The Bank of England recently cut the base rate for the first time in more than seven years, reducing it from 0.5% to a new low of 0.25%. The base rate is the Bank of England's official borrowing rate, which influences what borrowers pay. For those who...
Royal Mail Group v Jhuti The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in this case that it is automatically unfair to dismiss someone for making a protected disclosure if the person who made the decision to dismiss had incomplete knowledge of the...
On Friday 29th July, Frettens hosted an Olympic themed quiz night at Chapel Gate in aid of Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance. Teams from local businesses including Frettens represented different Olympic sports. All the teams dressed...
Office workers in the UK are spending more time preparing for and attending meetings. Recent research has shown that this may be taking two years out of our entire lives. Meetings are an integral part of business life but depending on how well they are...
Bougnaoui v Micropole SA In this case the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) Advocate General has advised that it is unlawful to ban a Muslim employee from wearing her Islamic headscarf when in contact with clients. Ms Bougnaoui was...
Geller v Yeshurun Hebrew Congregation The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held in this case that there can sometimes be subconscious or unconscious discrimination. A husband and wife worked for a joint salary and were made redundant. Mrs Geller brought...
The government is to publish a ‘call for evidence’ later this year to modernise the home buying experience amid concerns about conveyancing. The news was confirmed at the end of a Westminster Hall debate on the conveyancing process in June....