The Director’s Dining Club is an exclusive fine dining and business networking club for business owners and company directors in Dorset and Hampshire. Following two successful events in 2010, the club returns for the first of four...
We are finding that, at the moment, we are being asked to draft or advise on many more compromise agreements than usual. This month’s Q&A therefore looks at compromise agreements, re-capping on what they are, why they are necessary and some of the...
No landlord or tenant wants to be involved in a dispute over a residential property as these can quickly escalate into costly and protracted legal conflicts. Most disputes can be divided into three main categories: Non-payment of rent Service...
The Employment Appeals Tribunal (“EAT”) has handed down its decision in RBS v Ashton which reiterates that the test for a failure to make reasonable adjustments under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (now contained within the Equality...
The Employment Appeals Tribunal (“EAT”) has handed down its decision in RBS v Ashton which reiterates that the test for a failure to make reasonable adjustments under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (now contained within the Equality...
The number of co-habiting couples has increased in the last decade to fifty per cent. When cohabiting couples separate they are faced with the same painful decisions that a married couple face, and often mistakenly believe that having lived together for a...
The number of co-habiting couples has increased in the last decade to fifty per cent. When cohabiting couples separate they are faced with the same painful decisions that a married couple face, and often mistakenly believe that having lived together for a...
The Bribery Act 2010 has received Royal Assent and will come into force in April 2011. It overhauls the previous legislation and case law, which, having developed in a piecemeal fashion since the nineteenth century, was widely regarded as being in need of...
The Bribery Act 2010 has received Royal Assent and will come into force in April 2011. It overhauls the previous legislation and case law, which, having developed in a piecemeal fashion since the nineteenth century, was widely regarded as being in need of...
The law relating to business tenancies is in many ways the same as for any other type of tenancy, except that the tenant has a right to apply to the county court for the grant of a new lease when his tenancy ends. A business tenancy exists when premises or...
The law relating to business tenancies is in many ways the same as for any other type of tenancy, except that the tenant has a right to apply to the county court for the grant of a new lease when his tenancy ends. A business tenancy exists when premises or...
The government has confirmed that the default retirement age of 65 is to be phased out later this year. It means that employers will no longer be allowed to dismiss staff just because they have reached the age of 65. The Department of Business said that as...
Although house prices are predicted to fall again in 2011 and mortgage lending is at its lowest for thirty years, a recent survey suggests that two thirds of consumers think this could be the right time to buy property. Many people believe the current...
Although house prices are predicted to fall again in 2011 and mortgage lending is at its lowest for thirty years, a recent survey suggests that two thirds of consumers think this could be the right time to buy property. Many people believe the current...