director wins equal pay and unfair dismissal claim

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Following a three-year legal battle, the former Co-Operative Group HR Director, Sam Walker, has won her claim for equal pay and unfair dismissal. The Employment Tribunal has held that the Co-Op “directly discriminated against Sam Walker on the ground...

Watch This Space

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The Supreme Court will shortly be considering a long-running dispute about the rights of a client to sue his former solicitors. The court will hear the appeal of defunct claimant firm Raleys Solicitors against the ruling of the Court of Appeal in 2017. ...