Frettens Solicitors is delighted to announce the fourth solicitor to join the firm in five months. Kelly Taylor has been recruited as a Solicitor in the Wills & Tax Team. Kelly qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and joins Frettens from local firm Harold...
Poor performance covers a range of issues from lack of productivity to an inability to establish good working relationships with clients or colleagues. Last month’s Q&A looked at the removal of the statutory default retirement age, this will almost...
Is there an implied term in contracts of employment that disciplinary processes be conducted fairly and without undue delay? In Dr Lim v Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust , the High Court held that there is. Dr Lim is a consultant anaesthetist...
Is there an implied term in contracts of employment that disciplinary processes be conducted fairly and without undue delay? In Dr Lim v Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust , the High Court held that there is. Dr Lim is a consultant anaesthetist...
A landlord’s worst nightmare – visiting your property and finding it unlawfully occupied by squatters. What can you do to avoid this happening? If your property is currently unoccupied, try and give the appearance that someone is living there....
A landlord’s worst nightmare – visiting your property and finding it unlawfully occupied by squatters. What can you do to avoid this happening? If your property is currently unoccupied, try and give the appearance that someone is living there....
In KHS AG v Schulte the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has held that the EU Working Time Directive does not require unlimited accumulation of annual leave by a worker on sick leave for several years. However, whether a ‘carry-over...
Frettens Commercial Team recently acted on behalf of AFC Bournemouth Limited in relation to the recent investment in the club by Russian businessman Maxim Demin, who became co-owner of the football club with the current Chairman, Eddie Mitchell. The...
Frettens Commercial Team recently acted on behalf of AFC Bournemouth Limited in relation to the recent investment in the club by Russian businessman Maxim Demin, who became co-owner of the football club with the current Chairman, Eddie Mitchell. The...
Heidi Cardoza , a Solicitor in our Family Team , answers some of the initial questions that people ask when they are considering a divorce or separation. Q: How long do I have to be married before I can divorce? A: You need to be married for at least...
In KHS AG v Schulte the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has held that the EU Working Time Directive does not require unlimited accumulation of annual leave by a worker on sick leave for several years. However, whether a ‘carry-over...
The Government’s response to its ‘Resolving Workplace Disputes’ consultation provides further detail of its reasoning in relation to already announced decisions such as the increase in qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims. The...
The Government’s response to its ‘Resolving Workplace Disputes’ consultation provides further detail of its reasoning in relation to already announced decisions such as the increase in qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims. The...
A Declaration of Trust may also be known as a Trust Deed. Couples, friends or relatives who live together, and contribute to household expenses should consider having a deed in place. Conveyancing Executive, Natalie Crowhurst , explains,...
A Declaration of Trust may also be known as a Trust Deed. Couples, friends or relatives who live together, and contribute to household expenses should consider having a deed in place. Conveyancing Executive, Natalie Crowhurst , explains,...
Head of our Family Team, Julie-Ann Harris, has been asked to write a blog article on ‘The Ancillary Actuary’ , a specialist blog for discussion on the financial issues of divorce and dissolution, from pension valuation...
It is a terrifying prospect to confront an intruder in your home and there has been confusion about what is permitted under the law when people are acting in self-defence to protect themselves and their family from harm. Although not written in statute, the...
It is a terrifying prospect to confront an intruder in your home and there has been confusion about what is permitted under the law when people are acting in self-defence to protect themselves and their family from harm. As of 6th April 2022 divorce law...
After months of speculation and leaks to the press the Government has announced its plans for the ‘most radical reform to the employment law system for decades’. The wide-ranging changes, which include reform of the tribunal system, the...
After months of speculation and leaks to the press the Government has announced its plans for the ‘most radical reform to the employment law system for decades’. The wide-ranging changes, which include reform of the tribunal system, the...