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Fixed term worker discrimination

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Hall v Xerox UK Limited The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has decided it is not a breach of the Fixed-Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 for an employer to purchase income replacement insurance that...

Fixed term worker discrimination

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Hall v Xerox UK Limited The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has decided it is not a breach of the Fixed-Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 for an employer to purchase income replacement insurance that...

Costs and insurance cover

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Mardner v Gardner The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held in this case that an employment tribunal, when deciding whether to award costs, should not take into account the fact the receiving party has had their legal expenses paid by an...

Costs and insurance cover

Chris Dobbs
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Mardner v Gardner The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held in this case that an employment tribunal, when deciding whether to award costs, should not take into account the fact the receiving party has had their legal expenses paid by an...

Changes to the Rules on Intestacy from October 2014

Lee Young
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“The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act came into force in October this year. It affects how intestate estates are distributed and how trustees can distribute income and capital to beneficiaries and apply to persons living in England and Wales...

Time off for fathers/partners to attend ante-natal appointments

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From 1 October 2014 expectant fathers, or the partner of a pregnant woman, will be entitled to take unpaid time off work to attend antenatal appointments with their partner. The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has produced a Guide for...

Time off for fathers/partners to attend ante-natal appointments

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From 1 October 2014 expectant fathers, or the partner of a pregnant woman, will be entitled to take unpaid time off work to attend antenatal appointments with their partner. The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has produced a  Guide for...

Changes to Consumer Contract Regulations

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A short video article featuring featuring Karen Edwards, Commercial solicitor, discussing recent changes to Consumer Contract Regulations   For a free initial meeting, please call 01202 499255 and Karen or a member of her team will be happy to...

Transfer of Equity explained

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A Transfer of Equity is when the ownership of equity is changed. This is most common when a property is jointly owned and there has been a relationship breakdown. The person who is leaving the property is removed from the Deeds, or they transfer their share...

Transfer of Equity explained

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A Transfer of Equity is when the ownership of equity is changed. This is most common when a property is jointly owned and there has been a relationship breakdown. The person who is leaving the property is removed from the Deeds, or they transfer their share...

Labour will scrap current employment tribunal system

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Speaking live at the TUC Congress two weeks ago, Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna announced that the next Labour Government will "scrap" the Government’s employment tribunal system and replace it with "a fairer system to ensure...

Labour will scrap current employment tribunal system

Chris Dobbs
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Speaking live at the TUC Congress two weeks ago, Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna announced that the next Labour Government will “scrap” the Government’s employment tribunal system and replace it with “a fairer system to ensure...

ACAS Early Conciliation statistics

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Earlier this year, the law changed so that anyone thinking of making an employment tribunal claim has to contact ACAS first. It has, today, published statistics for the first 3 months, 6 April to 30 June 2014. During April, when the scheme was voluntary,...

ACAS Early Conciliation statistics

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Earlier this year, the law changed so that anyone thinking of making an employment tribunal claim has to contact ACAS first. It has, today, published statistics for the first 3 months, 6 April to 30 June 2014. During April, when the scheme was voluntary,...

Lasting Power of Attorneys - what are the options?

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There are two options: A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) that deals with property and finance and an LPA that deals with health and welfare. They are both different and come with different responsibilities. It’s easy to think that it’s never the...

Lasting Powers of Attorney - what are the options?

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There are two options: A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) that deals with property and finance and an LPA that deals with health and welfare. They are both different and come with different responsibilities. It’s easy to think that it’s never the...

Collaboration and Mediation in Divorce

Andrew Stynes
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Going through a divorce is an emotional and upsetting time often fraught with confusion about legal terms and courts. It can be a costly process for both parties. Not many people are familiar with collaborative divorce but this process and also divorce...

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